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Seattle Municipal Archives Finding Aids

City Employees

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 52 Collections and/or Records:

Register of Eligibles for Labor Service

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 6001-05
Scope and Contents note

Register of individuals eligible to work as laborers on Seattle's public works projects. Includes name, address, ward, age, type of work sought, and general examination average and rank. Also includes date certified for employment, employing department, position, wage, and other comments. This register was replaced by a card file in 1905.

Dates: 1896-1904

Henry R. Herold Photograph Collection (Seattle Water Department)

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 9930-01
Abstract

Photos related to Herold's career in the Seattle Water Department.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1927-1968

Index to City Officials and Employees

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 1802-05
Scope and Contents note

Alphabetical index to Personal Record Files (Series 1802-06). Includes file number, name, and position.

Dates: 1890-1904

Loyalty Oaths

 Series
Identifier: 1802-J6
Abstract

Oaths signed by city employees attesting that they were not members of subversive organizations.

Dates: 1951-1961; Majority of material found in 1951

Personnel Cards

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 6001-09
Scope and Contents note The Personnel Cards document employment and personnel actions for regular and temporary employees of the City of Seattle. All cards include employee name, date of birth, City position, date appointed to City service, department, salary, and personnel actions including date of the action. Regular employee cards also include the employee's address. Personnel actions can include, but are not limited to, appointments, reappointments, termination, suspension, reclassification, transfers, salary...
Dates: 1904-1957

Personnel Department Digital Photographs

 Series
Identifier: 6008-01
Abstract

Content includes images from the Training and Development Division, Service Awards for 35 years and 20 years of service as a City employee.

Dates: 2007

Fire Department Personnel Records

 Series
Identifier: 2802-06
Scope and Contents note Records of positions held, promotions, disciplines taken, civil service investigations, and extracurricular activities on behalf of the Fire Department. The records provide glimpses into the employees' personal lives, especially in the 1910s and 1920s, as the files include explanations for tardiness, communications with debtors, and reasons for resignations. The personnel files cover employees who worked less than a year to those who worked more than 50 years. Women began working in the...
Dates: 1903-1969

Register of Applicants and Eligibles

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 6001-06
Scope and Contents note

A register of applicants for positions in the fire and police departments. Includes name, address, age, marital status, nativity, height, weight, and number of dependents for each applicant. Also includes information on civil service examination scores and rank, certification of employment, probationary appointments, separation from service, application and examination for promotion, and general remarks. A card file system replaced the register in 1905.

Dates: 1896-1904

Water Department Personnel Cards

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 8201-06
Scope and Contents note The Personnel Cards provide a summary of personnel information and actions for Water Department employees from approximately 1900 to 1973. The cards are divided chronologically into two subseries that that overlap slightly. The first subseries includes employees who left department service between 1900-1930; the cards include employee name, employment classification, pay rate, work start date, and some notes on personnel actions related to pay increases and termination. The second (and far...
Dates: 1900-1973