These cards list ordinances in numerical order with a short title, Council Bill number, and date approved. Information is sketchy between 1883-1910. Included are some entries from Ballard, Columbia City, and Georgetown.

Permanent laws of the City passed by City Council and signed by the Mayor. Includes ordinance number, title, text, date passed, and signatures. In some instances, background correspondence and affidavits of publication are filed in the ordinance jackets. Most ordinances from number 1 to 254 are not extant. Ordinances 255 to 1068 are found in bound volumes. All other ordinances are microfiched and hardcopy is arranged numerically in boxes.

The Pacific Science Center began as the Science Pavilion during Seattle's 1962 World's Fair, and became a science museum after the fair concluded.The Foundation, made up of community members, oversaw the activities of the museum. Meeting minutes cover topics such as exhibits, finances, awards, membership, and programs and events.

Committee meeting records maintained by Benson during his tenure as committee chair. Includes committee calendars with roster of issues and action taken, staff memoranda, correspondence, reports, and draft legislation relating to parks and recreation, and community oriented social services.

Committee calendars, correspondence, memoranda, reports, notes, and draft legislation relating to City parks, recreation, community centers, festivals, and the arts. Arranged chronologically.

Agendas, correspondence, staff reports, and draft legislation related to the City's parks system and publicly owned lands.

Committee calendars, correspondence, staff notes, reports, and draft legislation relating to City parks and public grounds. Arranged chronologically.

Agendas, draft legislation, background information, and reports covering issues before the committee, including Seattle Center master plan, Parks and Green Space Levy, Magnuson Park, Bell Street Park Boulevard, historic preservation, the Museum of History and Industry, and the Seattle Aquarium. Discussion of the use of surveillance cameras in city parks, among other topics, is included.

Committee meeting records maintained by Sue Donaldson during her tenure as committee chair. Includes meeting agendas with schedules of issues and actions taken, staff memoranda, reports, correspondence, and draft legislation relating to parks, recreation, and community oriented social services.

Payroll record for all City departments and offices. Includes employee name, department, occupation or job title, pay rate, amount paid, deductions, balance due, and warrant number. This series has been sampled by accessioning every tenth year.

Payroll register for the Civilian Protection Division including employee name, occupation, pay rate, amount paid, deductions, balance, and warrant number.

Departmental payroll and general expenses. Payroll includes name, job title, pay rate, and amount paid. General expense categories include salaries, supplies, type of service, horses, and materials.

Chronological record of alarms and subsequent actions taken at the fire sites. Information provided for each fire: date of alarm, time alarm received, engine companies responded, distance traveled to fire, amount of time at site, feet of hose laid, feet of ladder raised, gallons of chemicals used, casualties, and remarks. Includes monthly tallies.

Committee calendars, correspondence, memoranda, reports, notes, and legislation relating to personnel reclassifications, sale of surplus property, affirmative action, fair employment practices, open housing, collective bargaining, and police intelligence gathering. Arranged chronologically.

Agendas, work plans, correspondence, staff reports, and other materials related to personnel and performance issues brought before the committee.

Summary and index to department personnel files. Includes demographic data on employees and brief notes on personnel actions.

Correspondence, memoranda, reports, and studies relating to Lamphere's activities and interests on City Council. Prominent subjects include parks, historic preservation, utilities, West Seattle Bridges, social services, and land use planning and zoning.

Minutes and agendas of the Pike Place Market Historical Commission.

Records of the public corporation responsible for managing the Pike Place Market.

Records of the public corporation responsible for managing the Pike Place Market.

Records of the public corporation responsible for managing the Pike Place Market.

Photographic prints and slides relating to the Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington.

Records of a project to make public improvements to Seattle's Pike Place Market.

Correspondence, reports, and reference copies of legislation relating to the administration of the Pioneer Square Historic District. These are records generated while Arthur Skolnik was district manager.

Correspondence, reports, notes, and memoranda relating to the development and management of the Pioneer Square Historic District. Two-thirds of the series consists of newspaper clippings, including copies of the Pioneer Square Gazette. Of particular interest are reports and correspondence from 1952-1954 that include the initial proposals for the preservation of Pioneer Square.

