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Seattle Municipal Archives Finding Aids

Seattle

 Subject
Subject Source: Nwda

Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:

Law Department Annual Reports

 Series
Identifier: 4400-01
Scope and Contents note

Annual reports detailing departmental activities including a recapitulation of cases, claims, condemnations, and legal opinions.

Dates: 1957-1978

Baseball Litigation Records

 Series
Identifier: 4402-02
Abstract

Records relating to the Seattle Pilots' short residence in the city, including maintenance files for Sick's Stadium and documents relating to various lawsuits after the team left Seattle.

Dates: 1932-1977; 1964-1977

Condemnation Files

 Series
Identifier: 4403-04
Scope and Contents note Court documents, correspondence, condemnation maps, title reports, deeds, property appraisals, and photographs relating to the condemnation of property for use in constructing and improving streets, boulevards, regrading projects, sewers, water supply systems, electric generation and transmission facilities, garbage disposal sites, parks, playfields, and municipal buildings. Also includes files for condemnations of City property and easements by the State of Washington, King County and other...
Dates: 1897-1982; 1901-1981

Law Department Correspondence (Series II)

 Series
Identifier: 4401-02
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence to and from the City Attorney. Includes requests from City agencies for legal opinions and advice.



Dates: 1939-1977

Law Department Annual Reports

 Series
Identifier: 1802-H1
Abstract

Annual reports for the Law Department and City Attorney's Office.

Dates: 1894-2023

Legal Opinions Regarding Public Utilities

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 4401-04
Scope and Contents note

Opinions issued by the City Attorney at the request of various City officials regarding public utility issues. Included are Seattle's water system, refuse disposal, electricity, and the street railway and transit systems.

Dates: 1907-1972

Liquid Asphalt Anti-Trust Case Records

 Series
Identifier: 4402-03
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, memoranda, court documents, and exhibits relating to the liquid asphalt anti-trust suit against the Chevron Asphalt Company. The City was a party to the suit that was filed by the State of Washington.

Dates: 1958-1975

Sand Point Naval Air Station Property Title History

 Series
Identifier: 4403-03
Scope and Contents note

Maps, abstracts of City of Seattle and King County resolutions, copies of deeds, ordinances, and notes regarding the title to the Sand Point Naval Station property. Includes "Report to the King County Council on County Interests in the Sand Point Properties" prepared by the King County Prosecutor.

Dates: 1920-1974

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

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

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