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Paul Schell Mayoral Records, 1998-2001

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Schell, Paul, 1937-
Title
Paul Schell Mayoral Records
Dates
1998-2001 (inclusive)
Quantity
44 cubic feet, (171 boxes)
Collection Number
5279
Summary
Records from Paul Schell's term as Seattle mayor.
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
Sponsor
Funding for processing this record series was provided through a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
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Biographical Note

Paul Schell was elected Seattle's 50th mayor for the term beginning January 1, 1998. He subsequently was defeated in the primary election in a run for a second term. Schell received a law degree from Columbia University in 1963 and moved to Seattle in 1967. He served as the director of the City's Department of Community Development (1975-1977) before establishing a private development company. He entered the political arena in 1989 when he was elected to the Port of Seattle Commission. From 1992-1995 he was Dean of the College of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Washington.

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Content Description

These records reflect the major issues faced by Seattle city government during the Schell administration, including housing and human services, economic development, public safety, transportation, parks, and the World Trade Organization meeting and demonstrations. See descriptions below for more detailed descriptions of the individual series.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

[Item and date], [Title of collection, Record Series 5279-XX. Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The records are arranged into the following series:

  • 5279-01: Departmental Correspondence
  • 5279-02: Schell Mail (Newsletter)
  • 5279-03: Weekly Reports
  • 5279-04: Mayoral Proclamations
  • 5279-05: WTO Records
  • 5279-06: WTO Staff Files
  • 5279-07: WTO Citizen Correspondence
  • 5279-08: WTO Press Conferences

Separated Materials

Publications were pulled from the collection and are cataloged separately in the Published Documents Index.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

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Subject Terms

  • City planning--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Civil rights--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Demonstrations--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Economic development--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Housing--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Human services--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Land use--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Local transit--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Municipal services--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Neighborhoods--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Public utilities--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Public safety--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Transportation planning--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • World Trade Organization. Ministerial Conference

Personal Names

  • Schell, Paul, 1937-

Corporate Names

  • Seattle (Wash.). Mayor
  • World Trade Organization

Geographical Names

  • Seattle (Wash.)

Finding aid prepared by Julie Kerssen
2010

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