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Seattle Municipal Archives Finding Aids

Skagit Project

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:

Board of Public Works Miscellaneous Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 0601-01
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, reports, applications, permits, petitions, and contracts relating to construction, condemnations, street use, franchises, and rights of way. This series is an artificial collection arranged alphabetically by subject.

Dates: 1896-1977

City Light Advertising Materials

 Series
Identifier: 1210-01
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, reports, articles, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, and advertisements relating to the Skagit River, power rates, and City Light advertisements.

Dates: 1939-1995

City Light Annual Reports

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1200-08
Scope and Contents note

Narrative and statistical reports detailing the activities, projects, and programs of Seattle's public power utility. The reports provide broad outlines of the development of hydroelectric power systems and the extension of lighting services in the City.

Dates: 1911-2003

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 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

Law Department Correspondence (Series II)

 Series
Identifier: 4401-02
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence to and from the City Attorney. Includes requests from City agencies for legal opinions and advice.



Dates: 1939-1977

Engineering Department Negatives

 Series — Volume 680
Identifier: 2613-07
Abstract

Photographic negatives documenting public works, city employees, and elected officials.

Dates: 1910-1994

Skagit Condemnations

 Series
Identifier: 4403-02
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, ordinance copies, and court documents relating to the condemnation of property in the Skagit River area for use in power and water supply development.

Dates: 1920-1950

Seattle Lighting Department Records (Series I)

 Series
Identifier: 1200-01
Abstract

Seattle City Light agency history, including files from longtime superintendent J.D. Ross.

Dates: 1902-1960

Skagit Project Scrapbooks

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 1208-05
Scope and Contents note These scrapbooks are a collection of newspaper clippings from daily newspapers, as well as engineering and construction journals, regarding the Skagit River dam projects. They were compiled by William B. Wolfendale, the principal engineer for City Light on the dam projects. The articles are primarily about construction progress and issues, including some technical articles. Repeated topics include: Diablo Dam, Ross Dam, dam designer John Savage, Yangtze River dam, and Wolfendale's retirement...
Dates: 1929-1952; Majority of material found within 1936-1948

Skagit River Railway Survey Books

 Series
Identifier: 1802-E7
Scope and Contents note

Transit books, level books, and peg books of levels compiled by city engineers during surveys of the Skagit River Railway. Also includes survey books of east side transmission lines of the Skagit River Power Project. Books contain surveyors notes and drawings. F.F. Nicholas was project engineer. Volume Five of the Level Books includes cover title "Precise Levels Diablo to Rip Raps."

Dates: 1926

Specifications and Contracts

 Series
Identifier: 1802-E1
Scope and Contents note

Specifications and bid documents for public works projects in Seattle or on City owned land. Often includes plans and contracts. Includes materials on Skagit River Power Project, Cedar River Watershed, Woodland and Jefferson Parks, Seattle Center facilities, Seattle Public Library, Tolt River Watershed, selected City office buildings, Model City projects, and other City sites. Records have been sampled.

Dates: 1914-1978