Also known as the Hannukkah Eve Windstorm, this weather event caused wide-spread power outages and significant damage throughout the City of Seattle and the surrounding areas.

Reports filed by City Light to the U.S. Department of Energy.

Correspondence, reports, applications, permits, petitions, and contracts relating to construction, condemnations, street use, franchises, and rights of way. This series is an artificial collection arranged alphabetically by subject.

Records from a committee formed to provide comments and recommendations to Seattle City Light regarding electric rate increases.

Correspondence, reports, articles, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, and advertisements relating to the Skagit River, power rates, and City Light advertisements.

Narrative and statistical reports detailing the activities, projects, and programs of Seattle's public power utility. The reports provide broad outlines of the development of hydroelectric power systems and the extension of lighting services in the City.

Brochures, flyers, and other publications published by City Light. Also includes ephemera and Skagit postcards.

The survey was conducted by Seattle City Light in 1984 to gather economic and energy use characteristics of large industrial customers in the Seattle area. The survey, carried out by the Load Forecasting Section, covered two concerns: energy costs and plant characteristics, and economic characteristics. Among the customers surveyed were Bethlehem Steel, Olumpic Foundry, Seattle Times, Rainier Brewery, Aitron, and Darigold.

Various publications produced by City Light.

Summary personnel information for City Light employees. Includes name, job title, pay rate, dates of job changes or personnel action, and address. Arranged alphabetically.

Charts, figures, statistics, performance curves, schematics, diagrams, cost estimates, computations, graphs, property agreements, and reservoir capacity figures on the Skagit River Power Development Project and the Cedar Falls Power Plant. Includes data for the Gorge Powerhouse and Diablo Dam.

Monthly publication published by City Light and the Employee Association with departmental and employee news. Illustrated. The City Light Employees' Association (CLEA), began in 1937 as a non-profit organization administered by volunteer employees for the employees of City Light. Its purpose is to promote employee morale by offering activities and discount benefits to its members.

Correspondence, memoranda, reports, notes, City Council briefings, and press clippings relating to issues before the Seattle City Council during Compton's tenure. Major topics of interest to Compton were technology and public safety.

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

Register of guests and visitors to the Engineer's Camp during the construction of the Diablo Dam. Contains signatures, the city or country from which the guest was visiting, and the date of the visit. Most of the guests were from Seattle or Portland, but some did visit from Chicago, Washington DC, the U.S.S.R., and Japan.

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.

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.

Monthly publication for City Light employees.

Brief abstracts of ordinances relating to Water and Lighting Departments. Includes ordinance number, date and summary. Covers ordinances 487 to 22011.

Reports to the Superintendent from branches and divisions of City Light

Scrapbooks containing newspaper, magazine, and other advertisements from Seattle City Light.

Annual reports for Municipal Light and Power Plant and System, Lighting Department, and Seattle City Light. Includes financial reports as well as comparative reports on highlights of years. Lighting Department annual reports contain historical reviews, illustrations, and statistical information. Also includes the 1977 and 1978 annual reports for the City Light Office of Conservation.

Records regarding a research project for generating electricity

Planning records for Seattle's Boundary Dam.

Planning records for City Light's Capital Improvement Program

Records of Superintendent Randall W. Hardy and other staff of Seattle City Light .

Records relating to City Light's community outreach efforts.

Records of a proposed hydroelectric project on the Skagit River

Planning records for a coal plant in Creston, Washington

Administrative records of the City Light Branch that interacts directly with customers

The Seattle City Light Department History File, 1894-1972, consists of correspondence, typed histories, reports, newspaper clippings, and pamphlets related to the history of Seattle City Light.

Distribution Branch Directors' Records

Scrapbooks assembled by a City Light employee, containing photographs, newspaper clippings, and other ephemera related to the organization and its employees.

Survey of City of Seattle employees

Power plant maintenance records.

Images of damage to transmission poles and transformers caused by auto accidents and weather-related incidents.

Records concerning floods and flood control near Seattle City Light hydroelectric projects.

Financial records of Seattle Lighting Department

Data from City Light hydroelectric projects.

Planning files for a Seattle celebration of the Millennium.

Internal weekly publication containing project and personnel news. Also included are weekly electricity generation and usage statistics.

Financial reports for electric energy transactions.

Records concerning Seattle electric power production and related topics

Records of the division that manages Seattle City Light properties

Radio talks and public presentations related to public power.

Records relating to power management and regional power associations.

Records of organizations concerned with electric power planning in the western United States.

Records of Seattle City Light's hydroelectric projects on the Skagit River

Snowpack data

Writings and publications regarding J. D. Ross

Records documenting the administration, activities and projects of Seattle City Light

Video and slide show production files

Climatological data and studies.

Financial records of Seattle Lighting Department

Records of the Seattle Department of Engineering consisting of correspondence between the Department and grantees of utility franchises. Also included are agreements, maps, drawings, and photographs.

Seattle City Light agency history, including files from longtime superintendent J.D. Ross.

Records promoting a program that assisted low-income households with weatherization services.

Weekly newsletter serving personnel and their families at Diablo and Newhalem. Includes news of social activities, school sports and activities, cultural events, and items related to the comings and goings of employees and their families.

Correspondence, memoranda, reports, and reference materials relating to Benson and topics of particular interest to him. Major subjects include parks and recreation, traffic and transportation, and the Westlake Mall Project, the Downtown Seattle Transit Project, the University District Transportation Program, the Waterfront Streetcar, gun control, land use, and solid waste disposal.

Minutes, agendas, reports, memoranda, budget materials, and distribution lists for group established to discuss environmental hazards. The group compiled and disseminated information on hazards, such as electromagnetic field radiation, and generated reports on its findings.

Agendas, correspondence, staff reports, and draft legislation related to the issues and work of the Utilities and Environmental Management Committee.