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Seattle Municipal Archives Finding Aids

Neighborhoods

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 37 Collections and/or Records:

Committee on the Built Environment Records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4616-05
Dates: 2008-2014; Majority of material found within 2009-2013

Planning Commission Correspondence

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 1650-15
Abstract

Correspondence of the Planning Commission.

Dates: 1968-1972

Department of Neighborhoods P-Patch Photograph Collection

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 5751-12
Abstract

Photographs documenting the City of Seattle's P-Patch neighborhood gardening program.

Dates: 1980-2010

City Neighborhood Council Records

 Series
Identifier: 5751-01
Abstract

Agendas, minutes, correspondence, and audio tapes of meetings of the City Neighborhood Council. Records reflect important issues, including neighborhood planning, the role of the Council, the Neighborhood Matching Fund, and district boundaries.

Dates: 1987-2009

Economic Development & Neighborhood Committee Records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4616-03
Scope and Contents note Correspondence, memoranda, draft legislation, staff reports, development proposals, public hearing documents, and neighborhood profiles produced during Clark's tenure as committee chair. Includes substantial information and legislation about nightclubs in residential neighborhoods, as well as project funding proposals, loan legislation, and development reports for building an educated workforce, including a national fund for workforce solutions. Also includes drafts for new sections to the...
Dates: 2006-2009; Majority of material found within 2006-2007

Finance and Neighborhoods Committee Records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4613-09
Abstract

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

Dates: 2018-2019

Fleets and Facilities Department Capital Programs Digital Photographs

 Series
Identifier: 0208-01
Abstract

Content depicts capital improvement projects undertaken by the Fleets and Facilities Department.

Dates: 1999-2013

Fleets and Facilities Department ImageBank Digital Photographs

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 0207-01
Abstract

Compiled by the City Photographers, ImageBank makes up a large portion of the Photo Archives digital collection with more than 10,000 images.

Dates: 1883-2013

Greenwood Neighborhood Service Center Records

 Series
Identifier: 5752-06
Abstract

Records relating to neighborhood planning and activities in Greenwood and other neighborhoods of north Seattle.

Dates: 1970-2010; 1988-2003

Historic Building Survey Photograph Collection

 Series
Identifier: 1629-01
Abstract

A comprehensive slide collection displaying Seattle's neighborhoods, homes and businesses from the mid 20th century to the 1980s.

Dates: 1950-1980

Interdepartmental Neighborhood Coordinating Committee Records

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 5755-01
Scope and Contents note The Interdepartmental Neighborhood Coordinating Committee (INCC) was created in the Office of Neighborhoods in 1988 with a broad mission of coordinating departmental responses to neighborhood needs. The mission was later narrowed to focus on improving citizen access to City departments. The INCC was comprised primarily of public information officers and other public contact people from departments that interacted regularly with neighborhoods. The records include correspondence, schedules of...
Dates: 1988-1990

Mayor's Office Central Files

 Series
Identifier: 5200-07
Abstract

Central file created and maintained by the Office of the Mayor.

Dates: 1979-2002

Neighborhood Matching Fund Administrative Records

 Series
Identifier: 5756-01
Abstract

Records documenting the administration of Neighborhood Matching Fund grants.

Dates: 1988-2009

Neighborhood Outreach and Development Fund Records

 Series
Identifier: 5756-08
Abstract

Records regarding Neighborhood Outreach and Development grants from the Neighborhood Matching Fund.

Dates: 1996-2005

Office of Economic Development Digital Photographs

 Series
Identifier: 2100-01
Scope and Contents Note Photos of street scenes, small businesses, and public art in Capitol Hill, Rainier Valley, and Columbia City. The collection also includes photos of the 2007 Mayor's Neighborhood Grant Awards reception attended by representatives of neighborhood associations and chambers of commerce, and the 2007 Mayor's Small Business Awards attended by Mayor Nickels and recipients as well as other elected officials.The Neighborhood Matching Fund provides money to Seattle neighborhood groups and...
Dates: Majority of material found within 2004 - 2010

Office of Housing Digital Photographs

 Series
Identifier: 3500-01
Abstract

Digital photos represent community centers, emergency service centers, artists' lofts, mental health facilities, and women's transitional housing.

