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Bellingham City Charter collection, 1950
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Bellingham City Charter collection
- Dates
- 1950 (inclusive)19501950
1966-1970 (inclusive)19661970 - Quantity
- 0.25 linear feet
- Collection Number
- XOE_CPNWS0087bellinghamcharter (collection)
- Summary
- The collection contains various material related to the Bellingham City Charter and other development issues throughout Whatcom County.
- Repository
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Western Washington University, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies
Goltz-Murray Archives Building
808 25th St.
Bellingham, WA
98225
Telephone: (360) 650-7534
cpnws@wwu.edu - Access Restrictions
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The collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Bellingham City Charter collection contains correspondences, minutes, notes, petitions and reports related to attempts to revise the Bellingham City Charter in 1950 and again in the late-1960s. The collection also includes material related to a 1969-1970 zoning dispute over the Old Larson Mill site on Lake Whatcom, as well as various other development issues throughout Whatcom County.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Bellingham City Charter collection, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Western Libraries Archives & Special Collections, Western Washington University, Bellingham WA 98225-9123.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Acquisition Information
Donated by Vernon O. Tyler, date unknown.
Processing Note
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Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box/Folder | ||
1/1 | Letters concerning City Charter and Free Holders | 1966-1969 |
1/2 | Old Charter Copies, New Proposals, and Public Sentiment Papers | 1966-1969 |
1/3 | Newspaper Clippings regarding the City Charter | 1967-1969 |
1/4 | Minutes of the Steering Committee | 1950 |
1/5 | Correspondence between the committees - Letters, Suggestions, etc. | 1950 |
1/6 | Reports, Reprints, Copies from Committees - City Charter | 1950 |
1/7 | Larson Mill Site | 1969 |
1/8 | Development Issues - City of Bellingham | 1969-1970 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Land use--Washington (State)--Bellingham--History--Sources
- Municipal government--Washington (State)--Bellingham--History--Sources
- Zoning law--Washington (State)--Bellingham--History--Sources
Geographical Names
- Bellingham (Wash.)--History--Sources