Minutes and agendas documenting regular and special meetings of the various boards overseeing the Pioneer Square Preservation District.

Comprehensive plan for the City prepared by Virgil C. Bogue, an engineering consultant from New York. Also known as the Bogue Plan, it recommended replanning along European boulevard lines, improved transportation system, adoption of the Olmsted Brothers parks plan, relocation of the Civic Center, and development of the Port of Seattle. Approved 18-3 by the Commission, the plan was rejected by Seattle voters in 1912.

Applications, correspondence, plan reviews, staff analysis, recommendations, and other materials relating to the development of housing units for the Planning Commission's Planned Unit Development Program.

Correspondence, memoranda, reports, grant applications, and studies relating to the Commission's planning function with the greatest emphasis on zoning and central area planning. This series was the City Planning Commission's central file.

Agendas of Planning and Urban Development Committee.

Early Planning Commission reports address implications of population growth and zoning issues. Post-World War II reports focus on comprehensive planning programs, transportation planning, and density issues.

Planning Commission Photographs depict Seattle neighborhoods, roads, parks, and marinas; also included are photographs of display materials and photographs related to land use.

Collection documents Department of Planning and Development efforts to protect trees and plant life.

Agendas, draft legislation, staff reports, correspondence, notes, and other background materials related to Clark's tenure as committee chair. Topics discussed include zoning, historic preservation, multifamily code, neighborhood planning and development, comprehensive plan updates, backyard cottages, and the stadium north lot development.

Plat books consisting of plats reduced to 12"x12" format. Includes drawings of platted lands, name of plat, an explanation of plat, and certification of filing. Plats are for additions to the City, subdivisions, and condominiums. Available for use in the research area. Some volumes contain indexes.

Newspaper clippings and typed reports of sports and recreational activities sponsored by the Parks Department at its playgrounds and playfields, and in its fieldhouses.

Records and information related to the process of selecting a new Seattle Police Chief during Mayor Mike McGinn's administration.

The Police Pension Board was responsible for oversight of the Police Relief and Pension Fund, which was established by ordinance in 1909. Minutes document topics discussed and detail attendance by board members and staff. Board business primarily concerned consideration of specific claims, but also covered some policy issues such as Medicare, alcohol treatment, hearing aids, and health insurance coverage.

Memoranda outlining policies and procedures of the Civil Service Department. Includes a policy handbook and log of memoranda. Records predate the reorganization of the City's personnel function.

Reports, correspondence, and staff notes regarding the policy planning process. A 1977 Resolution established a collaborative process by which the Mayor and City Council would develop agreed upon policies. The Agendas were devised as two-year documents that were updated annually. The process created a policy catalog and index to policies to be accessible to the public and City officials.

Summaries of Commission policies extracted from Commission minutes.

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.

Monthly reports of the Port Warden, 1900-1938.

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.

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

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.

Records of a Seattle visual arts school and studio.

Press releases concerning programs and activities at the Seattle Center.

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.

Digital images documenting community center and park openings.

Records relating to events held at Seattle Center.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

Newsletters, resource guides, event listings, brochures, and other publications produced by the library.

Newsletters and brochures produced by the Commission.

Includes various newsletters, general brochures about Seattle Center and some of its features, event programs and flyers, and ephemera.

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

Appraisals of buildings and property.

Real estate appraisals of buildings and property for a variety of locations in Seattle, primarily downtown and Pioneer Square, from several appraisers. Appraisals include photographs and are helpful for learning about the historical context of buildings and property.

Records from the Real Estate Services division of the City of Seattle's Fleets and Facilities Department.

Petitions, certifications of signatures, reports, correspondence, and statements of expense regarding attempts to recall or impeach City officials. Includes the 1906 petition for a recall amendment to the City Charter.

Record of departmental expenses arranged chronologically with monthly recapitulation by fire company. Includes date, requisition number, item or supplies, cost, and company receiving it.

Chronological list of fires written in narrative form including date, address of structure, owner, estimated amount of loss, and insurance coverage. Many entries are incomplete.

