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Seattle

 Subject
Subject Source: Nwda

Found in 50 Collections and/or Records:

Capitol Hill Neighborhood Service Center Records

 Series
Identifier: 5752-08
Abstract

Records documenting the activities of the Capitol Hill Neighborhood Service Center.

Dates: 1968-2009; 1988-2009

Central Area Neighborhood District Coordinator Records

 Series
Identifier: 5752-13
Abstract

Records documenting the activities of the Central District neighborhood coordinator.

Dates: 1986-2017

Central Neighborhood Service Center Records

 Series
Identifier: 5752-09
Abstract

Records documenting the activities of the Central Neighborhood Service Center.

Dates: 1977-2011

City Neighborhood Council Records

 Series
Identifier: 5751-01
Abstract

Agendas, minutes, correspondence, and audio tapes of meetings of the City Neighborhood Council. Records reflect important issues, including neighborhood planning, the role of the Council, the Neighborhood Matching Fund, and district boundaries.

Dates: 1987-2009

Department of Housing and Human Services Reorganization Records

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 3600-01
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, reports, organization charts, mission statements, and proposed models regarding the dissolution of the Department of Community Development and the reorganization of its functions into the Department of Neighborhoods and the Department of Housing and Human Services.

Dates: 1990-1992

Department of Neighborhoods Publications

 Series
Identifier: 5750-03
Scope and Contents note

Newsletters and brochures produced by the department.

Dates: 1980-2009

Fremont Neighborhood Service Center Records

 Series — Box 5
Identifier: 5752-05
Abstract

Records documenting the activities of the Fremont Neighborhoood Service Center.

Dates: 1952-2010; 1990-2010

Greater Duwamish Neighborhood Service Center Records

 Series
Identifier: 5752-10
Abstract

Records documenting the activities of the Greater Duwamish Neighborhood Service Center.

Dates: 1980-2011

Greenwood Neighborhood Service Center Records

 Series
Identifier: 5752-06
Abstract

Records relating to neighborhood planning and activities in Greenwood and other neighborhoods of north Seattle.

Dates: 1970-2010; 1988-2003

Interdepartmental Neighborhood Coordinating Committee Records

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 5755-01
Scope and Contents note The Interdepartmental Neighborhood Coordinating Committee (INCC) was created in the Office of Neighborhoods in 1988 with a broad mission of coordinating departmental responses to neighborhood needs. The mission was later narrowed to focus on improving citizen access to City departments. The INCC was comprised primarily of public information officers and other public contact people from departments that interacted regularly with neighborhoods. The records include correspondence, schedules of...
Dates: 1988-1990

Neighborhood Architecture Photographs and Surveys

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1629-02
Abstract

Surveys, maps, and photographs documenting neighborhood architecture.

Dates: 1975-1977

Kroll Atlas of Seattle

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 5759-01
Scope and Contents note

Maps of Seattle showing additions, blocks, and lots. Includes detailed information such as composition of buildings, addresses, streetcar and railroad lines, street grades, locations of fire hydrants and water mains and sewers, and type of paving. One volume is dated 1920; the later volume indicates it was purchased in 1944.

Dates: 1920-1944

Neighborhood Matching Fund Administrative Records

 Series
Identifier: 5756-01
Abstract

Records documenting the administration of Neighborhood Matching Fund grants.

Dates: 1988-2009

Neighborhood News (Newsletter)

 Series
Identifier: 5750-02
Scope and Contents note Newsletter for citizens with information about city programs, special events, and neighborhood projects. Published monthly through 1993 and then bimonthly thereafter. In 2009 publication changes to quarterly. Digital only issues start in 2010. Digital copies are available as .pdf files from 2005 to 2010. Issues 1993 through 2004 are in hard copy only. From 2005 to 2012, electronic copies are available through ...
Dates: 1989-2010

Neighborhood Outreach and Development Fund Records

 Series
Identifier: 5756-08
Abstract

Records regarding Neighborhood Outreach and Development grants from the Neighborhood Matching Fund.

Dates: 1996-2005

Neighborhood Planning Advisory Committee Records

 Series
Identifier: 5760-05
Abstract

Neighborhood Planning Advisory Committee (NPAC) records contain information regarding committee meetings, projects, and members.

Dates: 1994-2010

Neighborhood Planning Office Community Profiles

 Series
Identifier: 5762-03
Abstract

Profiles of Seattle neighborhoods compiled by the Office of Management and Planning for the Neighborhood Planning Office.

