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Seattle Municipal Archives Finding Aids

Seattle

 Subject
Subject Source: Nwda

Found in 1150 Collections and/or Records:

Civil Service Commission Policy Statements

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 6010-08
Scope and Contents note

Summaries of Commission policies extracted from Commission minutes.

Dates: 1941-1973

Population and Census Data

 Series
Identifier: 1802-D1
Scope and Contents note

Population studies, statistics, and census data primarily for Seattle and the metropolitan area. Includes reports on population of cities and towns in Washington State, population and housing trends in Seattle, and of special interest, the official census of the Town of West Seattle in 1907.

Dates: 1907-1981

Port Warden Reports

 Series
Identifier: 1802-C7
Abstract

Monthly reports of the Port Warden, 1900-1938.

Dates: 1900-1938

Postcard Collection

 Series
Identifier: 9901-01
Scope and Contents note

Postcards collected from a variety of sources. Primarily of Seattle locations, postcards from other states and other countries are also included. Photographic, lithographic, and other types of postcards are included. The majority of postcards are 3x5" but larger ones are included in the collection.

Dates: 1900-2000

Bumbershoot Festival Posters

 Series
Identifier: 9312-02
Scope and Contents note

Promotional posters for the Bumbershoot Festival. Not all inclusive years are represented. Duplicates exist for 1984, 1987, and 1992, with triplicates for 1988.

Dates: 1978-2005

Seattle Arts Commission Posters and Flyers

 Series
Identifier: 7403-04
Scope and Contents note

Promotional posters for festivals and exhibits sponsored on City-owned property including the Bumbershoot Festival and Public Art Space exhibitions. Flyers of public art and culture walking maps for Downtown and the University District are cataloged separately in the Map Index.

Dates: 1978-1991

Pratt Fine Arts Center Records

 Series
Identifier: 5810-01
Abstract

Records of a Seattle visual arts school and studio.

Dates: 1975-1982

Seattle Center Press Releases

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 7613-02
Scope and Contents note

Press releases concerning programs and activities at the Seattle Center.

Dates: 1981-1984

Private Contracts Project Records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2615-01
Scope and Contents note

Drawings, correspondence, copies of legislation, certificates of completion, estimates, and agreements relating to private agencies granted contracts to develop areas at their own expense. Arranged by street or plat description. Folder titles link to associated legislation. The number of the Resolution, Clerk/Comptroller, Council Bill or Ordinance number can be entered as a search term, if known.



Dates: 1918-1972

Pro Parks Acquisition Photographs

 Series
Identifier: 5811-02
Scope and Contents note This collection dates from the late 1960's through 2006. Photographs in this collection represent nearly 100 of Seattle's city parks, community centers, sports fields and natural areas from pre-construction and development through construction and dedication. Documented are the activities and projects of several city and publicly-funded programs: the 1968 Forward Thrust program, the 1990 Open Space program, the 1991 (renewed in 1999) Community Center Levy program, and the 2000 Pro Parks Levy...
Dates: 1966-2006

Pro Parks Development Digital Photographs

 Series
Identifier: 5811-01
Abstract

Digital images documenting community center and park openings.

Dates: 2007

Promotion and Publicity Records

 Series
Identifier: 7613-01
Abstract

Records relating to events held at Seattle Center.

Dates: 1977-1984

Department of Parks and Recreation Property Appraisals

 Series
Identifier: 5804-06
Scope and Contents note Contains property appraisal reports generated by real estate appraisers for the Parks Department. The sites were acquired by the department for usage as park facilities. Included are comparable sale appraisals for other properties near the subject property. Also included are some acquisition documents for Harrison Ridge Greenbelt and the Queen Anne Pool. These records include deed transfers and insurance records. Two oversized folders contain maps which accompanied the property...
Dates: 1962-1977

Proposed City Budgets

 Series
Identifier: 1802-D2
Scope and Contents note

Budget proposals drafted by the Mayor's budget office and submitted to the City Council for consideration. The City Council subsequently holds hearings, amends the proposed budget, and passes on the final decisions.

Dates: 1968-1986

Public Development Authority Documents

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1802-D3
Scope and Contents note

Annual reports, financial reports and audits, minutes, charters, rules, and applications of public corporations known as public development authorities (PDA). PDAs are responsible for policy formulation and administration of certain public historic districts, public low income housing or housing rehabilitation programs, and economic development programs.

Dates: 1971-2001

Fire Department Public Information Officer Records

 Series
Identifier: 2801-15
Scope and Contents note Records from the Public Information Officer documenting the activities of the Seattle Fire Department from the 1960s through the late 1980s. The collection includes press releases dating from the 1960s through the 1980s, graduation ceremony programs and planning records, fire station dedication and rededication records, as well as memos from various fire chiefs, citizen complaints and responses, and information on fire safety films. Of particular interest are records pertaining to the...
Dates: 1915-1993

Public Safety and Technology Committee Records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4620-03
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, memoranda, draft legislation, staff reports, and notes related to public safety concerns and city-wide technology issues.

Dates: 2000-2003

Public Safety Civil Service Commission Women Firefighters Project Records

 Series
Identifier: 6802-01
Abstract

Materials relating to the formation and implementation of a Pre-Recruit Firefighter Program for women, 1976-1977.

Dates: 1976-1977

Public Safety Committee Agendas

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 4663-04
Scope and Contents note

Agendas of the Public Safety Committee during Noland's tenure as committee chair. Agendas are annotated with committee votes, audio tape information, and some marginal notes, and include some background materials related to issues before the committee.

Dates: 1996-1997

Public Safety Committee Agendas

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4667-04
Scope and Contents note

Agendas of the Public Safety Committee meetings, including agendas from Jane Noland's tenure as chair. Includes hand written notes and annotations regarding votes on proposed legislation and issues before the committee.

Dates: 1988-1997

Public Safety Committee Records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4674-04
Scope and Contents note

Records include committee agendas, correspondence, staff reports, and draft legislation relating to public safety issues during the first two years that Rice chaired the Public Safety Committee. Agendas include legislation under consideration and action and recommendations by the committee.

Dates: 1986-1987

Public Safety, Governmental Relations, and Arts Committee Records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4650-06
Scope and Contents note

Agendas, correspondence, reports, and draft legislation relating to public safety, police accountability, the arts, and human rights and discrimination. In 2004 and 2005 the committee was known as the Public Safety, Civil Rights, and Arts Committee.

Dates: 2004-2007

Public Safety, Health, and Technology Committee Records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4670-07
Scope and Contents note

Agendas, briefing papers, staff reports, draft legislation, and correspondence related to issues before the Public Safety, Health, and Technology Committee.

Dates: 1998-1999

Public Safety, Human Services, and Education Committee Records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4615-03
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, memoranda, draft legislation, staff reports, and other committee records from Burgess's tenure as committee chair. Issues addressed include indigent public defense, youth violence, the siting of Fire Station 20, police accountability, jail services, prostitution, and the Families and Education Levy. From 2010 through 2011, the body was named the Public Safety and Education Committee.

Dates: 2008-2011

Public Service Journal

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 9905-03
Scope and Contents note

Monthly newspaper published by the Civil Service League of City Employees.

Dates: 1937-1983