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Seattle Municipal Archives Finding Aids

Seattle

 Subject
Subject Source: Nwda

Found in 1150 Collections and/or Records:

Register of Guaranty Deposit Trust Fund Vouchers

 Series
Identifier: 8002-01
Scope and Contents note

Listing of guaranty deposits including department, date, voucher number, to whom issued and paid, amount, and how paid.

Dates: 1907-1981

Water Department Register of Taps

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 8202-01
Scope and Contents note

Record of water tap locations arranged alphabetically by street name. Includes house numbers (old and new); owner; type of occupancy; assessment based on size, occupants, water facilities, and livestock; and tap number and location.

Dates: 1899

Seattle Transportation Commission Rehabilitation Bids

 Series
Identifier: 9380-03
Scope and Contents note

Bids for various work projects relating to the Reconstruction Finance Corporation funded rehabilitation of the City's transit system.

Dates: 1939

Relocation Services Correspondence

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 1642-12
Abstract

Correspondence relating to relocations due to urban renewal projects.

Dates: 1973-1976

Urban Renewal Program Relocation Services Records

 Series
Identifier: 1642-08
Abstract

Records relating to relocations from urban renewal areas.

Dates: 1967-1979

Reports and Studies

 Series
Identifier: 1802-D9
Scope and Contents note

Published and unpublished reports produced by City agencies or consultants for City agencies. These reports and studies concern all past and present activities, services, and controversies of City government.

Dates: 1895-1986

Seattle Transportation Commission Reports of Expenditures to Reconstruction Finance Corporation

 Series
Identifier: 9380-05
Scope and Contents note

Financial and narrative reports to the Reconstruction Finance Corporation regarding progress on the rehabilitation of the transit system in Seattle.

Dates: 1940-1942

Resignations and Removals

 Series
Identifier: 1802-D7
Scope and Contents note

Written resignations by elected officials, board and commission members, and city employees; and notifications to City Council by the Mayor of the removal from office of executive department heads and board and commission members.

Dates: 1897-1983

Seattle Transit Commission Resolutions

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 9379-02
Scope and Contents note

Resolutions relating to creation and compensation of positions in the Seattle transit system; to fares, passes, and promotions; to grant applications; and to policies and procedures.

Dates: 1952-1971

Seattle Transportation Commission Resolutions

 Series
Identifier: 9380-02
Scope and Contents note

Resolutions relating to the operation of Seattle Transit.

Dates: 1939-1951

Resolutions

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1801-09
Scope and Contents note

City legislation of an administrative or administrative nature, or expressing policy. Resolutions are passed by City Council and may carry the Mayor's signature as an endorsement. Arranged numerically with some early duplicate numbering because resolutions were maintained in two-year series from 1890-1906 with each series beginning with number 1. Beginning with series 1906, resolutions are on microfiche or microfilm cassette.

Dates: 1890-2017

North Beach Sewer District Resolutions

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 2631-03
Scope and Contents note

Official decisions, opinions, policies, and directives by the North Beach Sewer District Board of Commissioners. The resolutions expressed the Board's decisions related to fiscal, administrative, and legal matters relating to the operation of the Sewer District.

Dates: 1944-1951

Resolutions Register

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1801-10
Scope and Contents note One volume (1890-1906) is an index divided into three sections: numerical with references to bound volumes of resolutions, a broad subject index, and a more detailed subject index that also refers to the bound volumes. A card file (1907-1958), arranged numerically, includes description, reference to Council minutes, and general remarks. From 1958, the Resolutions Register contains the number, title, committee referral, and disposition. This series is superceded by the City Clerk's automated...
Dates: 1890-1992

Rezone Records

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 1650-12
Scope and Contents note

Rezone agendas, minutes, correspondence, rezoning petition reports, maps, and notes from City Planning Commission public hearings relating to rezone requests. Researchers should also refer to Record Series 1650-18. Arranged chronologically.

