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Seattle Municipal Archives Finding Aids

Seattle (Wash.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1318 Collections and/or Records:

Odessa Brown Neighborhood Health Complex Records

 Series
Identifier: 5412-11
Scope and Contents note

Established a health care clinic in closer proximity to model neighborhood residents than any other existing facilities in order to better serve community health care needs.

Dates: 1969-1974

Legal Services Project Records

 Series
Identifier: 5413-01
Scope and Contents note

Legal services provided in civil cases and education programs concerning the legal system. Offices established in the Southeast and North model neighborhoods.

Dates: 1972-1973

Community Service Officers Records

 Series
Identifier: 5413-02
Scope and Contents note

Project designed to improve relations between model neighborhood residents and Seattle Police Department, to reduce juvenile crime, to provide police with better understanding of minorities, and to increase percentage of minorities on the police force.

Dates: 1971-1974

Community Based Residential Treatment (Group Homes) Project Records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 5413-03
Scope and Contents note

Provided therapeutic alternative living situation for youth with serious family conflicts, provided resources for youth services agencies, and tested feasibility of short-term resolution of youth-family conflicts.

Dates: 1969-1974

Public Defender Program Records

 Series
Identifier: 5413-04
Scope and Contents note

Provided legal counseling for low income defendants and sought reforms in criminal justice system.

Dates: 1969-1974

Chance Halfway House Records

 Series
Identifier: 5413-05
Scope and Contents note

Community-based corrections facility for adult felony offenders designed to aid their social and personal adjustment.

Dates: 1970-1974

Group Legal Services Records

 Series
Identifier: 5413-07
Scope and Contents note

A project to establish a membership-fee-based non-profit legal assistance corporation to provide low-cost legal services to persons who do not qualify for free legal assistance.

Dates: 1969-1974

Comprehensive Services for the Aged Records

 Series
Identifier: 5414-01
Scope and Contents note

Training, employment, and social activities program for the elderly.

Dates: 1969-1974

Special Counseling and Continuation School Records

 Series
Identifier: 5414-02
Scope and Contents note

Program of health, education, and counseling services for pregnant teenage girls and school age parents. Operated by the YWCA.

Dates: 1969-1973

Neighborhood Social Service Center Network Records

 Series
Identifier: 5414-03
Scope and Contents note

Recreational and cultural activities, and social services project for the East Model Neighborhood. Includes Cherry Hill Neighborhood Facility, International District Neighborhood Resource Center, Seattle Indian Center, and Yesler Neighborhood Social Service Center.

Dates: 1968-1974

Neighborhood Multi-Service Centers Records

 Series
Identifier: 5414-04
Scope and Contents note

Project designed to create neighborhood focal points for social services with various agencies providing center staffing as required by specific model neighborhood needs.

Dates: 1972-1974

Skid Road Shelter and Food Project Records

 Series
Identifier: 5414-05
Scope and Contents note

Project to erect a permanent shelter for 150-200 skid road residents requiring temporary shelter.

Dates: 1969-1974

Child Care Services Project Records

 Series
Identifier: 5414-06
Scope and Contents note

Provided coordinated child care for low-income and welfare families, emphasizing education, health care, and nutrition.

Dates: 1969-1974

Aid to Dependent Children Mothers' Council Project Records

 Series
Identifier: 5414-07
Scope and Contents note

The project was designed to enhance understanding and communication between welfare system offices and recipients, to educate recipients regarding their rights, and to assist individuals in moving out of the welfare system.

Dates: 1969-1971

Early Childhood Education Center Records

 Series
Identifier: 5415-01
Scope and Contents note

Project to support individualized instruction for learning at child's own speed and promotion of multi-cultural education.

Dates: 1971-1973

Seattle Career Opportunity Program-Education (SCOPE) Records

 Series
Identifier: 5415-02
Scope and Contents note

Designed to encourage model neighborhood education trainees to work with children as a vehicle for on-the-job training.

Dates: 1970-1973

Occupational Skills Development Records

 Series
Identifier: 5415-03
Scope and Contents note

Project provided vocational education and on-the-job training during high school years to ensure that graduates and drop-outs had marketable skills. Operated for nearly half of Garfield High School student body in cosmetology, life sciences, nursing, dry cleaning, and child care.

Dates: 1970-1972

Extended Services Program Records

 Series
Identifier: 5415-04
Scope and Contents note

Served school drop-outs and suspendees through continuing education, job training, and health services.

Dates: 1969-1974

Model Neighborhood Middle Schools Project Records

 Series
Identifier: 5415-05
Scope and Contents note

Individualized instruction in math and reading for grades 5-8 and inservice training for school staff. Designed to increase student interest in education, academic success, and to decrease drop-out statistics.

Dates: 1969-1973

Central Area School Council Records

 Series
Identifier: 5415-06
Scope and Contents note

Created to promote community involvement with the schools and to foster better relations between parents and administration.

Dates: 1972-1974

Central Area Motivation Program - Educational Talent Search Records

 Series
Identifier: 5415-07
Scope and Contents note

Provided training and work experience for youth in recruitment and counseling on academic and financial assistance.

Dates: 1972-1973

Campi Preschool Transportation Project Records

 Series
Identifier: 5415-08
Scope and Contents note

Coordinated the transportation of preschool children to and from school via the Minitran services.

Dates: 1970-1974

Educational Development Program Records

 Series
Identifier: 5415-09
Scope and Contents note

A project to develop strategies for improving the relationship between model neighborhood residents and the schools, and improve communications between parents from multi-ethnic backgrounds and teachers.

Dates: 1969-1974

English as a Second Language Program Records

 Series
Identifier: 5415-10
Scope and Contents note

Created to improve the English language capabilities of Asian residents of the model neighborhoods.

Dates: 1972-1973

Economic Resource Development Project Records

 Series
Identifier: 5416-01
Scope and Contents note

Provided management assistance to model neighborhood business-people and advised them on preparation of acceptable business loan applications.

Dates: 1969-1974

Construction Industry Development Project Records

 Series
Identifier: 5416-02
Scope and Contents note

Assistance was provided to minority contractors in preparation of bids and efforts were made to increase jobs for model neighborhood residents by fostering use of minority contractors, especially in public works.

Dates: 1968-1974

City Economic Development Program Records

 Series
Identifier: 5416-03
Scope and Contents note

This project promoted and assisted the development of new and existing industries in Seattle and was designed to reduce model neighborhood unemployment.

Dates: 1972-1973

Contract and Employment Compliance Project Records

 Series
Identifier: 5417-01
Scope and Contents note

The project goal was to gain, maintain, and guarantee minority contractor employment based on Seattle's fair employment practices ordinance.

Dates: 1969-1974

Intern Project Records

 Series
Identifier: 5417-02
Scope and Contents note

The Intern Project provided entry level employment in potential career occupations with the opportunity for continuing education and on-the-job training which could lead to advancement.

Dates: 1969-1973

Employment Unicenter Project Records

 Series
Identifier: 5417-03
Scope and Contents note

A demonstration project designed to develop a centralized service center for all employment related services in the East Model Neighborhood.

Dates: 1969-1974

Public Service Careers Program Records

 Series
Identifier: 5417-04
Scope and Contents note

Assistance was given minority group members in qualifying for permanent City civil service jobs.

Dates: 1970-1973

Seattle Opportunities Industrialization Center Skills Center Records

 Series
Identifier: 5417-05
Scope and Contents note

Provided research and development activities related to establishing a new MDTA skill center for Seattle-King County while offering training and employment for model neighborhood residents.

