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Seattle Municipal Archives Finding Aids

Housing -- Washington (State) -- Seattle

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 42 Collections and/or Records:

Tim Burgess Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 4615-02
Abstract

Records covering issues of note during Burgess's time on City Council.

Dates: Majority of material found within 2008-2017; 1998-2017

Charlie Chong Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 4619-02
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, memoranda, reports, notes, and newspaper clippings related to issues before the City Council during Chong's tenure. Subjects include Sand Point reuse, the Seahawks Stadium and vote, Comprehensive Plan, off-leash areas, City-wide personnel issues, schools, and various City department policy and reorganization issues.

Dates: 1991-1997

Community Development Block Grant Administration Records

 Series
Identifier: 1605-01
Abstract

Records documenting DCD's administration of Community Development Block Grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Dates: 1975-1989

Community Development Block Grant Grantee Performance Reports

 Series
Identifier: 1605-03
Abstract

Performance reports submitted to HUD regarding activities funded by Community Development Block Grants.

Dates: 1976-1987

Community Development Block Grant Project Records

 Series
Identifier: 1605-02
Abstract

Records documenting work on Community Development Block Grant projects in Seattle.

Dates: 1971-1988; 1975-1988

Department of Community Development Community Services Records

 Series
Identifier: 1604-01
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, reports, YANIP newsletters, activity reports, and press clippings relating to the Yesler-Atlantic Neighborhood Improvement Project.

Dates: 1966-1975

Department of Community Development Director's Records

 Series
Identifier: 1600-03
Abstract

Working papers, correspondence, and subject files of Department of Community Development directors. Includes memoranda, notes, and reports relating to project and program development and City planning. Major issues covered include housing, economic development, neighborhood revitalization, urban renewal, and downtown planning.

Dates: 1970-1991; 1976-1991

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

Finance and Housing Committee Records

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 4660-05
Abstract

Records of the committee while Mosqueda was chair.

Dates: 2020-2023

Lisa Herbold Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 4635-02
Abstract

Records from Lisa Herbold's office from her time serving on Seattle City Council.

Dates: 2003-2023; Majority of material found within 2016-2023

Michael Hildt Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 4636-02
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1978-1985

Housing Code Violation Appeals

 Series
Identifier: 3403-05
Abstract

Appeals of housing code violations issued by the city.

Dates: 1996-2010

Housing, Human Services, Health, and Culture Committee Records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4650-08
Abstract

Records of the committee from Nick Licata's tenure as chair.

Dates: 2010-2013

Debora Juarez Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 4642-02
Abstract

Records from Debora Juarez's office during her time on Seattle City Council.

Dates: 2009-2023; Majority of material found within 2016-2023

Paul Kraabel Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 4647-02
Abstract

Records documenting Paul Kraabel's tenure on the Seattle City Council from 1975-1991.

Dates: 1972-1991; 1980-1989

John Manning Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 4652-02
Abstract

Records of John Manning during his service as Seattle City Councilmember.

Dates: 1992-1996

Mayor's Office Central Files

 Series
Identifier: 5200-07
Abstract

Central file created and maintained by the Office of the Mayor.

Dates: 1979-2002

Richard McIver Electronic Correspondence

 Series
Identifier: 4654-01
Abstract

This series includes general correspondence from councilmember Richard McIver and his Legislative Assistant Francis Youn. It contains internal and external correspondence revolving around the business of the city council.

Dates: 1999-2009

Tammy Morales Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 4657-02
Abstract

Records from Tammy Morales's office from her time serving on Seattle City Council.

Dates: 2009-2025; Majority of material found within 2019-2024

Teresa Mosqueda Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 4660-02
Abstract

Records from Mosqueda's office during her time serving on Seattle City Council.

Dates: 2006-2024; Majority of material found within 2018-2024

Jane Noland Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 4663-02
Abstract

Records from Jane Noland's tenure as Seattle City Councilmember.

Dates: 1983-1997

North Greenwood Neighborhood Development Project Records

 Series
Identifier: 1624-08
Abstract

Records related to North Greenwood neighborhood improvement projects.

Dates: 1971-1979

Mike O'Brien Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 4665-02
Abstract

Records created and received by O'Brien's office during his tenure as Seattle City Councilmember.

