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Seattle Veterans Action Center Records, 1971-1981

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Seattle (Wash.). Human Services Dept.
Title
Seattle Veterans Action Center Records
Dates
1971-1981 (inclusive)
Quantity
2.2 cubic feet, (6 boxes)
Collection Number
3631-01
Summary
Records of an agency serving Vietnam War veterans
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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Historical Note

An Office of Human Resources was established in 1971 in the Executive Department to develop, implement, and manage social services for low-income and disadvantaged residents of Seattle. In 1973 it was replaced by the Department of Human Resources. DHR administered family and youth services programs, senior citizen services, community service activities, the Seattle Veterans Action Center, and the Comprehensive Residential Weatherization Program. Federal, state, and local grants comprised two-thirds of the department's operating budget. Passage of the 1986 Low Income Housing Levy increased the City's funding and policy role in housing issues. In 1991, the agency name was changed to the Department of Human Services. A year later, the Department of Housing and Human Services was created, incorporating the City housing programs and Community Development Block Grant administration from the recently abolished Department of Community Development. DHHS programs included aging services, family and youth services, housing and community services, human services, and the City's education office. In 1999, the Office of Housing was established as an independent agency and DHHS was reorganized as the Human Services Department.

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Content Description

The Seattle Veterans Action Center was established in 1971 to provide coordinated readjustment assistance to veterans, especially minority, disadvantaged and disabled Vietnam war veterans. Services included job referrals; education, job and benefit counseling; emergency services and discharge review. Records include subject files, grant files, photographs, public information files, and reports. Subjects include amnesty for war resisters, creation of the Center, funding, and the Mayor's Committee To Aid Returning Veterans.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

[Item and date], Seattle Veterans Action Center Records , Record Series 3631-01. Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Arranged into five subseries: subject files, grant files, photographs, public relations files and reports.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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

  • Subject Files, 1971-1981

    • Description: Action / VISTA Proposal for 1973-1975
      Dates: 1973-1974
      Container: Box/Folder 1/1
      Location: Subject Files, 1971-1981
    • Description: Amnesty
      Dates: 1975
      Container: Box/Folder 1/2
      Location: Subject Files, 1971-1981
    • Description: Amnesty
      Dates: 1976
      Container: Box/Folder 1/3
      Location: Subject Files, 1971-1981
    • Description: Amnesty
      Dates: 1976
      Container: Box/Folder 1/4
      Location: Subject Files, 1971-1981
    • Description: Budget - Organization
      Dates: 1971-1972
      Container: Box/Folder 1/5
      Location: Subject Files, 1971-1981
    • Description: Budget
      Dates: 1973-1974
      Container: Box/Folder 1/6
      Location: Subject Files, 1971-1981
    • Description: Contributions To Sea-VAC
      Dates: 1972-1974
      Container: Box/Folder 1/7
      Location: Subject Files, 1971-1981
    • Description: Council of Churches (Washington)