Dates: 1971-1974

Scholarship Project Records

 Series
Identifier: 5417-06
Scope and Contents note

Provided scholarships and other financial assistance to the financially and socially disadvantaged to pursue high education.

Dates: 1970-1974

United Construction Workers Association Project Records

 Series
Identifier: 5417-07
Scope and Contents note

This project was designed to increase minority employment in the construction industry through affirmative action, manpower services, and aid to government agencies responsible for contract compliance.

Dates: 1969-1973

Manpower Services Project Records

 Series
Identifier: 5417-08
Scope and Contents note

Project to establish manpower service center in the Southeast Model Neighborhood. Service primarily the Asian community.

Dates: 1972-1973

Industrial Workshop/Social Service Complex Records

 Series
Identifier: 5417-09
Scope and Contents note

Designed to train disadvantaged and socially handicapped persons in social and job skills, to create an industrial plant in the East Model Neighborhood, and to employ persons who successfully completed the work adjustment training phase of the project.

Dates: 1969-1973

Management Intern Program Records

 Series
Identifier: 5417-10
Scope and Contents note

Provided academic and on-the-job training opportunities for unemployed and underemployed model neighborhood residents to assist them in obtaining middle management positions.

Dates: 1970-1973

Consumer Protection Project Records

 Series
Identifier: 5417-11
Scope and Contents note

A project to study the feasibility of creating an office for consumer affairs in City government and to secure grant funding.

Dates: 1970-1974

Seattle Housing Development Corporation Records

 Series
Identifier: 5418-01
Scope and Contents note

Project to coordinate efforts to reduce blight, assist in renewal planning, and increase available low and moderate income housing.

Dates: 1969-1974

Home Repair Service Project Records

 Series
Identifier: 5418-02
Scope and Contents note

To train Model Neighborhood residents in repair skills and to provide financial assistance to homeowners for repairs. Designed to improve quality of neighborhood structures.

Dates: 1970-1973

Housing Demonstration Project Records

 Series
Identifier: 5418-03
Scope and Contents note

A project to develop new housing in the Model Neighborhood. In 1969, funds were committed for the building of twelve new housing units; however, the project came to a halt when HUD froze 235 housing funds. In 1973, the project assisted in the purchase of the Texada Apartment Building, which was renovated to serve as housing for low-income elderly Model Neighborhood residents. Records include correspondence with FHA.

Dates: 1969-1973

Leased Housing Project Records

 Series
Identifier: 5418-04
Scope and Contents note

Public housing project for leasing of Seattle Housing Authority units.

Dates: 1969-1972

Tenant Organization Project Records

 Series
Identifier: 5418-05
Scope and Contents note

Project to organize East Model Neighborhood tenants and provide legal counsel in addressing tenant-landlord problems.

Dates: 1969-1971

Holly Park Redevelopment Project Records

 Series
Identifier: 5418-06
Scope and Contents note

Planning project for community redevelopment including community organization and management, an economic forecast, a social service program, and a housing and relocation program.

Dates: 1972-1974

High Point Redevelopment Project Records

 Series
Identifier: 5418-07
Scope and Contents note

Designed to explore redevelopment opportunities as a means to overcome social and housing problems in the High Point Housing project in the Southwest Model Neighborhood.

Dates: 1972-1974

Relocation Program Records

 Series
Identifier: 5419-01
Scope and Contents note

Program to assist Model Neighborhood residents and businesses forced to move by public action in finding housing and making the move an improvement over previous living conditions. Operated by the Department of Community Development.

Dates: 1969-1974

Mini-Tran Project Records

 Series
Identifier: 5420-01
Scope and Contents note

Project to make Model Neighborhood activity and service centers more accessible through convenient, inexpensive public transportation not duplicating existing transportation services.

Dates: 1969-1974

Bus Shelters Project Records

 Series
Identifier: 5420-02
Scope and Contents note

Project to design and place bus shelters in model neighborhoods.

Dates: 1971-1974

Special Transportation Services Project Records

 Series
Identifier: 5420-03
Scope and Contents note

Designed to support planning and coordination of SMCP transportation projects and provide transportation services to the poor, elderly, and handicapped.

Dates: 1972-1974

Transportation Study Records

 Series
Identifier: 5420-04
Scope and Contents note

A study of transportation problems and suggested remedies in the East Model Neighborhood. Special attention was given to developing alternatives for the proposed I-90 freeway route.

Dates: 1969-1974

Parks Development Records - East

 Series
Identifier: 5421-01
Scope and Contents note

Upgrading East Model Neighborhood Parks recreational facilities, and improving environmental quality of selected parks.

Dates: 1969-1974

Parks Development Records - Southeast

 Series
Identifier: 5421-02
Scope and Contents note

Upgrading Park and recreation facilities at Brighton and Van Asselt Playgrounds in the Southeast Model Neighborhood.

Dates: 1971-1973

Parks Development Records - Southwest

 Series
Identifier: 5421-03
Scope and Contents note

Upgrading playgrounds in the Southwest Model Neighborhood.

Dates: 1971-1973

West Seattle Reservoir Land Acquisition Records

 Series
Identifier: 5421-04
Scope and Contents note

Project to purchase West Seattle Reservoir property for creation of urban open space facility in the Southwest Model Neighborhood.

Dates: 1971-1973

Parks Development Records - North

 Series
Identifier: 5421-05
Scope and Contents note

Upgrading playfield facilities in North Model Neighborhood.

Dates: 1971-1973

El Centro de la Raza Records

 Series
Identifier: 5421-06
Scope and Contents note

Project for creation of an ethnic center for Spanish speaking model neighborhood residents. The multi-service center provides cultural, social, and public health services.

Dates: 1971-1974

Program Management System Project Records

 Series
Identifier: 5422-01
Scope and Contents note

Project to design, develop, and implement a city-wide computer based program planning, budgeting, and management information system. Project was managed by the Office of Management and Budget.

Dates: 1970-1973

Model Cities Program Office of Executive Policy Records

 Series
Identifier: 5422-02
Scope and Contents note

Creation of office to coordinate city-wide planning and policy development, to review and direct priorities, and to strengthen intergovernmental relations.

Dates: 1972-1973

Model Cities Program Information and Evaluation Project Records

 Series
Identifier: 5422-03
Scope and Contents note

Administration Project to obtain, analyze, and provide information upon which Model Cities staff could base management and planning decisions.

Dates: 1969-1974

Neighborhood Renewal and Housing Rehabilitation Project Records

 Series
Identifier: 5423-01
Scope and Contents note

The project was designed to enhance the environmental quality of model neighborhoods through improvement and development projects, and housing rehabilitation.

Dates: 1970-1974

Pioneer Square Upgrading Records

 Series
Identifier: 5423-02
Scope and Contents note

Project to improve and upgrade Pioneer Square lighting, paving, and boat landing consistent with historic preservation criteria for the district.

Dates: 1972-1974

Utilities Upgrading Records - Southeast

 Series
Identifier: 5423-03
Scope and Contents note

Project to improve street lighting in a portion of the Southeast Model Neighborhood.

Dates: 1972-1974

Utilities Upgrading Records - Southwest

 Series
Identifier: 5423-04
Scope and Contents note

Project to replace septic tanks in Southwest Model Neighborhood with sanitary sewers.

