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Seattle Municipal Archives Finding Aids

Seattle

 Subject
Subject Source: Nwda

Found in 1150 Collections and/or Records:

General Indexes to the Police Court Dockets

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 5601-02
Scope and Contents note

Indexes to the Police Court Dockets (5601-01) list the defendant's name, the volume or docket number in which the case appears, and the page number of the volume. (The first volume lists only the defendant's name and case number.) Each volume indexes between 3 and 21 dockets; within each index volume defendants are organized by first letter of their last name and then listed in order of their case number.

Dates: 1891-1956

Police Court Minute Books

 Series
Identifier: 5601-03
Scope and Contents note This series contains summary information of cases heard in Police Court and corresponds to the Police Court Dockets (5601-01). It was probably used to compute the final costs related to the cases. Includes date, case number corresponding to Police Court Docket case number, name of defendant, offense, names of attorneys, names of witnesses, plea, and judgment. Cases that were continued for two or more days have listings for each day they came before the judge. This record was compiled by the...
Dates: 1894-1911

Police Judge's Journal

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 5601-04
Scope and Contents note This is a log of cases heard in Police Court and corresponds to the Police Court Dockets (5601-01). It includes summary information: date, name of defendant, offense, bail, plea, names of prosecution witnesses, and judgment. Beginning with Volume 5, the entries include a "sheet number" which corresponds to the "blotter number" in the Police Court Dockets.The Police Judge's Journal does not include case numbers as found in the Dockets. This series appears to be a daily record maintained by...
Dates: 1897-1920

Police Department Women's Division/Night Patrol Reports

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 1802-C4
Abstract

Monthly reports on the activities of the Seattle Police Department's Women's Division Night Patrol, 1934-1939.

Dates: 1934-1939

Population and Neighborhood Statistics

 Series
Identifier: 6305-01
Abstract

Statistics and profiles, mainly based on the U.S. censuses.

Dates: 1940-1993; 1968-1990

Pro Parks Committee Records

 Series
Identifier: 9559-01
Abstract

Records of a citizen advisory committee working to develop park, open space, and recreation projects and programs.

Dates: 1999-2007

Seattle Public Library Communications Office Digital Photographs

 Series
Identifier: 7800-01
Abstract

Re-openings and dedications of three Seattle Public Library branches.

Dates: 2007

Seattle Public Utilities and Neighborhoods Committee Records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4665-03
Abstract

Records documenting the work of the committee.

Dates: 2010-2011

Seattle Public Utilities Project Records

 Series
Identifier: 7003-01
Abstract

Records of Seattle Public Utilities water resource projects.

Dates: 1991-2002

Public Works Committee Records

 Series
Identifier: 9560-01
Abstract

Records of a committee managing federal and state public works funds during the Depression.

Dates: 1933-1935

Stadium Parking and Access Committee (SPARC) Records

 Series
Identifier: 1612-11
Abstract

Records of an interagency committee concerning the Kingdome.

Dates: 1975-1977

Baseball Park Records

 Series
Identifier: 6320-02
Abstract

Planning records for the Seattle Mariners ballpark.

Dates: 1995-1999

Seattle Transit System Annual Reports

 Series
Identifier: 1802-I6
Scope and Contents note The annual reports of the Seattle Transit System date from 1940 to 1971. The early reports contain information on changes in public transportation, such as taking out rail cars and putting in trolleys or buses. The reports contain statistics on accidents and passengers as well as information on fare structure, lines, and other issues. The reports during the 1940s are engineering reports from outside companies. In the 1950s, the reports are almost entirely statistical. In the 1960s the...
Dates: 1940-1971

Urban Renewal Program Seattle Urban Renewal Enterprise (SURE) Records

 Series
Identifier: 1642-10
Abstract

Administrative, committee and project file records of the Seattle Urban Renewal Enterprise (SURE), a citizen’s advisory committee created to build community support for urban renewal projects with an emphasis on rehabilitation and conservation.

Dates: 1956-1965

Urban Renewal Program Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 1642-02
Abstract

Administrative files, records of community groups, and project records relating to local urban renewal projects which made use of federal funds.

Dates: 1958-1971

Seattle Veterans Action Center Correspondence

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 3631-02
Scope and Contents note

Chronological correspondence of the Seattle Veterans Action Center. Correspondence is mostly outgoing letters.

Dates: 1971-1979

Seattle Veterans Action Center Records

 Series
Identifier: 3631-01
Abstract

Records of an agency serving Vietnam War veterans

Dates: 1971-1981

Water Department Central Files

 Series
Identifier: 8200-05
Abstract

Correspondence, memoranda, reports, studies, and agreements relating to Seattle Water Department activities and projects.

Dates: 1889-1987

Water Department Conservation Office Records

 Series
Identifier: 8206-01
Abstract

Records of an office that promoted water conservation.

Dates: 1978-1989

Engineering Department Creek Photographs and Slides

 Series
Identifier: 2613-27
Abstract

Photographic documentation of Seattle's creeks, including activities undertaken by the Water Department to test and improve water quality.

Dates: 1987-1999

Fluoride Scrapbook

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 8205-10
Abstract

Newspaper clippings concerning the proposed introduction of fluoride into the Seattle water system.

Dates: 1946-1963

Water Department Historical Files

 Series
Identifier: 8200-10
Abstract

Public documents and research notes that were gathered in the process of writing a history of the Seattle Water Department.

Dates: 1889-1964

Northern Tier Pipeline Records

 Series
Identifier: 8204-05
Abstract

Records concerning a proposed oil pipeline.

Dates: 1973-1983

Water Department Reports and Writings

 Series
Identifier: 8200-16
Abstract

Reports and writings regarding Seattle's Water Department.

Dates: 1903-1948

Water Department Superintendent's Correspondence

 Series
Identifier: 8200-02
Abstract

Records documenting the administration, activities and projects of the Seattle Water Department.

Dates: 1891-1995