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Seattle Municipal Archives Finding Aids

Signs and Billboards

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:

Board of Public Works Miscellaneous Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 0601-01
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, reports, applications, permits, petitions, and contracts relating to construction, condemnations, street use, franchises, and rights of way. This series is an artificial collection arranged alphabetically by subject.

Dates: 1896-1977

City Light Advertising Graphics

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 1210-02
Scope and Contents note This collection is a group of materials which appear to have come from the advertising or graphic design department. The collection consists of finished advertisements, as well as incomplete designs. Of note are a reproduction of the Seattle City Light building's frieze, titled The Evolution of Light; elevation drawings of the Yesler substation; a pen and ink drawing of a power house by City employee Walt Williams; and drawings of a Ross turbine. Also included is a scrapbook, dated 1958,...
Dates: 1958-1977

City Light Advertising Materials

 Series
Identifier: 1210-01
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, reports, articles, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, and advertisements relating to the Skagit River, power rates, and City Light advertisements.

Dates: 1939-1995

Helm, Rosemary v. City, 1971

 File — Box 12, Folder: 12

Phyllis Lamphere Subject Files II

 Series
Identifier: 4648-02
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, memoranda, reports, and studies relating to Lamphere's activities and interests on City Council. Prominent subjects include parks, historic preservation, utilities, West Seattle Bridges, social services, and land use planning and zoning.

Dates: 1968-1978

Regional Development and Sustainability Committee Records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4621-06
Abstract

Records of the committee during Conlin's tenure as chair.

Dates: 2010-2011

Charles T. Royer Subject Correspondence

 Series
Identifier: 5274-02
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, reports, and other records related to the issues, programs, and organizations that were part of the work of the Mayor's Office during Royer's tenure. Major topics covered include downtown issues, housing, the arts, community councils, transportation, KidsPlace, environmental issues, sports, Interstate 90, Metro, gay and minority issues, Pioneer Square, schools, and boards and commissions. Arranged alphabetically by subject for each year.

Dates: 1978-1989

Charles T. Royer Legal Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 5274-03
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, memoranda, reports, copies of legislation, and City Attorney opinions relating to City-involved litigation, ordinances and codes, and subjects of a legal nature. Also included are some records from Mayor Wes Uhlman's legal staff. Primarily the records of Hugh Spitzer. Topics covered include personnel issues, Westlake Mall, Interstate 90, police intelligence, affirmative action, gay issues, and condo conversions.

Dates: 1968-1988

Charles T. Royer Communications and Public Information Records

 Series
Identifier: 5274-06
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, newspaper clippings, notes, and reports of Mayor Royer's public information staff. Records cover topics including budgets, housing, the West Seattle Bridge, police, and transit.

Dates: 1977-1986

Sherry Harris Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 4633-02
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, memoranda, reports, and other materials related to education, public safety, land use, housing, and social services issues. Topics include the education summit, joint use of school facilities, domestic partnerships, the Comprehensive Plan, the Housing Levy, public restrooms, Just Cause Eviction Ordinance amendments, and drug traffic loitering. Most of the education material predates Harris' tenure on the City Council.



Dates: 1973-1995; 1992-1995

Phyllis Lamphere Subject Files I

 Series
Identifier: 4648-01
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, memoranda, reports, and studies relating to Lamphere's activities and interests on City Council. Prominent subjects include parks, historic preservation, utilities, West Seattle Bridges, social services, and land use planning and zoning. Also includes agendas, correspondence, reports, and draft legislation related to Lamphere's work as chair of the City Council's Intergovernmental Relations Committee.

Dates: 1968-1978