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Seattle Municipal Archives Finding Aids

Century 21 Exposition (1962 : Seattle, Wash.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:

Archie Cooksey Slide Collection

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 9955-02
Abstract

One hundred ninety-five color slides depicting the Century 21 Exhibition (Seattle World's Fair), including the International Fountain, Space Needle, and various exhibits.

Dates: 1962

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

Buildings and Operations Records

 Series
Identifier: 7605-02
Abstract

Records relating to the Seattle Center campus before, during, and immediately after the 1962 World's Fair.

Dates: 1957-1970; Majority of material found within 1961-1965

Civic Center Advisory and World's Fair Commissions Records

 Series
Identifier: 9315-01
Abstract

Records of two commissions engaged in planning for the 1962 World's Fair in Seattle.

Dates: 1957-1962

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

Seattle Center Facilities Maintenance Records

 Series
Identifier: 7605-01
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, progress reports, architectural drawings, specifications, and financial records relating to construction, maintenance, and site development of Seattle Center facilities. The bulk of the records are for the Civic Auditorium, Coliseum, and parking facilities. Most of the records date from the World's Fair and immediate post-fair development.

Dates: 1938-1971

Gordon S. Clinton Mayoral Records

 Series
Identifier: 5219-01
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, reports, and studies, financial papers, minutes, speeches, notes and memoranda, newspaper clippings, and ephemera relating to Clinton's term as mayor. Includes departmental files and correspondence with agencies and individuals outside City government. Arranged alphabetically for each year.

Dates: 1953-1964

Alfred R. Rochester Scrapbooks

 Series
Identifier: 4678-02
Abstract

Two scrapbooks documenting the public career of Al Rochester, as well as the 25th anniversary of the 1962 Seattle World's Fair.

Dates: 1940-1987

Engineering Department Unrecorded Subject Files

 Series — Box 0
Identifier: 2602-02
Abstract

Records from the Seattle Engineering Department's central filing system.

Dates: 1890-1994

World's Fair Slides

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 9955-01
Scope and Contents note

Ninety-five color slides depicting Seattle Center including the International Fountain, the Space Needle, amusement park rides, the monorail, and other attractions and landmarks. Includes PanaVue slides, color faded in most, and amateur slides depicting various scenes at the Fair.

Dates: 1962