Numerical listing of ordinance titles. Arranged by ordinance number and including title and date approved. Handwritten, marginal notes indicate repeal dates when applicable. Volume 1 includes ordinances 1-5182; volume 2 includes ordinances 5183-8489.

Engrossed petitions for street improvements with reports by City Council committees. Includes street name, ordinance number authorizing improvement, petition text, names of petitioners, date, estimated cost as provided by the City Engineer, and certification of majority. Also includes an index by street name to page number of volumes and authorizing ordinance.

Record of supplies received by the department and then disbursed to respective engine companies. Includes vendor, description of supplies, quantity, and cost. Arranged chronologically.

Brochures, recreation program schedules, and flyers for the department's swimming pools, sailing and water craft centers, theaters, cultural arts programs, tennis centers, adult and youth programs, nature programs, and special populations activities. Arranged by community center or recreation facility.

Petitions, certifications of signatures, and City Attorney opinions on referenda. A referendum is proposed or approved legislation that is referred through a petition process to the people for a vote.

Lists of proposed legislation and Clerk Files introduced to City Council and subsequently referred to committees. Includes Council Bill and Clerk File numbers, title of document, name of sponsoring Councilmember, and committee to which document was referred.

Proceedings of Board established in 1951 to administer examinations for the various classes identified ad requiring refrigeration licenses for employment. Minutes include lists of people passing examinations and those who failed or did not have the requisite work experience to qualify for the exam.

Records of the committee during Conlin's tenure as chair.

A register of applicants for positions in the fire and police departments. Includes name, address, age, marital status, nativity, height, weight, and number of dependents for each applicant. Also includes information on civil service examination scores and rank, certification of employment, probationary appointments, separation from service, application and examination for promotion, and general remarks. A card file system replaced the register in 1905.

Lists of elected officials and appointments to City positions and committees. Arranged chronologically.

Annual franchise statements required by Ordinance 4953. Includes name of franchise holder, character of franchise, length, date granted, to whom originally granted, date transferred if applicable, whether holder is person or corporation, owners/officers, ordinance granting franchise, and comments. Franchises include telephone and telegraph, railroads, electric street railway, water systems, electric power lines, gas lines, and fire alarm systems among others.

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

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.

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

Correspondence relating to relocations due to urban renewal projects.

Records relating to relocations from urban renewal areas.

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.

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

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.

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.

Resolutions relating to the operation of Seattle Transit.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Newspaper clippings, magazine articles, and other items collected by Mayor Rice. Articles cover the Mayor and his wife, Seattle events and issues, and other topics of interest to the Mayor.

Records documenting Norm Rice's eleven years on the Seattle City Council, 1978-1989; included are correspondence, memoranda, and reports relating to Rice's work on financial management, housing, public safety, and education, among other issues.

Audits and reports relating to the investigation of missing city funds in 1907. Former Comptroller John Riplinger was alleged to have embezzled the money.

Two scrapbooks documenting the public career of Al Rochester, as well as the 25th anniversary of the 1962 Seattle World's Fair.

Bids to supply rock crushers and screens to the City.

Correspondence, memoranda, reports and studies relating primarily to Seattle Public Schools, the International District, and housing and neighborhood development issues.

Press releases from Mayor Royer's communications staff concerning issues, events, personnel, funding, and other items related to City business.

Presentation book about waterfront planning prepared by elementary school students.

Correspondence, reports, and other records related to the issues, programs, and organizations that were part of the work of the Mayor's Office during Royer's tenure. Major topics covered include downtown issues, housing, the arts, community councils, transportation, KidsPlace, environmental issues, sports, Interstate 90, Metro, gay and minority issues, Pioneer Square, schools, and boards and commissions. Arranged alphabetically by subject for each year.

Correspondence, memoranda, reports, copies of legislation, and City Attorney opinions relating to City-involved litigation, ordinances and codes, and subjects of a legal nature. Also included are some records from Mayor Wes Uhlman's legal staff. Primarily the records of Hugh Spitzer. Topics covered include personnel issues, Westlake Mall, Interstate 90, police intelligence, affirmative action, gay issues, and condo conversions.