Dates: 1972-1974

Utilities Upgrading Records - North

 Series
Identifier: 5423-05
Scope and Contents note

Project funds supplemented Forward Thrust in design and construction of a storm drainage system in North Greenwood.

Dates: 1971-1974

Street and Safety Improvement Project Records

 Series
Identifier: 5423-06
Scope and Contents note

Project to improve streets and sidewalks in Model Neighborhoods.

Dates: 1971-1973

Greenbelt Acquisition Records

 Series
Identifier: 5423-07
Scope and Contents note

Project to assist in acquisition of three greenbelt in Southwest Model Neighborhood.

Dates: 1972-1973

Residential Traffic Diverter System Records

 Series
Identifier: 5423-08
Scope and Contents note

Project designed to place landscaped traffic diverters in neighborhoods to increase safety and help beautify the areas.

Dates: 1972-1973

Model Neighborhood Land Use Planning Project Records

 Series
Identifier: 5423-09
Scope and Contents note

Project for planning community renewal and land use plan for the East Model Neighborhood. Included are minutes, agendas, and other material of the Model Cities Land-Use Review Board.

Dates: 1969-1974

Utilities Upgrading Records - East

 Series
Identifier: 5423-10
Scope and Contents note

Project to improve sidewalks, sewers, and lighting, and to move wiring underground in the East Model Neighborhood.

Dates: 1969-1974

Neighborhood Development Program - Project Area Council Records

 Series
Identifier: 5424-01
Scope and Contents note

Renewal and restoration project in Leschi to aid and involve residents in housing rehabilitation and improvements.

Dates: 1971-1973

Citizen Training Program Records

 Series
Identifier: 5424-02
Scope and Contents note

The Model Cities Program contracted with the Washington State Planning and Community Affairs Agency for the latter to provide orientation for staff, teachers, and citizen participants on the goals, objectives, and history of model cities.

Dates: 1971-1972

Citizen Participation Project Records

 Series
Identifier: 5424-03
Scope and Contents note

Developed means for Model Neighborhood residents' involvement in planning, monitoring, and directing public service activities in the neighborhoods.

Dates: 1968-1974

Washington State Citizen Participation Project Records

 Series
Identifier: 5424-04
Scope and Contents note

State-funded project for training model neighborhood residents in leadership skills required for effective work on Citizen Participation Task Forces and Advisory Councils.

Dates: 1972-1973

Seattle Municipal Reports

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 5200-04
Abstract

Volumes compiling Seattle mayor's messages, departmental annual reports, and other documents.

Dates: 1889-1894

Neighborhood Matching Fund Project Records

 Series
Identifier: 5756-02
Abstract

Project files from Seattle's Neighborhood Matching Fund program.

Dates: 1988-2013

Neighborhood Matching Fund Small and Simple Grant Project Records

 Series
Identifier: 5756-03
Abstract

Project files from Seattle's Neighborhood Matching Fund program.

Dates: 1990-2013

Neighborhood Planning Implementation Records

 Series
Identifier: 5757-05
Abstract

Records regarding neighborhood plan updates.

Dates: 1996-2010; 2009-2010

Neighborhood Planning Project Records

 Series
Identifier: 5762-02
Abstract

Records concerning Seattle neighborhood planning.

Dates: 1990-2000; 1995-1999

Human Services Department Neighborhood Planning Records

 Series
Identifier: 3601-01
Abstract

Planning records for the delivery of social services in Seattle.

Dates: 1997-2003

Neighborhood Plans

 Series
Identifier: 5762-01
Abstract

Records from Seattle's neighborhood planning process.

Dates: 1994-1999

Neighborhood Preservation and Development Director’s Records

 Series
Identifier: 5757-01
Abstract

Records created by the director of the Neighborhood Preservation and Development Division of the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods.

Dates: 1998-2005

Neighborhood Service Centers Director's Records

 Series
Identifier: 5752-01
Abstract

Administrative records of Seattle Neighborhood Service Centers, known as "Little City Halls".

Dates: 1973-1999; 1993-1998

Neighborhood Service Centers Reports

 Series
Identifier: 5752-02
Abstract

Reports regarding neighborhood offices where citizens can transact certain types of city business, also known as "Little City Halls."

Dates: 1994-2002

Northlake Urban Renewal Project Records

 Series
Identifier: 1625-01
Abstract

Records of an urban renewal project in the University-Northlake area of Seattle.

Dates: 1964-1977

Office for Civil Rights Director's Records

 Series
Identifier: 3800-01
Abstract

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

Dates: 1978-2005; 2009-2017

Office for Civil Rights Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 3800-02
Abstract

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

Dates: 1989-2000

Office for Women's Rights Comparable Worth Records

 Series
Identifier: 8402-01
Abstract

Records relating to women's pay equity.

Dates: 1974-1983

Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs Annual Reports

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 7401-01
Abstract

Annual reports from Seattle's city department focused on arts and culture.

Dates: 2003-2013

Office of Economic Development Business Development Project Records

 Series
Identifier: 2100-04
Abstract

Records of an office that fosters business and industrial development.

Dates: 1989-2003; 1997-2002

Office Of Economic Development Director's Records

 Series
Identifier: 2100-02
Abstract

Director's records, including project and other files related to economic development, primarily in downtown and low income Seattle neighborhoods.

Dates: 1991-2015

Office of Economic Development South Lake Union Records

 Series
Identifier: 2105-02
Abstract

Records relating to the sale and development of City-owned parcels in South Lake Union.

Dates: 1998-2001

Department of Neighborhoods Office of Education Records

 Series
Identifier: 5753-01
Abstract

Records of the office which plans and implements education levy programs

Dates: 1988-2003

Office of Environmental Management Records

 Series
Identifier: 1618-01
Abstract

Studies and reports related to zoning and planning issues.

Dates: 1968-1982; 1973-1975

Office of Intergovernmental Relations Director's Records

 Series
Identifier: 4000-01
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, memoranda, reports, staff analysis, agreements, and other materials related primarily to job training and jobs creation. The records document OIR's interactions with the United States Department of Labor, the local Private Industry Council, and the Seattle Opportunities Industrialization Center. A large volume of the records related to the Job Training Partnership Act, the federal program that replaced the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA).

Dates: 1974-2009

Regional Governance Records

 Series
Identifier: 4001-01
Abstract

Records related to regional planning in the Central Puget Sound area.

Dates: 1973-2006; 1973-1997

Sister Cities Records

 Series
Identifier: 4004-01
Abstract

Records relating to Seattle's sister cities.

Dates: 1972-2011

Office for Long-Range Planning Major Institutions Records

 Series
Identifier: 6310-05
Abstract

Records concerning policies and plans for the development of medical and educational institutions in the Seattle area.

Dates: 1973-1990

Office of Management and Budget Director's Records

 Series
Identifier: 5001-03
Abstract

Records of the Director of Mangement and Budget concerning City of Seattle budgets, finance, and other issues.

Dates: 1973-1993; 1992-1993

Office of Management and Budget Health Clinic Records

 Series
Identifier: 5020-01
Abstract

Records relating to the development of the Leschi Center and the Southeast Seattle Community Health Center.

Dates: 1983-1989

Office of Police Accountability Review Board Minutes and Agendas

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 9365-01
Abstract

Records from meetings of the Office of Police Accountability Review Board.

Dates: 2002-2011

Office of Police Accountability Review Board Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 9365-02
Abstract

Records from a board established for police oversight.

