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Seattle Municipal Archives Finding Aids

Fort Lawton (Seattle, Wash.)

 Subject

Staff Only
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:

Department of Parks and Recreation Discovery Park Photograph Collection

 Series
Identifier: 5801-07
Abstract

Slides, prints, and negatives have been created and collected by park staff and volunteers and document the landscape, public programs, habitats, naturalists and docents, and the flora and fauna of Discovery Park.

Dates: 1904-2005
Found in: Seattle Municipal Archives

Sue Donaldson Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 4623-02
Scope and Contents note Correspondence, memoranda, reports, notes, and press clippings relating especially to land use issues and parks and recreation. Subjects include historic preservation, open spaces, shoreline park improvements, helicopters and helistop regulations, accessory housing, multi-family zoning, quasi-judicial issues, encroachment on Parks Department property, and environmentally critical areas. Also included are utility issues such as telecommunications, water quality, the Tolt River Filtration...
Dates: 1974-1999
Found in: Seattle Municipal Archives

Forward Thrust Photograph Collection

 Series
Identifier: 5804-04
Abstract

Visual materials related to Forward Thrust planning and projects.

Dates: 1963-1977
Found in: Seattle Municipal Archives

Housing, Health, Energy, and Workers' Rights Committee Records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4660-04
Abstract

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

Dates: 2018-2019
Found in: Seattle Municipal Archives

Kiehl-Mann Photograph Collection

 Series
Identifier: 9945-01
Scope and Contents note The original Kiehl negatives and photograph albums are at the University of Washington Special Collections. Most of Kiehl's photographs were taken while he was stationed at Fort Lawton although images include ones of his family at Fort Lawton, Port Townsend and other locations. Photographs of the family camping, the children posing, and automobile trips, are included with photographs of buildings and work at Fort Lawton. The material documenting Fort Lawton was collected and donated by Sara...
Dates: 1891-1987
Found in: Seattle Municipal Archives

Legislative Department Executive Director's Records

 Series
Identifier: 4600-01
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, memoranda, reports, studies, and staff reports related to issues that come before the City Council for consideration. Also includes copies of City Council work programs and policy planning agendas. A large portion of the material relates to regional planning issues, especially water, electrical power, transportation, and governance.

Dates: 1976-1994
Found in: Seattle Municipal Archives

Office of Urban Conservation Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 5754-01
Abstract

Materials documenting projects and concerns of the Office of Urban Conservation, a City of Seattle historic preservation agency.

Dates: 1974-2006
Found in: Seattle Municipal Archives

Charles T. Royer Departmental Correspondence

 Series
Identifier: 5274-01
Scope and Contents note Correspondence with city departments regarding departmental activities and programs. Records document ongoing operations as well as specific issues and events. A large portion of the records relate to the Department of Community Development and document the city's work on urban renewal, housing, neighborhood improvement, and historic preservation. Records relating to City Light deal with issues ranging from nuclear power to rates to discrimination against female and minority employees....
Dates: 1978-1989
Found in: Seattle Municipal Archives

Fort Lawton History Collection

 Series
Identifier: 5801-04
Abstract

Documents concerning the history of Fort Lawton and a reminiscence of a World War II German POW.

Dates: 1862-1995
Found in: Seattle Municipal Archives

Planning, Construction and Maintenance Records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 5804-05
Abstract

Records of the Parks Department's Facilities Maintenance Division. The records document changes and improvements in Seattle parks as well as the planning, design, and construction of new parks.

Dates: 1928-2003
Found in: Seattle Municipal Archives

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