Annual reports for the Civil Service Commission, including Labor Commissioner reports, Office Early reports, and Civil Service reports. Appendices include more detailed information, such as statistics, rulings, and amendments.

Job classification specifications compiled by Public Administration Service for the Civil Service Commission. Includes a schematic list of civil service job titles and a set of classification specifications that defines, illustrates, and evaluates the duties of the positions in each class.

Three scrapbooks of newspaper clippings relating to employment with city government, 1934-1947, including information about civil service exams, employee training, job reclassification, salary changes, and retirement.

Correspondence and notices of personnel actions to and from the Civil Service Department.

Correspondence and civil service forms relating to promotions, notices of appointment, separations, misconduct reports, injury reports, requests for certification, and returns to service.

Copies of Civil Service examinations given to establish employment registers. Arranged chronologically. Most of the series dates from 1903-1934; there are a smaller number of later exams for positions in the Personnel Department.

Published laws and rules governing the City's civil service system.

Log maintained by City Council for claims against the City. Includes date, person or corporate entity filing claim, claim number, and nature of the claim. In some instances entry also includes notation of whether claim was allowed, Council Bill number of legislation authorizing payment, fund claim drawn on, and amount to be paid.

Correspondence, minutes, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, publicity materials, and flyers relating to civilian defense activities during World War II. Haggen was Chief Air Raid Warden with the Civilian Protection Division, Seattle Civilian War Commission.

Monthly publication published by City Light and the Employee Association with departmental and employee news. Illustrated. The City Light Employees' Association (CLEA), began in 1937 as a non-profit organization administered by volunteer employees for the employees of City Light. Its purpose is to promote employee morale by offering activities and discount benefits to its members.

This numerical log beginning with CF number 1 (1895) includes number, description of the file, filing date, disposition of the file when City Council action is required, and, more recently, committee referrals. Formerly called Comptroller File Logbooks.

Publication for DPD customers explaining various issues of code compliance and permitting.

Two scrapbooks containing materials relating to Gordon Clinton's mayoral races in 1956 and 1960. Clinton won both elections.

Photographs documenting Mayor Gordon Clinton's visits to Manila, Philippines; Kobe, Japan; and Taipei, Taiwan.

Collection of various City codes filed with the City Clerk. Includes building, plumbing, electrical, fire, zoning, boiler, flammable liquid, and mechanical codes, among others. Also includes standard specifications and the 1936 compilation of general ordinances.

Summaries of civil and criminal cases heard in Justice Court for the City of Columbia Precinct before annexation to Seattle.

Proceedings of Columbia City Council.

Ordinances passed by the City Council and arranged in two numerical series. Ordinances 1-185 cover the period 1893-1906. A second series, numbered 1-61, was begun when Columbia achieved city of the third class status in 1906. Volume Two also contains Resolutions passed by City Council.

Register of demands against the City of Columbia. Includes date of demand, name of claimant, amount, reason for demand, warrant number, and date issued.

Numerical register of warrants issued by City of Columbia for services. Includes warrant number, amount paid, date, to whom issued, and reason for payment.

Majority petitions, assessment rolls, collection receipts, affidavits of publication, contracts, bonds, cost estimates, and work completed reports relating to local street and sewer improvements. Arranged numerically by district.