Human Rights Department Annual Reports, 1963-2018

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Seattle (Wash.). Human Rights Dept.
Title
Human Rights Department Annual Reports
Dates
1963-2018 (inclusive)
Quantity
0.2 cubic feet, (1 box)
Collection Number
1802-G9
Repository
Seattle Municipal Archives
Seattle Municipal Archives
Office of the City Clerk
City of Seattle
PO Box 94728
98124-4728
Seattle, WA
Telephone: 2062337807
Fax: 2063869025
archives@seattle.gov
Access Restrictions

Records are open to the public.

Languages
English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The Human Rights Commission was created in 1963 to promote equality and understanding among Seattle residents and to study, investigate, and make recommendations regarding discrimination based on race, color, religion, and national origin. The Human Rights Department (HRD) was created in 1969, replacing a small Office of Human Rights in the Executive Department. The agency enforced the Seattle Fair Employment Practices Ordinance and Open Housing and Public Accommodations Ordinance, and developed outreach and public education programs to help reduce incidents of discrimination. In 1980 all employment and housing discrimination functions were consolidated under HRD with transfer of certain enforcement responsibilities from the Office for Women's Rights (8400). In 1995 the Compliance Unit which monitored and enforced the Women and Minority Business Enterprise Ordinance was moved to the Department of Administrative Services and HRD's affirmative action monitoring function was transferred to the Personnel Department. In 1996, most of the functions of HRD and the Office for Women's Rights were consolidated into a new Office for Civil Rights (OCR). OCR provides a forum for resolving complaints of discrimination in employment, housing, public accommodations, and contracting within the Seattle city limits. The office also provides policy recommendations to city agencies, as well as outreach and education to the community on civil rights issues. OCR staffs five advisory commissions: the Human Rights Commission, the Women's Commission, the LGBT Commission, the Commission for People with Disabilities, and the Immigrant and Refugee Advisory Board.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Human Rights Annual Reports are brief and there are not reports for every year. The 1975 report includes Affirmative Action reviews for each department. Series also include Office for Civil Rights annual reports.

Other Descriptive InformationReturn to Top

CF Project. A Comptroller or Clerk File (CF) can consist of correspondence, reports, petitions, contracts, agreements, etc. from elected officials, City departments, other government agencies, or the general public, which have been placed "on file" with the Office of the City Clerk (OCC). They are primarily permanent records, but also include routine material which is periodically purged. Beginning in 1987, certain archival records identified in the CF have been removed, arranged into records series, and incorporated into the collection of the Seattle Municipal Archives, a program of the OCC. A single accession number, 1987-048, was assigned to the transfer of the CF to the Archives. The initial transfer included records dating from 1895. These records remain in the CF series until approximately 15 years after they were filed with the OCC, at which point they are removed to the Archives. The transfer of CF records to the Archives is routine and regular. New accession numbers are not created when these transfers are made.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

[Item and date], Human Rights Department Annual Reports, Record Series 1802-G9 Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
1 1 Human Rights Commission Annual Report 1963-1964
1 1 Human Rights Commission Annual Report 1964-1965
1 1 Human Rights Commission Annual Report 1966-1968
1 1 Human Rights Commission / Department Annual Report 1969
1 1 Human Rights Commission / Department Annual Report 1970
1 2 Human Rights Commission Annual Report 1972-1973
1 2 Human Rights Department Annual Report 1973
1 2 Human Rights Department Annual Report 1974
1 3 Human Rights Department Annual Report 1975
1 3 Human Rights Commission Annual Report 1976
1 4 Human Rights Department Annual Report 1978
1 3 Human Rights Department Annual Report 1979
1 4 Human Rights Department Annual Report 1980
1 4 Human Rights Department Annual Report 1981
1 5 Human Rights Department Annual Report 1994
1 5 Human Rights Commission Annual Report 1994
1 6 Office of Civil Rights Annual Report 1997
1 6 Office of Civil Rights Annual Report 1998
1 6 Office of Civil Rights Annual Report 1999
1 6 Office for Civil Rights Annual Report 2000-2001
1 6 Office for Civil Rights Annual Report 2002-2003
1 6 Office for Civil Rights Annual Report 2004-2005
1 6 Office for Civil Rights Annual Report 2013
1 6 Office for Civil Rights Annual Report 2018

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Affirmative Action

Corporate Names

  • Seattle (Wash.). Human Rights Dept.

Geographical Names

  • Seattle
  • Seattle (Wash.)