Dates: 2000-2013

Office of Program Development and Management Support Records

 Series
Identifier: 3635-01
Abstract

Records of an office which supports the programs of the Seattle Human Services Department .

Dates: 1982-1990

Park Employee Association Records

 Series
Identifier: 5802-16
Abstract

Records of an employees association which sponsored social and recreational events.

Dates: 1977-1983

Department of Parks and Recreation Model City Project Records

 Series
Identifier: 5804-14
Abstract

Records of Parks activities funded by Model City contracts.

Dates: 1968-1974

Parks Department Audits

 Series
Identifier: 5802-17
Abstract

Financial audits

Dates: 1921-1952

Department of Parks and Recreation Property Acquisition Records

 Series
Identifier: 5804-07
Abstract

Records documenting the acquisition of properties for park purposes.

Dates: 1908-1977; 1966-1975

Open Space Acquisition Records

 Series
Identifier: 5804-10
Abstract

Records regarding acquisition of greenbelt properties.

Dates: 1957-1998; 1990-1998

Parks Superintendent's Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 5802-01
Abstract

Records related to the administration of the parks system and recreation programs.

Dates: 1936-2008

Affirmative Action Reports

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 6002-01
Abstract

Employment data from City of Seattle departments and offices.

Dates: 1979-1992

Equal Employment Opportunity Reports

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 6002-02
Abstract

Employment data reports filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Dates: 1973-1984

Planning Commission Minutes

 Series
Identifier: 1650-01
Scope and Contents note

Proceedings of the City Planning Commission including debate, hearings, and Commission actions. For minutes from later years, see record series 6200-01.

Dates: 1924-1980

Planning Commission Reports and Studies

 Series
Identifier: 1650-07
Abstract

Working papers of the Seattle Planning Commission relating primarily to the development of the Comprehensive Plan, a Civic Arts Center, and recreation studies throughout the city.

Dates: 1948-1965

Planning Commission Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 1650-16
Abstract

Correspondence, reports, hearing transcripts, Commission minutes, new clippings, drawing, and other material related to the Seattle City Planning Commission.

Dates: 1952-1982

Open Space Projects Records

 Series
Identifier: 6310-02
Abstract

Planning records concerning open space acquisition.

Dates: 1978-1993

Transit Planning Records

 Series
Identifier: 6340-01
Abstract

Planning records concerning transit projects.

Dates: 1984-2008

Planning Department Neighborhood Projects Records

 Series
Identifier: 6310-06
Abstract

Planning files for projects in Seattle neighborhoods.

Dates: 1986-2006

Police Court Docket Record of Liquor Cases

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 5602-01
Scope and Contents note Prohibition in Washington State began in 1916, three years before the U.S. Constitution was amended to outlaw the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcohol on a national level. The state law was less draconian – county auditors were allowed to grant permits to import limited amounts of alcohol – but was still widely violated. Bootleggers and rumrunners did a thriving business supplying Washingtonians with illegal liquor, and many people built stills to manufacture their own. Until...
Dates: 1917-1926

Police Court Liquor Docket Index

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 5602-02
Scope and Contents note Prohibition in Washington State began in 1916, three years before the U.S. Constitution was amended to outlaw the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcohol on a national level. The state law was less draconian – county auditors were allowed to grant permits to import limited amounts of alcohol – but was still widely violated. Bootleggers and rumrunners did a thriving business supplying Washingtonians with illegal liquor, and many people built stills to manufacture their own. Until...
Dates: 1916-1926

Police Court Dockets

 Series
Identifier: 5601-01
Abstract

Dockets, logs, and indexes of cases heard in Seattle's Police Court.

Dates: 1886-1956

General Indexes to the Police Court Dockets

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 5601-02
Scope and Contents note

Indexes to the Police Court Dockets (5601-01) list the defendant's name, the volume or docket number in which the case appears, and the page number of the volume. (The first volume lists only the defendant's name and case number.) Each volume indexes between 3 and 21 dockets; within each index volume defendants are organized by first letter of their last name and then listed in order of their case number.

Dates: 1891-1956

Police Court Minute Books

 Series
Identifier: 5601-03
Scope and Contents note This series contains summary information of cases heard in Police Court and corresponds to the Police Court Dockets (5601-01). It was probably used to compute the final costs related to the cases. Includes date, case number corresponding to Police Court Docket case number, name of defendant, offense, names of attorneys, names of witnesses, plea, and judgment. Cases that were continued for two or more days have listings for each day they came before the judge. This record was compiled by the...
Dates: 1894-1911

Police Judge's Journal

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 5601-04
Scope and Contents note This is a log of cases heard in Police Court and corresponds to the Police Court Dockets (5601-01). It includes summary information: date, name of defendant, offense, bail, plea, names of prosecution witnesses, and judgment. Beginning with Volume 5, the entries include a "sheet number" which corresponds to the "blotter number" in the Police Court Dockets.The Police Judge's Journal does not include case numbers as found in the Dockets. This series appears to be a daily record maintained by...
Dates: 1897-1920

Population and Neighborhood Statistics

 Series
Identifier: 6305-01
Abstract

Statistics and profiles, mainly based on the U.S. censuses.

Dates: 1940-1993; 1968-1990

Pro Parks Committee Records

 Series
Identifier: 9559-01
Abstract

Records of a citizen advisory committee working to develop park, open space, and recreation projects and programs.

Dates: 1999-2007

Seattle Public Library Annual Reports

 Series
Identifier: 1802-I5
Scope and Contents note Reports from the library board and those from the librarian are both included in this record series. Early reports discuss the financial status of the library, physical location, circulation, acquisitions, policies, and contributions. The 1896 report states that "the reading of wholesome fiction...is rest to the weary, illumination to the perplexed, a cure for selfishness and narrow mindedness, and an inspiration to a fuller and better life." Later reports include information on the...
Dates: 1894-2018

Seattle Public Library Communications Office Digital Photographs

 Series
Identifier: 7800-01
Abstract

Re-openings and dedications of three Seattle Public Library branches.

Dates: 2007

Seattle Public Utilities Communications Division Digital Photographs

 Series
Identifier: 7000-02
Abstract

Photographs of Seattle Public Utilities programs, facilities, and equipment.

Dates: 2000-2007

Seattle Public Utilities Director's Records

 Series
Identifier: 7000-01
Abstract

Records from the Seattle Public Utilities Director's Office.

Dates: 1988-2008

Seattle Public Utilities Project Records

 Series
Identifier: 7003-01
Abstract

Records of Seattle Public Utilities water resource projects.

Dates: 1991-2002

Public Works Committee Records

 Series
Identifier: 9560-01
Abstract

Records of a committee managing federal and state public works funds during the Depression.

Dates: 1933-1935

Seattle Senior Housing Program Records

 Series
Identifier: 1622-05
Abstract

Administrative files documentning the Seattle Senior Housing Program.

Dates: 1982-1987

Stadium Parking and Access Committee (SPARC) Records

 Series
Identifier: 1612-11
Abstract

Records of an interagency committee concerning the Kingdome.

Dates: 1975-1977

Baseball Park Records

 Series
Identifier: 6320-02
Abstract

Planning records for the Seattle Mariners ballpark.

