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Seattle Municipal Archives Finding Aids

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 Subject
Subject Source: Nwda

Found in 1150 Collections and/or Records:

City Light Negatives

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1204-01
Scope and Contents note Both color and black and white photographic negatives documenting the development of Seattle’s public electric utility, including dam construction, water main installation, and facilities. Includes photos of dam construction in the Cedar River Watershed and the Skagit, and the Boundary Project; transmission lines and substations; City Light facilities, and employees. Subseries of images relate to Boundary Dam, Gorge High Dam, and Ross Dam. Other generating facilities depicted are Cedar...
Dates: 1914-1995

City Light News Clippings Scrapbooks

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1201-04
Scope and Contents note These scrapbooks are a collection of newspaper clippings in date order about Seattle City Light as well as national and international news regarding hydroelectric power and electricity. Some repeated topics include: City Light rates, wages, Works Progress Administration funding, advertisements, the proposed consolidation of City Light and Puget Sound Power and Light, promotions, retirements, and the Skagit River Project. Volume 1 contains clippings from 1935 to 1936. Volume 2 contains...
Dates: 1924-1970; 1935-1949

City Light Personnel Cards

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1201-06
Scope and Contents note

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

Dates: 1904-1938

City Light Power Development Data

 Series
Identifier: 1206-03
Scope and Contents note

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.

Dates: 1909-1940

City of Ballard Register of Warrants

 Series
Identifier: 9106-04
Scope and Contents note

Numerical register of warrants issued by the City of Ballard. Includes warrant number, date, to whom issued, amount, and reason for issue.

Dates: 1890-1907

City of Ballard City Clerk's Files

 Series
Identifier: 9106-03
Scope and Contents note Administrative records of Ballard filed with the City Clerk. Materials include audits, bids and proposals, financial statements, city officials' reports, contracts and bonds, political party nomination records, franchises, oaths of office, petitions, resolutions, specifications, and correspondence. Of particular interest are records relating to the city water system contracted from Seattle, local improvements, service franchises, election materials, activities of the West Coast Improvement...
Dates: 1890-1907

City of Ballard Demands and Warrants

 Series
Identifier: 9106-05
Scope and Contents note

Financial demands and claims against the City of Ballard for services rendered. Includes name of claimant, date of demand, service rendered, number of warrant issued, amount, and date.

Dates: 1890-1898

Ballard City Council Minutes

 Series
Identifier: 9106-01
Scope and Contents note

Proceedings of the Ballard City Council. Includes vote results by precinct of annual city elections.

Dates: 1890-1907

City of Ballard Ordinances

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 9106-02
Scope and Contents note

Numerical listing of municipal laws passed by the Ballard City Council.

Dates: 1890-1907

City of Ballard Local Improvement District Records

 Series
Identifier: 9106-06
Scope and Contents note

Official files on local street and sewer improvements. Includes assessment rolls, majority petitions, bids, bonds, contracts, work completed, estimates, City Council reports, assessment collection statements, and hearing determinations. Arranged alphabetically by street and numerically by district.

Dates: 1891-1907

City of Georgetown Demands and Warrants

 Series
Identifier: 9123-04
Scope and Contents note

Financial demands against the city of Georgetown for services rendered. Includes name of claimant, date of claim, amount, reasons for demand, warrant number, date warrant issued, and amount. Volume Two is titled Synoptic Journal and Cash Book.

Dates: 1904-1910

Georgetown City Council Minutes

 Series
Identifier: 9123-01
Scope and Contents note

Proceedings of the Georgetown City Council

Dates: 1904-1910

City of Georgetown City Clerk's Files

 Series
Identifier: 9123-03
Scope and Contents note

Administrative records of Georgetown filed with the City Clerk. Includes bids and proposals, specifications, correspondence, city officials' reports, franchises, petitions, and oaths of office. The bulk of records relate to local improvements, extension of city services, and franchise administration.

Dates: 1904-1910

City of Georgetown Ordinances

 Series
Identifier: 9123-02
Scope and Contents note

Ordinances passed by the Georgetown City Council.

Dates: 1904-1910

City of Seattle Harvested Websites and Social Media

 Series
Identifier: 0001-01
Abstract

Official City of Seattle websites and related social media sites harvested through Archive-It beginning in July 2012. As of 2020, social media sites are available through Social Media Archive.

Dates: 2012-2026

Southeast Seattle Town Council Minutes

 Series
Identifier: 9178-01
Scope and Contents note

Proceedings of the Southeast Seattle Town Council. Includes oaths of office, newspaper clippings regarding incorporation and movement toward annexation, and petitions and a resolution supporting annexation to the City of Seattle.

Dates: 1906

City of Southeast Seattle Ordinances

 Series
Identifier: 9178-02
Scope and Contents note

Ordinances passed by the Southeast Seattle Town Council.

Dates: 1906

West Seattle City Council Minutes

 Series
Identifier: 9190-01
Scope and Contents note

Proceedings of the West Seattle City Council

Dates: 1902-1907

City of West Seattle Ordinances

 Series
Identifier: 9190-02
Scope and Contents note

Ordinances passed by the West Seattle City Council.

Dates: 1902-1907

City of West Seattle City Clerk's Files

 Series
Identifier: 9190-03
Scope and Contents note

Administrative records of West Seattle filed with the City Clerk. Includes contracts, bonds, correspondence, city officials' reports, franchises, oaths of office, petitions, resolutions, and bids and proposals. Filed alphabetically by subject or record type.

Dates: 1902-1907

City Officials Project

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 1802-07
Scope and Contents note

This project was designed to compile lists of all department heads and elected officials, including dates of service, from creation of a City agency to the present. Completed lists include Mayors, City Council, City Attorney, Comptroller, Treasurer, Police Chief, Parks Superintendent, and Superintendent of Lighting. Also included are notes from City Charters relating to City officials and departments.

Dates: 1869-1988

City Operations and Utilities Committee Records

 Series
Identifier: 4630-03
Scope and Contents note

Committee agendas, voting records, background materials, and draft legislation relating to municipal utilities and other city-wide municipal operations.

Dates: 1982-1983

City Seal Documents

 Series
Identifier: 1802-E9
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, copies of ordinances, newspaper articles, and graphic materials related to the official seal of the City of Seattle. Included are records of proposals for new official seals, previous seals, and the art work from a City-sponsored contest to create a new seal. The current official seal was adopted in 1937.

Dates: 1899-1982

City Treasurer's Record of Taxes Collected

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 8004-04
Scope and Contents note

Record of 1892 city taxes collected between October 1892 and March 1893. Includes date collected, name of individual, and amount of city tax and grade tax.

Dates: 1892

Civil Service Classification Commission Study

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 1802-A9
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, minutes, salary schedules, and job descriptions related to "properly" classifying the positions in Seattle's civil service system. The commission met for nearly three years before submitting its final report.

Dates: 1915-1917