      Dates: 1972
      Container: Box/Folder 1/8
      Location: Subject Files, 1971-1981
    • Description: Department of Human Resources Interdepartmental Correspondence
      Dates: 1975
      Container: Box/Folder 1/9
      Location: Subject Files, 1971-1981
    • Description: Department of Human Resources Interdepartmental Correspondence
      Dates: 1976
      Container: Box/Folder 1/10
      Location: Subject Files, 1971-1981
    • Description: Department of Human Resources Interdepartmental Correspondence
      Dates: 1976
      Container: Box/Folder 1/11
      Location: Subject Files, 1971-1981
    • Description: Discharge Upgrade Project
      Dates: 1975-1976
      Container: Box/Folder 1/12
      Location: Subject Files, 1971-1981
    • Description: Employment (Jobs) Information
      Dates: 1980
      Container: Box/Folder 2/1
      Location: Subject Files, 1971-1981
    • Description: Employment Project Study
      Dates: 1975
      Container: Box/Folder 2/2
      Location: Subject Files, 1971-1981
    • Description: EX-V-IT Program (Ex-Veteran-In-Training)
      Dates: 1973-1975
      Container: Box/Folder 2/3
      Location: Subject Files, 1971-1981
    • Description: Film and Film Orders
      Dates: 1972-1973
      Container: Box/Folder 2/4
      Location: Subject Files, 1971-1981
    • Description: History (Sea-VAC)
      Dates: 1981
      Container: Box/Folder 2/5
      Location: Subject Files, 1971-1981
    • Description: Incoming Letters
      Dates: 1972-1976
      Container: Box/Folder 2/6
      Location: Subject Files, 1971-1981
    • Description: Legislation (National)
      Dates: 1974-1975
      Container: Box/Folder 2/7
      Location: Subject Files, 1971-1981
    • Description: Mayor's Committee To Aid Returning Veterans
      Dates: 1971-1973
      Container: Box/Folder 2/8
      Location: Subject Files, 1971-1981
    • Description: Mayor's Committee To Aid Returning Veterans
      Dates: 1973-1974
      Container: Box/Folder 2/9
      Location: Subject Files, 1971-1981
    • Description: Mayor's Committee To Aid Returning Veterans
      Dates: 1975-1976
      Container: Box/Folder 2/10
      Location: Subject Files, 1971-1981
    • Description: Mayor's Task Force To Aid Returning Veterans - Evaluation of Sea-VAC
      Dates: 1973
      Container: Box/Folder 2/11
      Location: Subject Files, 1971-1981
    • Description: National League of Cities / U.S. Conference of Mayors Correspondence
      Dates: 1975
      Container: Box/Folder 2/12
      Location: Subject Files, 1971-1981
    • Description: National League of Cities / U.S. Conference of Mayors Veterans Projects
      Dates: 1976
      Container: Box/Folder 2/13
      Location: Subject Files, 1971-1981
    • Description: Outreach Plan
      Dates: 1975-1976
      Container: Box/Folder 2/14
      Location: Subject Files, 1971-1981
    • Description: Overviews and Attachments
      Dates: 1972-1977
      Container: Box/Folder 2/15
      Location: Subject Files, 1971-1981
    • Description: Private Industry Council Grant - Veterans Helping Veterans
      Dates: 1980
      Container: 2/16
      Location: Subject Files, 1971-1981
    • Description: Program Description
      Dates: 1971-1972
      Container: Box/Folder 3/1
      Location: Subject Files, 1971-1981
    • Description: Research Work
      Dates: 1976
      Container: Box/Folder 3/2
      Location: Subject Files, 1971-1981
    • Description: Vietnam Veterans Civic Council
      Dates: 1976
      Container: Box/Folder 3/3
      Location: Subject Files, 1971-1981
    • Description: Vietnam Veterans Coordinating Council
      Dates: 1979
      Container: Box/Folder 3/4
      Location: Subject Files, 1971-1981

