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Seattle Municipal Archives Finding Aids

Cedar River Watershed (King County, Wash.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 35 Collections and/or Records:

Boarding House Ledger of Groceries and Supplies

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 8201-03
Scope and Contents note

Ledger of supplies for Cedar River Watershed cook and bunkhouses. Includes type and amount of supplies, cost, date, and supplier.

Dates: 1918-1919

Cedar River Water Supply Correspondence

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 0603-01
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, bid tabulations, notices of bid openings, and invoices concerning construction on the Cedar River Water Supply project.

Dates: 1897-1903

Cedar River Water Supply System #2 Correspondence

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 8203-01
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence of the assistant City Engineer relating to improvements, construction, and extension of the Seattle water supply system.

Dates: 1907-1911

Cedar River Watershed Condemnation Negatives

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 8204-01
Abstract

Negative collection contains images relating to the condemnation of land in the Cedar River Watershed for pipeline right-of-ways and creation of a reservoir. Condemnation proceedings were carried out by the City of Seattle to rid the watershed of inhabitants and protect water quality.

Dates: 1909-1911

Cedar River Watershed Condemnation Records

 Series
Identifier: 4403-01
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, judgement on verdicts, petitions, appraisals, court orders, motions, and draft legislation relating to the condemnation of land in the Cedar River Watershed for pipeline right-of-ways and creation of a reservoir.

Dates: 1892-1930

Cedar River Watershed Cooperative Agreement and Fire Protection Annual Meeting Audio Recordings.

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 8204-07
Abstract

Audio recordings of annual meetings for Cedar River Watershed Agreement participants and Fire Protection meetings.

Dates: 1977-1993

Cedar River Watershed Cooperative Agreements

 Series
Identifier: 8200-08
Scope and Contents note

Agreements between SWD and government and corporate entities relating to cooperative resource use, protection and miantenance in the watershed. Agreements cover logging, fire protection, and road maintenance, among other topics. Files include signed agreements, correspondence, memoranda, and meeting minutes and notes.

Dates: 1957-1992

Cedar River Watershed Maps

 Series — Box 0
Identifier: 8204-02
Abstract

Over 300 maps dating from the 1890s to the 1970s depicting land acquisition of property in the City's Cedar River Watershed and pipelines.

Dates: 1891 -1970

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

Hearings Transcripts

 Series
Identifier: 1802-B5
Scope and Contents note

Verbatim transcripts of hearings on issues including limited access highways, department head appointments, ethics and fair campaign practices, urban renewal, allegations of graft in government, and public utility regulation. Especially interesting are the 1924 hearings by the City Council's Departmental Efficiency Committee investigating corruption in the Seattle Police Department. Also includes petitions and notices related to the hearings.

Dates: 1922-1980

Legislative Department Executive Director's Records

 Series
Identifier: 4600-01
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, memoranda, reports, studies, and staff reports related to issues that come before the City Council for consideration. Also includes copies of City Council work programs and policy planning agendas. A large portion of the material relates to regional planning issues, especially water, electrical power, transportation, and governance.

Dates: 1976-1994

Engineering Department Maps and Drawings

 Series
Identifier: 2613-01
Scope and Contents note Maps, plans, and profiles. Map subjects include topography, plats, annexations, precincts and wards, and various types of districts. Plans include architectural drawings for municipally owned buildings and structures such as bridges, viaducts and pipelines, and site plans for construction and improvement projects. Profiles are generally of water and sewer pipelines and street grades. Select objects are viewable in ...
Dates: 1888-1976

Engineering Department Negatives

 Series — Volume 680
Identifier: 2613-07
Abstract

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

Dates: 1910-1994

Norm Rice Departmental Correspondence

 Series
Identifier: 5272-01
Scope and Contents note

Records include correspondence, memoranda, reports, studies, and briefing materials to and from City agencies regarding the full range of municipal government activities during Rice's terms as mayor. Topics include municipal facilities, arts and culture, planning, budget and financial issues, and schools and education, among others. Records are arranged chronologically and then by major departments within City government. Constituent correspondence is included in this record series.