Dates: 2007-2009

Office of the City Auditor Digital Photographs

 Series
Identifier: 0300-02
Abstract

Photographs document locations in West Seattle, Sea-Tac, South Seattle, and Lake City where citizens can pay cable bills; Seattle Central Library construction; Marion O. McCaw Hall during construction; Carkeek Environmental Learning Center; Seattle Channel Studio; and the City of Seattle surplus warehouse.

Dates: 2001-2003

Parks and Neighborhoods Committee Records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4613-06
Scope and Contents Note

Agendas and background materials for committee discussions of topics related to parks, community centers, Woodland Park Zoo, the Seattle Aquarium, and neighborhood issues.

Dates: 2012-2013

Planning, Land Use, and Zoning Committee Records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4641-03
Abstract

Records of the committee during Johnson's term as chair.

Dates: 2016-2019

Planning, Land Use, and Zoning Committee Records

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 4668-03
Abstract

Records of the committee during Pacheco's term as chair.

Dates: 2019

Planning, Land Use, & Neighborhoods Committee Records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4616-04
Scope and Contents note

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.

Dates: 2008-2011; Majority of material found within 2008-2009

Paul Schell Departmental Correspondence

 Series
Identifier: 5279-01
Scope and Contents note

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.

Dates: 1998-2001

Department of Transportation Administration and Communication Division Digital Photographs

 Series
Identifier: 8100-01
Abstract

Digital photographs of various neighborhoods and sites in Seattle

Dates: Majority of material found within 2005-2022

City Light Field System Operations Digital Photographs

 Series
Identifier: 1204-18
Abstract

Images of damage to transmission poles and transformers caused by auto accidents and weather-related incidents.

Dates: 2005 - 2007

Community Issues (Newsletter)

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 5750-06
Abstract

Newsletters detailing issues in neighborhoods across Seattle.

Dates: 1991-2003

Neighborhood Development Managers Records

 Series
Identifier: 5757-02
Abstract

Records concerning the implementation of Seattle neighborhood plans and projects.

Dates: 1988-2004; 1999-2003

Department of Neighborhoods Public Information Officer Records

 Series
Identifier: 5750-04
Abstract

Records of the Department of Neighborhoods' Public Information Officer.

Dates: 1991-2005

Small Sparks Fund Records

 Series
Identifier: 5756-06
Abstract

Records regarding Small Sparks grants from the Neighborhood Matching Fund.

Dates: 1999-2013

Tree Fund Records

 Series
Identifier: 5756-04
Abstract

Grant records from the Neighborhood Matching Fund's Tree Fund.

Dates: 1996-2010

Seattle Department of Transportation -- Traffic Management Division Photographs

 Series
Identifier: 8105-02
Abstract

Slides collected from the Department of Transportation, Traffic Management Division include many aerials of streets and intersections as well as street level views. One sheet of slides contains images of the Seattle Case Study, 1991. Most images are dated 1994.

Dates: 1991-1994

12th Avenue Development Plan Records

 Series
Identifier: 5757-04
Abstract

Records documenting a neighborhood redevelopment project in Seattle's Central District.

Dates: 1985-1998

Neighborhood Planning Implementation Records

 Series
Identifier: 5757-05
Abstract

Records regarding neighborhood plan updates.

Dates: 1996-2010; 2009-2010

Neighborhood Preservation and Development Director’s Records

 Series
Identifier: 5757-01
Abstract

Records created by the director of the Neighborhood Preservation and Development Division of the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods.

Dates: 1998-2005

Neighborhood Service Centers Reports

 Series
Identifier: 5752-02
Abstract

Reports regarding neighborhood offices where citizens can transact certain types of city business, also known as "Little City Halls."

Dates: 1994-2002

Population and Neighborhood Statistics

 Series
Identifier: 6305-01
Abstract

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

Dates: 1940-1993; 1968-1990

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 Communications Division Digital Photographs

 Series
Identifier: 7000-02
Abstract

Photographs of Seattle Public Utilities programs, facilities, and equipment.

Dates: 2000-2007