Dates: 1995-1999

Seattle Transit System Annual Reports

 Series
Identifier: 1802-I6
Scope and Contents note The annual reports of the Seattle Transit System date from 1940 to 1971. The early reports contain information on changes in public transportation, such as taking out rail cars and putting in trolleys or buses. The reports contain statistics on accidents and passengers as well as information on fare structure, lines, and other issues. The reports during the 1940s are engineering reports from outside companies. In the 1950s, the reports are almost entirely statistical. In the 1960s the...
Dates: 1940-1971

Transportation Director's Records

 Series
Identifier: 8100-03
Abstract

Records concerning transportation issues and projects in Seattle.

Dates: 1999-2025

Seattle Veterans Action Center Correspondence

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 3631-02
Scope and Contents note

Chronological correspondence of the Seattle Veterans Action Center. Correspondence is mostly outgoing letters.

Dates: 1971-1979

Seattle Veterans Action Center Records

 Series
Identifier: 3631-01
Abstract

Records of an agency serving Vietnam War veterans

Dates: 1971-1981

Water Department Central Files

 Series
Identifier: 8200-05
Abstract

Correspondence, memoranda, reports, studies, and agreements relating to Seattle Water Department activities and projects.

Dates: 1889-1987

Water Department Conservation Office Records

 Series
Identifier: 8206-01
Abstract

Records of an office that promoted water conservation.

Dates: 1978-1989

Engineering Department Creek Photographs and Slides

 Series
Identifier: 2613-27
Abstract

Photographic documentation of Seattle's creeks, including activities undertaken by the Water Department to test and improve water quality.

Dates: 1987-1999

Water Department Historical Files

 Series
Identifier: 8200-10
Abstract

Public documents and research notes that were gathered in the process of writing a history of the Seattle Water Department.

Dates: 1889-1964

Northern Tier Pipeline Records

 Series
Identifier: 8204-05
Abstract

Records concerning a proposed oil pipeline.

Dates: 1973-1983

Water Department Reports and Writings

 Series
Identifier: 8200-16
Abstract

Reports and writings regarding Seattle's Water Department.

Dates: 1903-1948

Water Department Superintendent's Correspondence

 Series
Identifier: 8200-02
Abstract

Records documenting the administration, activities and projects of the Seattle Water Department.

Dates: 1891-1995

Water Quality Scrapbook

 Series
Identifier: 8205-11
Abstract

Contents of a scrapbook documenting efforts by the Seattle Water Department to monitor and improve water quality.

Dates: 1956-1977

Water System Services Records

 Series
Identifier: 8203-05
Abstract

Records related to operations of the Seattle Water Department.

Dates: 1958-1996

Seattle Watershed and Pipeline Aerial Photographs

 Series
Identifier: 8204-03
Abstract

Aerial photographs of Seattle Watershed and Pipeline.

Dates: 1930-1989

Weatherization Assistance Program Outreach Records

 Series
Identifier: 3627-02
Abstract

Records promoting a program that assisted low-income households with weatherization services.

Dates: 1980-1994

Weatherization Assistance Program Records

 Series
Identifier: 3627-01
Abstract

Records of an office that assisted low-income households with weatherization services.

Dates: 1979-1991

Seattle Women's Commission Minutes

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 8410-01
Abstract

Minutes from meetings of the Seattle Women's Commission.

Dates: 1971-2001

Youth and Anti-Violence Grant Records

 Series
Identifier: 5756-07
Abstract

Records relating to grant projects promoting youth involvement and anti-violence projects.

Dates: 1993-1998

Seattle Zoological Society and Woodland Park Zoological Society Newsletters

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 8600-04
Abstract

Newsletter sent to members of the Woodland Park Zoo.

Dates: 1979-1999

Department of Neighborhoods, Historic Preservation, Section 106 Coordinator

 Series
Identifier: 5754-10
Abstract

The National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) of 1966 created the current National Register of Historic Places Program and included provisions known as Section 106 Review to ensure that listed historic properties are considered during federal project planning and execution.

Dates: 2003-2005

Select Committee Records

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 4660-03
Abstract

Records of select committees chaired by Teresa Mosqueda.

Dates: 2018-2023

Senior Adult Advisory Council Minutes

 Series
Identifier: 5807-09
Abstract

Meeting materials from a council advising the Seattle Parks Department on recreation programs for senior citizens.

Dates: 1975-1989

SEPA Appeals

 Series
Identifier: 3403-16
Abstract

Appeals to Seattle's Hearing Examiner related to SEPA decisions.

Dates: 1989-2015

Seward Park Art Studio Records

 Series
Identifier: 5808-01
Abstract

Records of a arts studio and school operated by the Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation.

Dates: 1972-1984

Seattle Financial Management System Conversion Records

 Series
Identifier: 1800-14
Scope and Contents note

Development records for conversion of the City's financial management program from the Central Financial Management System (CFMS) to the Seattle Financial Management System (SFMS). Includes correspondence, planning and management committee minutes, status reports, RFPs, issue papers, agreements and contracts, specifications, and user training plans.

Dates: 1984-1992

Short Subdivision Appeals

 Series
Identifier: 3403-18
Abstract

Hearing Examiner records relating to proposed short subdivisions.

Dates: 1976-1981

Sick's Stadium Task Force Records

 Series
Identifier: 9583-01
Abstract

Records of the task force investigating potential uses for the Sick's Stadium site.

Dates: 1976-1977

Mark Sidran Subject Files

 Series — Box 34
Identifier: 4400-02
Abstract

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

Dates: 1990-2002

Significant Voting Record

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 1801-14
Scope and Contents note

Tabulation of legislation "of significant public interest." Includes Council Bill, Comptroller File, or Resolution number; Ordinance number, if applicable; date of Council action; title of legislation; significance of the issue; and each Councilmember's vote. No log was maintained from 1986-1992.

Dates: 1980-2002

Skagit Management Records

 Series
Identifier: 1209-01
Scope and Contents note Records of Director of Electrical Generation and the Director/Superintendent of Operations at the Skagit River hydroelectric projects, including correspondence, reports, photographs and maps . Records concern the management of City Light facilities on the Skagit, including Skagit powerhouses, logging, and services for City Light employees and community at Diablo and Newhalem, including housing, water supply, schools, ambulance, fire fighting and swimming pool. Also included are files...
Dates: 1949-1997 1966-1995; 1966-1995

Skagit Project Scrapbooks

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 1208-05
Scope and Contents note These scrapbooks are a collection of newspaper clippings from daily newspapers, as well as engineering and construction journals, regarding the Skagit River dam projects. They were compiled by William B. Wolfendale, the principal engineer for City Light on the dam projects. The articles are primarily about construction progress and issues, including some technical articles. Repeated topics include: Diablo Dam, Ross Dam, dam designer John Savage, Yangtze River dam, and Wolfendale's retirement...
Dates: 1929-1952; Majority of material found within 1936-1948

Skagit River Railway Survey Books

 Series
Identifier: 1802-E7
Scope and Contents note

Transit books, level books, and peg books of levels compiled by city engineers during surveys of the Skagit River Railway. Also includes survey books of east side transmission lines of the Skagit River Power Project. Books contain surveyors notes and drawings. F.F. Nicholas was project engineer. Volume Five of the Level Books includes cover title "Precise Levels Diablo to Rip Raps."

Dates: 1926

Skagit Static (Newsletter)

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 1208-02
Scope and Contents note

Weekly newsletter serving personnel and their families at Diablo and Newhalem. Includes news of social activities, school sports and activities, cultural events, and items related to the comings and goings of employees and their families.