Dates: 1992-1997

Neighborhood Planning Tool Kit

 Series
Identifier: 5761-03
Abstract

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

Dates: 1997

Pike Place Market Business Relocation Cards

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 5754-D3
Scope and Contents note The Office of Urban Conservation was created in 1975 as part of the Department of Community Development (DCD). It was founded in an era of citizen protests against a proposed urban renewal program that would have demolished Pioneer Square and Pike Place Market. The office’s mandate was to coordinate Seattle’s historic preservation programs and administer the city’s landmark boards and historic districts. When DCD was abolished in 1992, the office became the Historic Preservation Program in...
Dates: 1975

Pike Place Market Historical District Prints and Negatives

 Series
Identifier: 5754-D4
Scope and Contents note The Office of Urban Conservation was created in 1975 as part of the Department of Community Development (DCD). It was founded in an era of citizen protests against a proposed urban renewal program that would have demolished Pioneer Square and Pike Place Market. The office’s mandate was to coordinate Seattle’s historic preservation programs and administer the city’s landmark boards and historic districts. When DCD was abolished in 1992, the office became the Historic Preservation Program in...
Dates: 1973-1981

Queen Anne/Magnolia Neighborhood Service Center Records

 Series
Identifier: 5752-07
Abstract

Records documenting the activities of the Queen Anne/Magnolia Neighborhood Service Center.

Dates: 1995-2007; 1999-2002

Citizens Service Bureau Director's Records

 Series
Identifier: 5752-03
Abstract

Records of the Citizens Service Bureau which was created in 1965 to handle citizen complaints and serve as a referral resource for city services.

Dates: 1988-2000

City/University Community Advisory Committee Records

 Series
Identifier: 5757-03
Abstract

Records of a committee that advises the City and the University on University growth.

Dates: 1988-2003

African American Museum Project Records

 Series
Identifier: 5751-05
Abstract

Documents the effort to establish an African American Museum at the site of the former Colman School in Seattle.

Dates: 1984-2000; 1991-1998

Central Area Special Projects Records

 Series
Identifier: 5751-03
Abstract

Project records relating to the Central Area of Seattle

Dates: 1976-1998; 1992-1997

Community Issues (Newsletter)

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 5750-06
Abstract

Newsletters detailing issues in neighborhoods across Seattle.

Dates: 1991-2003

Involving All Neighbors Project Records

 Series
Identifier: 5751-02
Abstract

Records of a neighborhood project concerning disabled citizens.

Dates: 1995-2007

Neighborhood Development Managers Records

 Series
Identifier: 5757-02
Abstract

Records concerning the implementation of Seattle neighborhood plans and projects.

Dates: 1988-2004; 1999-2003

Neighborhood Street Fund Records

 Series
Identifier: 5751-06
Abstract

Records concerning street improvement projects in Seattle neighborhoods

Dates: 1994-2011

P-Patch Surveys

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 5751-09
Abstract

Surveys collecting demographic information about community gardeners in Seattle.

Dates: 2001

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

Department of Neighborhoods Programs Division Administrative Records

 Series
Identifier: 5751-04
Abstract

Administrative records of the Neighborhood Programs Division

Dates: 1990-1998

Department of Neighborhoods Public Information Officer Records

 Series
Identifier: 5750-04
Abstract

Records of the Department of Neighborhoods' Public Information Officer.

Dates: 1991-2005

Small Sparks Fund Records

 Series
Identifier: 5756-06
Abstract

Records regarding Small Sparks grants from the Neighborhood Matching Fund.

Dates: 1999-2013

Department of Neighborhoods Special Projects Records

 Series
Identifier: 5751-07
Abstract

Project files for Seattle harborfront and neighborhood projects.

Dates: 1974-1998

Tree Fund Records

 Series
Identifier: 5756-04
Abstract

Grant records from the Neighborhood Matching Fund's Tree Fund.

Dates: 1996-2010

12th Avenue Development Plan Records

 Series
Identifier: 5757-04
Abstract

Records documenting a neighborhood redevelopment project in Seattle's Central District.

Dates: 1985-1998

Downtown Service Center Records

 Series
Identifier: 5752-04
Abstract

Records documenting the activities of the Downtown Service Center.

Dates: 1982-2010

External Beautification Fund Records

 Series
Identifier: 5756-05
Abstract

Records relating to grants for the beautification of public schools.

Dates: 1996-1997

Neighborhood Matching Fund Project Records

 Series
Identifier: 5756-02
Abstract

Project files from Seattle's Neighborhood Matching Fund program.

Dates: 1988-2010

Neighborhood Planning Implementation Records

 Series
Identifier: 5757-05
Abstract

Records regarding neighborhood plan updates.

Dates: 1996-2010; 2009-2010

Neighborhood Planning Office Director's Records

 Series
Identifier: 5760-01
Abstract

Director's Records (created by Director Karma Ruder) for the Neighborhood Planning Office, 1994-1999; included are materials relating to the planning process, the NPO's work with other City agencies, and issues faced by the neighborhoods.

Dates: 1991-1999; 1995-1998

Neighborhood Planning Project Records

 Series
Identifier: 5762-02
Abstract

Records concerning Seattle neighborhood planning.

Dates: 1990-2000; 1995-1999

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

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

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

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

West Seattle Neighborhood Service Center Records

 Series
Identifier: 5752-11
Abstract

Records documenting the activities of the West Seattle Neighborhood Service Center.

Dates: 1989-2010