  • Grant Files, 1971-1977

    • Description: Proposals and Grants Office of Human Resources
      Dates: 1971
      Container: Box/Folder 3/5
      Location: Grant Files, 1971-1977
    • Description: Proposals and Grants
      Dates: 1971-1972
      Container: Box/Folder 3/6
      Location: Grant Files, 1971-1977
    • Description: Proposals and Grants
      Dates: 1971-1972
      Container: Box/Folder 3/7
      Location: Grant Files, 1971-1977
    • Description: Proposals and Grants
      Dates: 1972-1973
      Container: Box/Folder 3/8
      Location: Grant Files, 1971-1977
    • Description: Proposals and Grants
      Dates: 1974
      Container: Box/Folder 3/9
      Location: Grant Files, 1971-1977
    • Description: Proposals and Grants
      Dates: 1975
      Container: Box/Folder 3/10
      Location: Grant Files, 1971-1977
    • Description: Proposals and Grants: National League of Cities, Creating Sea-VAC
      Dates: 1971-1972
      Container: Box/Folder 3/11
      Location: Grant Files, 1971-1977
    • Description: Grant Application: National League of Cities / U.S. Conference of Mayors
      Dates: 1972-1973
      Container: Box/Folder 3/12
      Location: Grant Files, 1971-1977
    • Description: Proposals and Grants: National League of Cities / U.S. Conference of Mayors
      Dates: 1972-1973
      Container: Box/Folder 3/13
      Location: Grant Files, 1971-1977
    • Description: Proposals and Grants: National League of Cities / U.S. Conference of Mayors
      Dates: 1973-1974
      Container: Box/Folder 3/14
      Location: Grant Files, 1971-1977
    • Description: Proposals and Grants: National League of Cities / U.S. Conference of Mayors
      Dates: 1974-1975
      Container: Box/Folder 3/15
      Location: Grant Files, 1971-1977
    • Description: Proposals and Grants: Office of Economic Opportunity
      Dates: 1972-1973
      Container: Box/Folder 4/1
      Location: Grant Files, 1971-1977
    • Description: Proposals and Grants: Community Services Administration (OEO)
      Dates: 1974-1975
      Container: Box/Folder 4/2
      Location: Grant Files, 1971-1977
    • Description: Proposals and Grants: Community Services Administration (OEO)
      Dates: 1975
      Container: Box/Folder 4/3
      Location: Grant Files, 1971-1977
    • Description: Proposals and Grants: Community Services Administration, NOGA
      Dates: 1976
      Container: Box/Folder 4/4
      Location: Grant Files, 1971-1977
    • Description: Proposals and Grants: Community Services Administration (OEO)
      Dates: 1976
      Container: Box/Folder 4/5
      Location: Grant Files, 1971-1977
    • Description: Proposals and Grants: Community Services Administration (OEO) Progress Reports
      Dates: 1976
      Container: Box/Folder 4/6
      Location: Grant Files, 1971-1977
    • Description: Grant Application (Federal, OEO)
      Dates: 1977
      Container: Box/Folder 4/7
      Location: Grant Files, 1971-1977
    • Description: Proposals and Grants: OEO Veteran's Outreach
      Dates: 1972-1974
      Container: Box/Folder 4/8
      Location: Grant Files, 1971-1977
    • Description: Proposals and Grants: OEO Veteran's Outreach
      Dates: 1973
      Container: Box/Folder 4/9
      Location: Grant Files, 1971-1977
    • Description: Proposals and Grants: OEO Veteran's Outreach
      Dates: 1974
      Container: Box/Folder 4/10
      Location: Grant Files, 1971-1977
    • Description: Proposals and Grants: OEO Veteran's Outreach
      Dates: 1974
      Container: Box/Folder 4/11
      Location: Grant Files, 1971-1977
    • Description: Proposal: Upward Bound
      Dates: 1975
      Container: Box/Folder 4/12
      Location: Grant Files, 1971-1977
    • Description: Veterans Outreach Budget
      Dates: 1973
      Container: Box/Folder 4/13
      Location: Grant Files, 1971-1977
    • Description: Sea-VAC Funding, Letters of Support
      Dates: 1972
      Container: Box/Folder 4/14
      Location: Grant Files, 1971-1977
  • Description: Photographs (Mostly of Sea Vac Staff)
    Dates: undated
    Container: 4/15

  • Public Relations Files, 1972-1978

  • Reports, 1972-1980

    • Description: Reports - Annual
      Dates: 1972-1980
      Container: Box/Folder 6/1
      Location: Reports, 1972-1980
    • Description: Reports DHR Bi Monthly
      Dates: 1976
      Container: Box/Folder 6/2
      Location: Reports, 1972-1980
    • Description: Reports - Discharge Upgrade, National League of Cities
      Dates: 1976-1977
      Container: Box/Folder 6/3
      Location: Reports, 1972-1980
    • Description: Report - First Year
      Dates: 1972
      Container: Box/Folder 6/4
      Location: Reports, 1972-1980
    • Description: Report - Two Year
      Dates: 1973
      Container: Box/Folder 6/5
      Location: Reports, 1972-1980
    • Description: Reports - Less Than Honorable Cases
      Dates: 1976
      Container: Box/Folder 6/6
      Location: Reports, 1972-1980
    • Description: Report - OEO, Evaluation of Sea-VAC
      Dates: 1974
      Container: Box/Folder 6/7
      Location: Reports, 1972-1980
    • Description: Reports - Other-Than-Honorable Cases
      Dates: 1974-1975
      Container: Box/Folder 6/8
      Location: Reports, 1972-1980
    • Description: Report - Upward Bound
      Dates: 1975
      Container: Box/Folder 6/9
      Location: Reports, 1972-1980
    • Description: Report - Veterans Rehabilitation Study, Interim Report
      Dates: Undated
      Container: Box/Folder 6/10
      Location: Reports, 1972-1980
    • Description: Report - Women Veterans Project Final Report
      Dates: 1980
      Container: Box/Folder 6/11
      Location: Reports, 1972-1980

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Subject Terms

  • Veterans--Services for--United States
  • Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Veterans--Washington--Seattle

Corporate Names

  • Seattle (Wash.). Dept. of Human Resources
  • National League of Cities

Geographical Names

  • Seattle (Wash.)

Finding aid prepared by Janet Ness
2010

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