Dates: 1946-1951

Skagit Tour Records

 Series
Identifier: 1208-01
Scope and Contents note Records of City Light's Skagit Project Tours from Rockport to Diablo Dam including brochures, excursion reservation forms, correspondences (private, groups, and clubs), tour itineraries, tour write-ups, trip narratives, visitor's lists and impressions, tour music, Newhalem trail and list of trees and shrubs. Also includes documents also pertaining to tour accounting, classification, work orders, employee positions and duties, purchases and annual reports, and files from Edward M. Kemoe, City...
Dates: 1911-1942; Majority of material found within 1929-1942

Sam Smith Constituent Correspondence

 Series
Identifier: 4682-01
Scope and Contents note

General correspondence and responses to and from constituents, covering a wide array of topics. The series generally includes complaints, requests to investigate issues and allegations, invitations, thank you letters, and marketing/lobbying correspondence. Many letters are from individuals and organizations seeking Smith's support for issues that are coming before the City Council, or asking his active support for issues taken up by other jurisdictions.

Dates: 1989-1991

Sam Smith Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 4682-02
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, memoranda, reports, and studies relating to Smith's activities and interests on City Council, especially during his final six years in office. Primary subjects include utilities, public safety, social services, and issues within the African-American community.

Dates: 1977-1991

Sam Smith Departmental Correspondence

 Series
Identifier: 4682-03
Scope and Contents note Correspondence to and from City departments and regional agencies, including letters to Smith which he forwarded to relevant departments for their response. The largest body of material relates to utilities, public works, parks, and public safety. The vast majority of the correspondence comprises constituent regarding charges of racial discrimination, complaints against the Seattle Police Department, issues related to utility billing, and the discontinuation of utility services. In some...
Dates: 1984-1991

Utility Committee Records

 Series
Identifier: 4682-04
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, reports, notes, and agendas of City Council Utilities Committee. Smith chaired the committee during his final term on City Council.

Dates: 1991

Solid Waste Ammonia Project Records

 Series
Identifier: 2624-01
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, working papers, reports, environmental impact statements, studies, testimony, conference presentations, and recommendations relating to research on converting solid waste to methanol or ammonia. Included is material concerning siting of a conversion plant. Correspondence includes input from government agencies and officials, community organizations, and the scientific community.

Dates: 1973-1977

Solid Waste Regional Management Plan Records

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 4005-01
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, reports, and legislation relating to regional planning for solid waste disposal. Includes material from the Solid Waste Regional Management Board.

Dates: 1974-1983

South Lake Union Planning Records

 Series
Identifier: 1612-10
Abstract

Material documenting the planning of the South Lake Union area, including park, street, and business development.

Dates: 1970-1989

South Park Neighborhood Development Project Records

 Series
Identifier: 1624-07
Abstract

Records related to South Park neighborhood improvement projects.

Dates: 1966-1976; 1971-1974

South Seattle Parcel Appraisals

 Series
Identifier: 1626-02
Scope and Contents note

Itemized appraisals of real property including structures in the South Seattle area. Used for documenting neighborhood conditions and for acquisitions related to the urban renewal program. Includes photographs.

Dates: 1964

South Seattle Redevelopment Project Records

 Series
Identifier: 1626-01
Abstract

Records relating to redevelopment in South Seattle.

Dates: 1962-1977

John D. Spaeth Records

 Series
Identifier: 1650-02
Abstract

Files of Seattle's Director of Planning, John Spaeth, mainly covering the Central Business District study and Comprehensive Plan.

Dates: 1950-1969

Special Committee on Pedestrian Safety Records

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 4650-07
Scope and Contents note

Agendas, reports, presentations, background materials, and staff notes relating to pedestrian safety issues referred to the Committee.

Dates: 2007-2009

Specifications and Contracts

 Series
Identifier: 1802-E1
Scope and Contents note

Specifications and bid documents for public works projects in Seattle or on City owned land. Often includes plans and contracts. Includes materials on Skagit River Power Project, Cedar River Watershed, Woodland and Jefferson Parks, Seattle Center facilities, Seattle Public Library, Tolt River Watershed, selected City office buildings, Model City projects, and other City sites. Records have been sampled.

Dates: 1914-1978

Norm Rice Speeches and Statements

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 4674-06
Scope and Contents note

Records include speeches and prepared statements delivered by Rice during his years on City Council. Includes Martin Luther King Jr. Day speeches and mayoral campaign speeches and policy statements.

Dates: 1984-1989

Fire Department Stable, Laundry, Chicken, Fireworks, and Sign Permit Index

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 2811-07
Scope and Contents note

Two indexes. Fireworks and signs permit index for 1906 includes name of grantee and permit number. Index for stable, laundry and chicken permits for 1908-1911 includes grantee, date, and permit type.

Dates: 1906-1911

State Auditor's Examination Reports

 Series
Identifier: 1802-E2
Scope and Contents note

Yearly financial audits of the City of Seattle and of its various agencies conducted by the Washington State Auditor's Office.

Dates: 1910-1999

Fire Department Station House Records

 Series
Identifier: 2801-05
Scope and Contents note This record series contains information about the physical structures of the station houses of the Seattle Fire Department. Types of materials include correspondence, memoranda, maintenance requests, architectural drawings and photographs. The records contain some materials related to personnel and community relations issues. New station planning materials, including building drawings and appraisal reports, are included for some stations. Requisitions for station amenities make up a large...
Dates: 1903-1984

Woodland Park Zoo Status of Animal Collection

 Series
Identifier: 8600-06
Abstract

Yearly inventory of the zoo's animal collection.

Dates: 1931-2008

Peter Steinbrueck Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 4684-02
Scope and Contents note Correspondence, memoranda, reports, studies, and staff analysis related to Steinbrueck's work on City Council. A substantial portion of the records deal with urban planning, development, design, environmental issues, and comprehensive planning, and reflect his concerns about sustainability and quality of life as affected by the built environment. Also significant in this series are records related to his work on low and moderate income housing, human services, homelessness, neighborhood...
Dates: 1979-2007

Housing, Human Services, Education and Civil Rights Committee Records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4684-03
Scope and Contents note

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.

Dates: 1999-2001

Parks, Education and Libraries Committee Records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4684-04
Scope and Contents note

Agendas, correspondence, memoranda, staff reports, draft legislation, and notes related to issues before the Parks, Education and Libraries Committee during Steinbrueck's tenure as committee chair.

Dates: 2002

Urban Development and Planning Committee Records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4684-05
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, memoranda, staff reports, draft legislation, and notes related to urban planning, development, the built environment, and sustainability issues during Steinbrueck's four-year tenure as committee chair.

Dates: 2004-2007

Street Grade Notebook

 Series — Volume 1
Identifier: 2618-06
Abstract

Notebook recording grades of streets in Seattle, organized from most level to steepest.

Dates: circa 1925

Citizens Review Panel Study Materials

 Series
Identifier: 9514-01
Scope and Contents note Materials gathered and consulted by the Citizens Review Panel in the course of preparing its report. Includes SPD policy and procedure manuals, curriculum materials from the Law Enforcement Academy, union contracts, and reports previously published about the police department. Also includes information solicited from other cities and agencies regarding police auditors, internal investigations, and other relevant programs. The panel's final report is cataloged separately in the Published...
Dates: 1984-1999

Seattle Women's Commission Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 8410-03
Scope and Contents note

Reports, resumes, appointments, by-laws, mailing lists, training materials, and newspaper clippings related to the Seattle Women's Commission. Topics include: Women with Disabilities, Women's Shelters, Women in the Sex Industry, Violence Against Women, Discrimination and Child Care. Also included are materials related to the nomination, appointment and administration of the Commission and its Sub-Committees.