Proclamations, vetoes, directives, executive orders, and other official messages of Mayor Royer.

Weekly program and project progress and activity reports to the mayor from executive department heads. The reports highlight issues needing attention and document progress on departmental projects and goals.

Correspondence, newspaper clippings, notes, and reports of Mayor Royer's public information staff. Records cover topics including budgets, housing, the West Seattle Bridge, police, and transit.

Correspondence, resumes, and evaluations of individuals interviewed for department director positions.

Speeches delivered to local, regional, national, and international conferences, seminars, colloquia, and special meetings. Series consists primarily of speeches given between 1978 and 1982; also includes budget messages and State of the City speeches from 1978 to 1990.

Records of deputy mayor Bob Royer. Correspondence, memoranda, and reports on issues including transportation, housing, and energy and regional power issues. Arranged alphabetically.

Records of deputy mayor Carol Lewis, including correspondence, memoranda, and reports relating especially to housing, land use, and downtown development.

Correspondence, memoranda, reports, and studies relating primarily to land use and transportation issues and planning for Seattle Center development.

Correspondence, memoranda, reports, and studies relating primarily to health and human services issues, especially public health concerns and homelessness.

Correspondence, memoranda, and reports relating to human services issues including welfare reform, youth services, the homeless, and alcoholism and drug abuse.

Records of a program to prevent and control juvenile violence and delinquency.

Correspondence, reports, charts and tables, minutes, organization charts, salary surveys, and salary schedules of the commission appointed by Mayor Frank Edwards to study and make recommendations regarding municipal salaries.

Fire insurance maps of Seattle. Volumes 1-2 were drawn in 1893 and are corrected to 1903; volumes 3-4 were drawn in 1905 and corrected to 1915.

Project to acquire surplus federal property at a closed naval base for use as housing for the homeless.

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.

Correspondence, memoranda, reports, and notes related to all City functions during Mayor Paul Schell's administration. Records are organized by City agency responsible for the specific issue addressed in the correspondence. Major topics covered in the materials include transportation, public safety, education, housing and human services, utilities, economic development, the arts, parks, and neighborhoods.

Schell Mail was an email newsletter sent out by the mayor discussing city programs and current issues. It did not have a regular publication schedule but usually went out about two or three times a month. Records consist of printed copies of the newsletters plus replies from constituents about issues discussed in the publication. Records are arranged chronologically.

Activity reports sent to the Mayor by executive department directors each week during 2001. The reports highlight issues needing attention and document progress on departmental projects and goals. Reports are arranged by department.

Ceremonial documents issued by the Mayor honoring individuals and organizations, and celebrating special events. Records include a copy of the proclamation and information about the honoree or the event being celebrated.

Emails and letters sent by citizens to the Mayor during and after the World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting and demonstrations. Dating from November 28 through December 29, 1999, the correspondence expressed both support and condemnation of the Mayor's and Police Department's actions. Seattle residents as well as national and international correspondents are represented. Series also includes some transcribed phone messages.

Videotapes of press conferences held by Mayor Schell regarding the World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting and demonstrations in 1999, Transfer of Development Rights and Census 2000. The nine VHS tapes date from November 1998 to July 2000, and are cataloged separately in the Digital Collections.

The School Traffic Safety Commission was established in 1975, charged with advising the Mayor and City Council on issues relating to school traffic safety. The commission also served as a liaison between the city and the Seattle Public School District. Minutes cover such topics as crosswalks, school buses, crossing guards, traffic signals, and safety education.

Documentation collected by the Parks Department about the historic ship Wawona in preparation for a Preservation Memorandum of Agreement to be signed by the City, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Northwest Seaport, and the Washington State Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation. Records include photographs, drawings, video, and background information about the vessel.

Correspondence and telegrams relating to donations and relief work following the Great Fire of 1889. Includes brief narrative on relief and introductory letter by Thomas W. Prosch. Prosch compiled this volume in 1914.

Newspaper clippings and photographs relating to the activities of the Comptroller's office.

Newspaper and magazine clippings covering all aspects of Water Department activities. Arranged chronologically.

