Civil Rights

Records from Nick Licata's tenure as committee chair.

Virginia Galle served on the Seattle City Council between 1981 and 1989. This collection contains her subject files on topics such as solid waste, smoking policies, and domestic partnerships.

Records documenting Michael Hildt's work on the Seattle City Council from 1978-1985; records address issues such as conservation and desegregation and include information on Hildt's work with the Pike Place Market and his work with various committees, including the Energy Committee and Urban Development and Housing Committee.

The 12-member Human Rights Commission was established in 1963 to promote equality and understanding among Seattle residents, and to study, investigate, and recommend actions in regard to discrimination based on race, color, religion, and national origin. The Commission was appointed by the mayor and reported to the Executive Department.

Correspondence, reports, and studies, financial papers, minutes, speeches, notes and memoranda, newspaper clippings, and ephemera relating to Clinton's term as mayor. Includes departmental files and correspondence with agencies and individuals outside City government. Arranged alphabetically for each year.

Records relating to the Office's projects and issues of concern.

Records documenting Seattle's voluntary affirmative action plan for increasing the number of women in City employment.

Committee calendars, correspondence, memoranda, reports, notes, and legislation relating to personnel reclassifications, sale of surplus property, affirmative action, fair employment practices, open housing, collective bargaining, and police intelligence gathering. Arranged chronologically.

Records relating to race and social justice projects funded by the Neighborhood Matching Fund.

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.

Correspondence, memoranda, reports, and notes related to all City functions during Mayor Paul Schell's administration. Records are organized by City agency responsible for the specific issue addressed in the correspondence. Major topics covered in the materials include transportation, public safety, education, housing and human services, utilities, economic development, the arts, parks, and neighborhoods.

Records of the Personnel Department's Affirmative Action Task Force.

Minutes and agenda of a commission which addessed the concerns of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered persons.

Meeting materials of a commission which advocates for justice and equal opportunity, advises the City of Seattle on human rights issues and collaborates with public and private sectors in order to educate them on methods to prevent and eliminate discrimination city-wide.

Records of a commission which advocates for justice and equal opportunity, advises the City of Seattle on human rights issues and collaborates with public and private sectors in order to educate them on methods to prevent and eliminate discrimination city-wide.

Records of an office that promotes equal rights, equal opportunity and freedom from illegal discrimination.

Records of an office that promotes equal rights, equal opportunity and freedom from illegal discrimination.

Records from Mark Sidran's tenure as Seattle's city attorney.

Agendas, correspondence, draft legislation, reports, staff analysis, and notes related to issues before the Housing, Human Services, Education and Civil Rights Committee during Steinbrueck's tenure as chair.

Correspondence, reports, newspaper clippings, and photographs collected by Massart while serving on City Council (1950-1967). Includes materials relating to Metro, Seattle Center, Century 21 Exposition, Pacific Science Center Foundation, and the Port of Seattle. Other subjects include transportation, city finances, housing, alcoholism, sports stadium, human rights, and urban renewal.

Correspondence, memoranda, and reports relating to Miller's tenure on City Council and his brief stint as acting mayor.

Correspondence, memoranda, reports, studies, and draft legislation reflecting Hill's activities and interests on Council. Also includes agendas, reports, and draft legislation of six City Council committees including: Finance, Parks and Community Services, Personnel and Property Management, Urban Development and Housing, Transportation, and Labor Relations. The records are identified as Accession 3056 at UW.

Speeches, prepared statements, and articles prepared for community meetings, hearings, conferences, and publications. Subjects include regional transportation planning, aging, women's rights, access to government, community development, and human resources planning, among other.