Dates: 1971-2000

Board of Freeholders Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 9331-01
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, minutes, seminar and workshop materials, press clippings, draft charters, discussion papers, questionnaires, and administrative records relating to the Board's preparation of a new proposed City Charter. Also included are audiotapes of public hearings, discussion groups, and workshops and seminars.

Dates: 1974-1975

Seattle 2000 Commission Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 9377-01
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, reports and studies, staff summaries, minutes, and conference materials relating to the Commission's work in establishing City goals for the year 2000.

Dates: 1972-1973

Human Rights Commission Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 3810-02
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, reports, studies, newsletters, and reference material relating to the activities of the Human Rights Commission prior to creation of the Human Rights Department.

Dates: 1963-1968

Law Department Subject Files

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4401-03
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, memoranda, and reports relating to city legal actions and law enforcement projects. Major topics include family violence, Ross Dam, and Washington Public Power Supply System.

Dates: 1975-1985

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

Martha Choe Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 4617-02
Scope and Contents note Correspondence, memoranda, reports, studies, and recommendations relating to transportation planning, open space, regional transit, City budget and finance issues, and general urban planning issues. Specific issues include the Central Waterfront Project, University of Washington Southwest Campus Plan, Seattle Commons, civic center planning, and South Lake Union Plan. The records also reflect Choe's involvement in the Korean-American Political Conference and the Asian Youth-at-Risk...
Dates: 1986-1999

Richard Conlin Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 4621-02
Scope and Contents note Conlin's subject files include correspondence, memoranda, reports, studies, and other materials relating to policy and budget issues that came before City Council during his tenure. Most of the records reflect his work as chair of committees and his personal interests, especially in the areas of neighborhood planning, parks development, environmental issues, food and hunger issues, solid waste reduction, and transportation. The records are particularly rich on subjects such as waterfront...
Dates: 1993-2013

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

Nick Licata Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 4650-02
Scope and Contents note Correspondence, memoranda, staff reports, and notes regarding issues of note during Licata's 18-year tenure on City Council. Primary issue areas include civil rights, parks and recreation, transportation, cultural events and resources, and social welfare concerns. Transportation-related topics in the records include the monorail, the Alaskan Way Viaduct replacement, Sound Transit light rail planning, pedestrian safety, and streetcars. Other records in the series cover planning for the...
Dates: 1979-2015; Majority of material found within 1998-2015

Clarence Massart Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 4653-01
Scope and Contents note

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.

Dates: 1957-1968

Richard McIver Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 4654-02
Scope and Contents note Correspondence, memoranda, reports, studies, and other materials reflecting McIver’s interests and work on City Council, especially issues that came before the committees he chaired and those on which he served. Although the records touch on all issues that came before the Council during his tenure, the largest grouping of records relate to transportation issues, housing and neighborhood development, fair extension of social services, police accountability, and race and social justice...
Dates: 1996-2009

Floyd C. Miller Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 4658-01
Scope and Contents note

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

Dates: 1962-1969

Margaret Pageler Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 4667-02
Scope and Contents note Correspondence, memoranda, studies, staff reports, and newspaper clippings related primarily to public safety and public utilities issues. Major topics include zoning for adult cabarets, drug traffic loitering, fireworks, weed and seed, gun control, police/community relations, internal investigations, specific complaints against the police from the public, electricity rates, Seattle City Light and Seattle Public Utilities management, environmental policies and conservation, water quality,...
Dates: 1987-2003

Tina Podlodowski Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 4670-02
Scope and Contents note

The records include correspondence, petitions, proposals, constituent letters, and draft legislation related to economic development, City-wide technology issues, comprehensive planning, labor relations, open space, public safety, sexual minorities, housing, and zoning issues. Specific topics include the Sand Point neighborhood, off-leash areas, cable communications, the Added Activities Ordinance, the Seattle Commons, landslides, Bradner Park, and sports stadiums.

Dates: 1986-1999

Alfred R. Rochester Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 4678-01
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, speeches and writings, photographs, and newspaper clippings from Rochester's years on City Council. Includes correspondence and advertising from his unsuccessful re-election campaign in 1956.

Dates: 1945-1956

Heidi Wills Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 4695-02
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, reports, studies, notes, and other materials related to issues before the City Council during Wills' tenure. Broad issues include transportation, land use, social services, parks, public safety, environmental concerns, and public utilities, especially City Light related issues. Specific topics include the proposed exotic animals ban, homelessness, neighborhood planning, vehicle impoundment, the teen dance ordinance, and Sound Transit.

Dates: 1999-2004

William Earl Millikin Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 5252-02
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, reports, and studies relating to Millikin's term as Mayor. Subjects include national defense, censorship, housing, and streets. Arranged alphabetically by subject.

Dates: 1941-1942

Tim Hill Subject Files and Committee Records

 Series
Identifier: 4637-01
Scope and Contents note

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.

Dates: 1973-1979

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

Suggestion Award Board Annual Reports

 Series
Identifier: 1802-I8
Scope and Contents note

Annual reports for the suggestion Award Board date from 1952 to 1991 although reports do not exist for every year. Reports include membership of Board and lists of employee suggestions.

Dates: 1952-1991

Superintendent of Buildings Correspondence

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 2000-01
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence and memoranda related to building inspections, the permit process, building codes, and departmental policies and procedures. The bulk of correspondence dates from 1915-1922; also included is material from the department's structural engineer dated 1919-1935.

Dates: 1915-1935

Municipal Street Railway System Superintendent's Correspondence

 Series
Identifier: 5700-01
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence of A.W. Pierce, Superintendent of Railway.

Dates: 1926-1940

Water Department Superintendent's Correspondence Index

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 8200-04
Scope and Contents note

Two alphabetical indexes to Superintendent's Correspondence letterpress books for years 1919-1923 and 1923-1948.

Dates: 1919-1948

Water Department Superintendent's Incoming Correspondence

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 8200-03
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence to L.B. Youngs regarding Seattle water system. Includes complaints, requests for service, invoices, and general correspondence.

Dates: 1906

Supreme Court Briefs

 Series
Identifier: 4404-01
Scope and Contents note

Legal briefs filed with the Washington State Supreme Court relating to cases involving the City of Seattle. The briefs are printed and bound in volumes.

Dates: 1892-1966

Task Force on Chemically Dependent Women Records

 Series
Identifier: 8406-01
Abstract

Records of a task force that advocated for appropriate services for chemically dependent women.

Dates: 1988-1993

Tax Lists for the City of Seattle

 Series
Identifier: 8004-01
Abstract

Rolls of taxes levied by the City of Seattle on its residents, 1874-1876.

Dates: 1874-1876

Technology and Labor Committee Records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4670-06
Scope and Contents note

Agendas, correspondence, staff reports, draft legislation, and notes related to labor issues and City-wide technology development and implementation including cable franchising.

Dates: 1997

Technology and Telecommunications Committee Records

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 4670-05
Scope and Contents note

Agendas, staff reports, correspondence and memoranda related to city-wide technology and telecommunications issues. Subjects include cable franchising, system standards, Channel 28, the Public Access Network, and general technology policy.

Dates: 1996

Time and Payroll Books

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 8001-02
Scope and Contents note

Time and pay record for Treasurer's Office employees. Includes employee name, position title, days and attendance marks, monthly wage rate, amount due for pay period, total hours worked if less than full time, and special notes regarding vacations or other personnel actions.