Dates: 1956-1958

Rezoning Hearing Records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1650-10
Scope and Contents note

Files generated by a petition to change a zoning designation. Includes property affected, justification for change, correspondence to Commission, meeting agendas, minutes of public hearings, actions taken by Commission, and zoning maps. Arranged chronologically.

Dates: 1948-1974

Rezoning Records

 Series
Identifier: 1650-18
Abstract

Working files maintained by the City Planning Commission for proposed rezones.

Dates: 1955-1975

R.F. Stewart Correspondence

 Series
Identifier: 1810-02
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence relating primarily to Council support functions of the City Clerk. The bulk of the material is outgoing correspondence reporting on actions taken by City Council. Principal correspondents include the Board of Public Works, City Comptroller, Corporation Counsel, and Reginald H. Thomson, then City Engineer.

Dates: 1894-1896

Norm Rice Departmental Correspondence

 Series
Identifier: 5272-01
Scope and Contents note

Records include correspondence, memoranda, reports, studies, and briefing materials to and from City agencies regarding the full range of municipal government activities during Rice's terms as mayor. Topics include municipal facilities, arts and culture, planning, budget and financial issues, and schools and education, among others. Records are arranged chronologically and then by major departments within City government. Constituent correspondence is included in this record series.

Dates: 1990-1997

Norm Rice Subject Files

 Series — Box 5
Identifier: 5272-02
Scope and Contents note Correspondence, memoranda, reports, studies, and other materials to and from non-city government agencies, businesses, associations, and the general public. Includes records about King County, state and federal government agencies, public development authorities, Metro, and boards and commissions, as well as constituent correspondence. Topics include the Seattle Mariners, sister cities, the Pang warehouse fire, the 1990 education summit, Pike Place Market, the Seattle Jobs Initiative,...
Dates: 1978-1997

Norm Rice Calendars

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 5272-03
Scope and Contents note

Appointment calendars documenting meetings and events during Rice's tenure as mayor. Also includes one appointment book from 1978.

Dates: 1978-1997

Norm Rice Weekly Department Reports

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 5272-04
Scope and Contents note Activity reports filed with the Mayor each week by Executive Department directors and superintendents. The reports include items needing the attention of the Mayor, and progress reports on departmental and mayoral work program goals. The records are useful in establishing a chronology of departmental activities and for identifying high profile news events involving City agencies. The reports are arranged chronologically and then by City department. Reports exist only for the first two years...
Dates: 1990-1991

Norm Rice Mayoral Proclamations

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 5272-05
Scope and Contents note

Ceremonial documents issued by the Mayor honoring individuals or organizations, or declaring the City's support for issues outside the City's governance. Records are arranged chronologically and without an index.

Dates: 1990-1997

Norm Rice Speeches and Statements

 Series
Identifier: 5272-06
Scope and Contents note

Talking points and speeches of Mayor Norm Rice. Speeches given at events and organizations such as Martin Luther King Memorial Service, United Way, National Association of Women in Construction, Earth Day, Red Cross, Chamber of Commerce, arts groups, meetings, ceremonial events and commencements on topics such as volunteerism, regional cooperation, social services, education, and the environment. Arranged chronologically.

Dates: 1989-1997

Norm Rice Photographs

 Series
Identifier: 5272-07
Scope and Contents note Photographs, primarily informal, of Norman Rice's tenure as Seattle mayor and some from his years as Councilmember and before. Most are color photographs, but some black and white photographs are also included. Represented in the images are campaigns, city events, political events, meetings and conferences (including the U.S. Conference of Mayors and the National Black Bar Association Conference), visits to Seattle by dignitaries and celebrities, and sister city events and travel. Events...
Dates: 1978-1997

Norm Rice Campaign Materials

 Series
Identifier: 5272-09
Scope and Contents note

Records from Rice's city council races in 1978, 1979, and 1983 and his mayoral runs in 1989 and 1993. The series also includes materials from his 1985 mayoral bid, his 1988 congressional race, and his 1996 gubernatorial race, all unsuccessful. Records include campaign flyers, news clippings, briefing books, invitations, debate preparation materials, and calendars.

Dates: 1978-1996