Dates: 1990-1997

Charles T. Royer Departmental Correspondence

 Series
Identifier: 5274-01
Scope and Contents note Correspondence with city departments regarding departmental activities and programs. Records document ongoing operations as well as specific issues and events. A large portion of the records relate to the Department of Community Development and document the city's work on urban renewal, housing, neighborhood improvement, and historic preservation. Records relating to City Light deal with issues ranging from nuclear power to rates to discrimination against female and minority employees....
Dates: 1978-1989

Charles T. Royer Communications and Public Information Records

 Series
Identifier: 5274-06
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, newspaper clippings, notes, and reports of Mayor Royer's public information staff. Records cover topics including budgets, housing, the West Seattle Bridge, police, and transit.

Dates: 1977-1986

City Light Glass Lantern Slides

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1204-03
Abstract

Slides related to the development of public power in Seattle.

Dates: 1903-1945

City Light Masonry Dam Construction Photograph Album

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 1204-14
Abstract

Photographs of Masonry Dam construction, including construction workers and equipment, dam site, clearcutting, trains and railroads, and bridges.

Dates: 1912-1915

City Light Cedar River Daily Reports of Water Conditions

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 1206-08
Abstract

Hydrographic reports of the Cedar River

Dates: 1920-1922

Damage Case Records

 Series
Identifier: 2608-03
Abstract

Legal case files, primarily concerning litigation over public and private property damages.

Dates: 1891-2003; 1914-1987

Seattle Public Utilities Communications Division Digital Photographs

 Series
Identifier: 7000-02
Abstract

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

Dates: 2000-2007

Seattle Public Utilities Construction Engineering Digital Photographs

 Series
Identifier: 7008-01
Scope and Contents note Photographs document engineering projects undertaken by Seattle Public Utilities including: deepening of the Chester Morse Lake outlet channel; the Lower Tolt River Floodplain Reconnection Project; expansion of the Madison Valley Stormwater Facility; seismic upgrades to the SW Myrtle Street Reservoir water tanks; and the Fremont Bridge Approach Replacement Project. Other projects represented include: Meadowbrook Pond Outfall; Broadview Sewer Replacement Preconstruction; Walsh Creek/Rock...
Dates: 2003-2017

Seattle Public Utilities -- Project Management Digital Photographs

 Series
Identifier: 7019-01
Scope and Contents Note

Primarily reflects Tolt Dam South Fork, penstocks and intake tower. Also includes Genesee Street Dam photographs. Other public works projects include sewer overflow outfall rehab near Rainier Ave S, Taylor Ditch emergency berm repair at Cedar River Watershed, South Transfer Station short term chute fix, full sewer line repair projects on Airport Way S and 40th Ave S., maintenance on the East Montlake Pump Station, and more. Images continue to be added to this series.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1999-2021

Water Department Central Files

 Series
Identifier: 8200-05
Abstract

Correspondence, memoranda, reports, studies, and agreements relating to Seattle Water Department activities and projects.

Dates: 1889-1987

Water Department Historical Files

 Series
Identifier: 8200-10
Abstract

Public documents and research notes that were gathered in the process of writing a history of the Seattle Water Department.

Dates: 1889-1964

Northern Tier Pipeline Records

 Series
Identifier: 8204-05
Abstract

Records concerning a proposed oil pipeline.

Dates: 1973-1983

Water Department Reports and Writings

 Series
Identifier: 8200-16
Abstract

Reports and writings regarding Seattle's Water Department.

Dates: 1903-1948

Water Department Superintendent's Correspondence

 Series
Identifier: 8200-02
Abstract

Records documenting the administration, activities and projects of the Seattle Water Department.

Dates: 1891-1995

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

Margaret Pageler Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 4667-02
Scope and Contents note Correspondence, memoranda, studies, staff reports, and newspaper clippings related primarily to public safety and public utilities issues. Major topics include zoning for adult cabarets, drug traffic loitering, fireworks, weed and seed, gun control, police/community relations, internal investigations, specific complaints against the police from the public, electricity rates, Seattle City Light and Seattle Public Utilities management, environmental policies and conservation, water quality,...
Dates: 1987-2003

Water Department Photographic Negatives

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 8200-13
Scope and Contents note Water Department photographs depicting projects and property. The negatives date from 1899-1978. Over 3400 are digitized and available on the digital collections site; the majority date from 1900 to the mid-1940s. The over 8,000 unscanned negatives date from the mid-1940s to 1978; descriptions of negatives are available in the finding aid. Topics include: personnel, employees working, the Cedar River Watershed, Tolt watershed, reservoirs, pipeline and watermain installations and repair,...
Dates: 1899-1974