City and Town Life

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.

Official filings with the Seattle City Clerk including petitions, claims, reports, contracts, bids, and other documents relating to the early years of Seattle's municipal government, 1874-1905.

Materials compiled by the Neighborhood Planning Office to assist groups in creating neighborhood plans.

Meeting summaries for task forces of the Seattle 2000 Commission, which set goals for the city for the year 2000.

Newsletters detailing issues in neighborhoods across Seattle.

Records of the Department of Neighborhoods' Public Information Officer.

Records documenting the activities of the Downtown Service Center.

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

Monthly reports on the activities of the Seattle Police Department's Women's Division Night Patrol, 1934-1939.