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Seattle Municipal Archives Finding Aids

Greenbelts

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Parks and Community Resources Committee Records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4614-03
Scope and Contents note

Committee meeting records maintained by Benson during his tenure as committee chair. Includes committee calendars with roster of issues and action taken, staff memoranda, correspondence, reports, and draft legislation relating to parks and recreation, and community oriented social services.

Dates: 1978-1981

George Benson Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 4614-02
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, memoranda, reports, and reference materials relating to Benson and topics of particular interest to him. Major subjects include parks and recreation, traffic and transportation, and the Westlake Mall Project, the Downtown Seattle Transit Project, the University District Transportation Program, the Waterfront Streetcar, gun control, land use, and solid waste disposal.



Dates: 1972-1993

Jeanette Williams Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 4693-02
Scope and Contents note Subject Files of Jeanette Williams, 1969-1989, reflecting her career on Seattle City Council. Major topics include transportation, especially construction of the West Seattle Bridge and I 90; parks and recreation, including Discovery Park and the Seattle Center; and records on legislation related to ethics, fair campaign practices, and open housing. Of note as well is material related to the Office of Women's Rights and the Seattle Women's Commission. Work of her legislative aides, including...
Dates: 1969-1993; 1970-1989