Digital photographs of various neighborhoods and sites in Seattle

Digital photographs documenting the construction of the West Galer Flyover Project in Interbay.

Photographs document major projects, primarily the South Lake Union Streetcar opening day celebration.

Souvenir magazines from the summer Seafair festival. Most are from the 1960s.

Observation records and incident reports related to seaplane take-offs and landings on Lake Union. A 1989 agreement between the City, Lake Union area neighbors, and the aircraft companies established regulations regarding hours of flight operation and taxiing and flight patterns in order to minimize noise. Also includes correspondence and copies of the agreement.

Meeting summaries for task forces of the Seattle 2000 Commission, which set goals for the city for the year 2000.

Records of the Personnel Department's Affirmative Action Task Force.

Property and equipment appraisals for the Seattle and Rainier Valley Railroad which became part of the City's railway system.

Records of a project to address violence in Seattle.

Newsletter written by Aquarium staff to educate and inform the public about Aquarium exhibits, sea life and animals, and the Aquarium. Includes claendar of events, photographs, bibliographies, and staff lists. Published bimonthly 1977 to 1979 and quarterly from 1980 to 1985.

Public relations material regarding the Seattle Aquarium.

Annual reports of the Seattle Arts Commission and its predecessor organization date from 1956 to 1984; researchers should note there is a gap from 1962 to 1980. Early reports discuss goals of the Commission and actions taken. Reports from the 1980s include organization charts, descriptions of the One-Percent-For Art projects, the Artists-in-the-City Program, and the Neighborhood Arts Program, among others.

Correspondence between the Board of Park Commissioners and the City's Law Department.

Records relating to topics addressed at Park Commissioners meetings.

Photographs of Seattle Engineering Department work on bridges, overpasses, and viaducts. Neighborhoods pictured include the Industrial District, University District, and Downtown.

Records concerning the formation of a community economic development project.

From 1966 to 1974, the Seattle Center annual reports include organization charts, financial information, and attendance figures. Also included are maps of the grounds and brief facility profiles. From 1974 forward the reports are briefer, including accomplishments, repairs and improvements, and other brief highlights.

Records of a task force concerned with child care and child care worker compensation.

An office that ensured access to affordable education and child development programs for all children, especially low-income and disadvantaged children.

Records of an office concerned with the needs of families, youth and children.

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

Records relating to the potential need for a new city hall in Seattle.

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.

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

Planning files concerning general zoning, environmental and other issues.

Planning records for Seattle's annual Christmas ship which began sailing in 1949.

Minutes and agenda of a commission which addessed the concerns of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered persons.

Records of a commission which addessed the concerns of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered persons.

Minutes of a commission which works to ensure that the City of Seattle fairly and equitably addresses sexual minority concerns.

Records of a commission which works to ensure that the City of Seattle fairly and equitably addresses sexual minority concerns.

Planning records for the Seattle Commons.

Records documenting the Department of Human Services' administration of Community Development Block Grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Records documenting the Department of Human Services' administration of Community Development Block Grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Records of a Division concerned with the needs and problems of low-income and disadvantaged Seattle citizens.

Records regarding renovation of existing buildings to create low and middle income housing in Seattle.

Records of meetings concerning Seattle's zoning code.

Planning records concerning surplus federal property in Seattle.

Records documenting community development projects in Seattle's downtown area.

Records documenting urban renewal and neighborhood development projects.

Records documenting neighborhood plans and neighborhood planning issues.

Records of a program to assist low-income Seattle residents.

Records of a neighborhood-involvement project.

Records of a program that assisted social service agencies in siting their facilities.

Director's records, concerning City of Seattle finance, budgets, taxes, public development authorities and other issues.

Files documenting Electric Home and Farm Authority contracts, administered by the Seattle Department of Lighting (now Seattle City Light), 1939-1943; included are logbooks, payment charts, and correspondence.

Financial records of Seattle Lighting Department

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

Project records relating to the Central Area of Seattle

Newsletters detailing issues in neighborhoods across Seattle.

Records of a neighborhood project concerning disabled citizens.