Dates: 1908-1929

Tolt River Dam Construction Records

 Series
Identifier: 2614-05
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, memoranda, engineering notes, reports, logs, photographs, blueprints, maps, and accounting notes relating to the construction of the Tolt River Dam. Construction correspondence is arranged chronologically and includes a rudimentary index.

Dates: 1956-1970

Tolt River Water Supply Studies

 Series
Identifier: 2627-06
Scope and Contents note

Reports and studies concerning Seattle's water supply, especially relating to the Tolt River Watershed. Includes geologic reports, foundation condition, design studies, and a history of the Tolt River. Also included is correspondence related to various studies.



Dates: 1936-1966

Tolt River Water Treatment Facility Visitors Register

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 8204-04
Scope and Contents note

Name, address and remarks of visitors to the Tolt River Water Treatment facility.

Dates: 1963-2001

South Park City Council Minutes

 Series
Identifier: 9174-01
Scope and Contents note

Proceedings of South Park City Council.

Dates: 1902-1907

Town of South Park Ordinances

 Series
Identifier: 9174-02
Scope and Contents note

Ordinances passed by the South Park City Council.

Dates: 1903-1907

Town of South Park City Clerk's Files

 Series
Identifier: 9174-03
Scope and Contents note

Administrative records of South Park filed with the City Clerk. Materials include contracts, claims, bonds, correspondence, city officials' reports, oaths of office, petitions, and tax statements. Records relate to local improvements, franchise operations, elections, and licensing of saloons and sporting exhibitions.

Dates: 1902-1907

Townhouse Proposal Records

 Series
Identifier: 1650-21
Abstract

Proposals for the construction and renovation of townhouse units.

Dates: 1977-1980

City Light Toxics Advisory Group Records

 Series
Identifier: 1203-01
Scope and Contents note

Minutes, agendas, reports, memoranda, budget materials, and distribution lists for group established to discuss environmental hazards. The group compiled and disseminated information on hazards, such as electromagnetic field radiation, and generated reports on its findings.

Dates: 1991-1992

Traffic Advisory Commission Minutes

 Series
Identifier: 1802-M3
Scope and Contents note

The Traffic Advisory Commission discussed issues relating to traffic safety and congestion. This collection consists of minutes of the commission detailing members present and issues considered. Topics covered include bridge openings, traffic signals, pedestrian safety, street classification, parking, traffic congestion, and transit service.

Dates: 1954-1963

Traffic Engineering Annual Reports

 Series
Identifier: 2609-04
Scope and Contents note

Annual reports from Traffic Engineering, arranged chronologically.

Dates: 1920-1969; 1920-1948

Traffic Engineering Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 2609-01
Abstract

Material relating to traffic control and transportation planning in Seattle.

Dates: 1926-2000

Traffic Tally and Timely Tips (Newsletter)

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2609-06
Scope and Contents note

Newsletter produced by the Traffic Engineering Division reporting accident statistics as well as related news items. Later issues are yearly and titled "Traffic Accident Summary."

Dates: 1955-1996

Traffic Violations Bureau Monthly Reports

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1802-E6
Scope and Contents note

Monthly reports of the Traffic Violations Bureau. Includes number of traffic and parking tickets issued, the number of tickets cleared, record of court cases, and amount of bail and fines paid. Reports do not include violations booked through the police department such as drunken driving and hit and run accidents.

Dates: 1935-1962; 1939-1950

Transit News (Newsletter)

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 9379-03
Abstract

Newsletter for employees of the Seattle Transit System.

Dates: 1957-1972

Transit Talk (Newsletter)

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 9380-07
Abstract

Newsletter for employees of the Seattle Transit System.

Dates: 1942-1947

Transportation Committee Records

 Series
Identifier: 4614-04
Scope and Contents note

Committee calendars including issues under consideration and committee action. Files contain correspondence, personal notes, staff memoranda, testimony, and draft legislation. Records relate to all transportation and traffic issues affecting Seattle and requiring City Council attention.

Dates: 1976-1991

Transportation Committee Records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4621-04
Scope and Contents note

Agendas, draft legislation, staff reports, correspondence, memoranda, and testimony regarding traffic and transportation issues during Conlin's tenure as Committee chair.

Dates: 2002-2005

Transportation Committee Records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4624-08
Scope and Contents note

Agendas, draft legislation, correspondence, reports, and staff notes relating to traffic and transportation issues referred to the Committee during Drago's tenure as chair.

Dates: 2006-2009

Transportation Committee Records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4652-03
Scope and Contents note

Agendas, correspondence, draft legislation, and staff reports related to legislation and issues discussed by the Transportation Committee.

Dates: 1996

Transportation Committee Records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4654-03
Scope and Contents note

Agendas, draft legislation, correspondence, reports, and staff notes relating to traffic and transportation issues referred to the Committee.

Dates: 1997-2001

George Benson Transportation Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 4614-05
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, reports, studies, committee minutes, news releases, and notes relating to City transportation and traffic issues. The bulk of the records concern reestablishing the electric trolley system and developing the Waterfront Streetcar.

Dates: 1972-1987

Treasurer Annual Reports

 Series
Identifier: 1802-J1
Scope and Contents note

The Treasurer annual reports date from 1907 to 1985 and detail cash transactions for the City. In the 1980s the reports are published and include photographs and some text, in addition to financial statistics.

Dates: 1907-1991

Wesley C. Uhlman Departmental Correspondence

 Series
Identifier: 5287-01
Scope and Contents note Correspondence with city departments regarding ongoing operations as well as specific issues and events. The largest section of records covers the Executive Department, which includes the office and activities of the Mayor as well as subsidiary agencies like the Citizens Service Bureau, the Office of Policy Planning, and the Office of Management and Budget. Mayoral staffers' files are also included. Records relating to the Department of Community Development go into detail about the city's...
Dates: 1956-1977

Wesley C. Uhlman Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 5287-02
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 Uhlman's tenure. Topics range in scale from large transportation projects and the 1976 U.S. Bicentennial to individual parks and fire stations. The records include correspondence with and about local organizations, boards and commissions, and other governmental entities. The records also include routine mayoral correspondence such as thank you...
Dates: 1957-1977

Wesley C. Uhlman General Correspondence

 Series
Identifier: 5287-03
Scope and Contents note

Series contains correspondence with individuals and institutions, filed by letter. Many of these are from citizens who wrote to the mayor about a particular issue of concern to them. Other miscellaneous correspondence, sorted by year, is also included.

Dates: 1964-1978

Wesley C. Uhlman Mayoral Proclamations

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 5287-05
Scope and Contents note

Ceremonial documents issued by the Mayor honoring individuals and organizations, and celebrating special events. Records include a copy of the proclamation and, in some cases, information about the honoree or the event being celebrated. Proclamations exist for 1969-1970 and 1976-1977. The earliest proclamations are arranged alphabetically, while those from 1976 and 1977 are filed in rough chronological order.

Dates: 1969-1977

Fire Department Union Records

 Series
Identifier: 2802-02
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, meeting minutes, grievances, agreements and contracts, and negotiation and arbitration files maintained by the department primarily relating to the Firefighters Union Local 27. Two folders relate to Local 2898

Dates: 1964-1998

United States Postal Service Project Records

 Series
Identifier: 1624-01
Abstract

Records relating to U.S. Postal Service office site selection.

Dates: 1974-1983