Dates: Majority of material found within 2010-2019; 1997-2019

John Okamoto Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 4666-02
Scope and Contents Note

Constituent correspondence and collected subject files. Letters from April 2015 are addressed to Clark and then to Okamoto. Replies are not collected with these constituent letters.

Subject files include materials related to the committees that Okamoto served on: Education and Governance; Energy; Housing Affordability, Human Services and Economic Resiliency; Planning, Land Use and Sustainability; and Select Committee on Housing Affordability.

Dates: 2015

Planning, Land Use, and Sustainability Committee Records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4621-10
Abstract

Records of the committee during Richard Conlin's tenure as chair.

Dates: 2012-2013

Planning, Land Use & Sustainability Committee Records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4665-05
Scope and Contents Note

Records from the 2014 Planning, Land Use & Sustainability Committee meetings. Includes discussion on land use and rezoning, micro-housing, and workforce housing among many other topics. Supporting documents include reports, public statements, and printed presentations.

Dates: 2014-2015

Norm Rice Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 4674-02
Abstract

Records documenting Norm Rice's eleven years on the Seattle City Council, 1978-1989; included are correspondence, memoranda, and reports relating to Rice's work on financial management, housing, public safety, and education, among other issues.

Dates: 1973-1992

Kshama Sawant Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 4679-02
Abstract

Records from Sawant's office during her tenure on Seattle City Council.

Dates: Majority of material found within 2014-2023; 2011-2023

Community Development Block Grant Administration Records

 Series
Identifier: 3618-01
Abstract

Records documenting the Department of Human Services' administration of Community Development Block Grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Dates: 1974-2000

Community Development Block Grant Grantee Performance Reports

 Series
Identifier: 3618-03
Abstract

Records documenting the Department of Human Services' administration of Community Development Block Grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Dates: 1988-1999

Department of Community Development Architectural Services Records

 Series
Identifier: 1622-07
Abstract

Records regarding renovation of existing buildings to create low and middle income housing in Seattle.

Dates: 1977-1986

Department of Community Development Housing and Neighborhood Development Central Files

 Series
Identifier: 1620-02
Abstract

Records documenting urban renewal and neighborhood development projects.

Dates: 1960-1979

Department of Neighborhoods Director's Records

 Series
Identifier: 5750-01
Abstract

Records from directors of Seattle's Department of Neighborhoods.

Dates: 1991-2022

Pike/Pine Project Records

 Series
Identifier: 5751-08
Abstract

Records of a project which studied a neighborhood in Seattle's Capitol Hill district.

Dates: 1983-1991; 1989-1991

Housing Option Program Records

 Series
Identifier: 6330-01
Abstract

Records of a City of Seattle housing program.

Dates: 1989-1997

Mark Solomon Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 4685-02
Abstract

Records from Mark Solomon's office during his term serving on Seattle City Council.

Dates: 2023-2025

Jim Street Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 4683-02
Abstract

Subject files of Seattle City Council member Jim Street; includes correspondence, memoranda, reports, and studies relating to issues including land use, the downtown plan, neighborhood planning, housing, education, and economic development.

Dates: 1967-1995

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

Tanya Woo Office Electronic Correspondence

 Series
Identifier: 4697-01
Abstract

Email correspondence from Councilmember Tanya Woo and staff.

Dates: 2024-01-23 to 2024-12-02

Tom Weeks Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 4691-02
Abstract

Records from Weeks's office during his time on Seattle City Council.

Dates: 1989-1996

Woo, 2024-01-23 to 2024-12-02

 Sub-Series
Identifier: 01
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from Woo's office during her tenure on Seattle City Council. Includes emails from constituents and inter-office correspondence regarding bills relating to SODA, land use, housing, zoning, SDOT amendments, and public safety. Also includes details about Woo's trip to Seattle's sister city in China, Chongqing, as well as Seattle public relations events, community town halls, tours, speaking engagements, and landmark openings.

Dates: 2024-01-23 to 2024-12-02

Tanya Woo Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 4697-02
Abstract

Records from Tanya Woo's office during her time serving on Seattle City Council.

Dates: 2022-2024; Majority of material found within 2024