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Greg Nickels Mayoral Records, 1990-2010

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Nickels, Greg
Title
Greg Nickels Mayoral Records
Dates
1990-2010 (inclusive)
2002-2009 (bulk)
Quantity
94.2 cubic feet
53,023 digital files, (7.57 GB)
Collection Number
5259
Summary
Records from Greg Nickels's two terms 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

Born in Chicago in 1955, Greg Nickels moved to Seattle with his family at the age of six, where he attended Seattle Prep and the University of Washington. He got his first job in city government in the mid-1970s, working as a buyer-trainee in the purchasing department. He was a legislative assistant to City Council member Norm Rice from 1979 until 1987. In that year he was elected to the King County Council and served there until 2001, when he was elected Mayor of Seattle. He served two terms as Mayor but was defeated in the 2009 election. He was perhaps most well known nationally for his environmental advocacy, leading the effort to create the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement, in which over 1000 cities pledged to decrease their greenhouse gas emissions in line with the Kyoto protocols. Nickels was president of the United States Conference of Mayors and also served on the Sound Transit board of directors.

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Content Description

These records reflect the major issues faced by Seattle city government during the Nickels administration, including transportation, economic development, public safety, and environmental concerns. See descriptions below for more detailed descriptions of the individual series.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

[Item and date], Greg Nickels Mayoral Records, Record Series 5259-XX. Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The records are arranged into the following series:

  • 5259-01: Subject Correspondence
  • 5259-02: Mayoral Proclamations
  • 5259-03: Weekly Reports
  • 5259-04: Executive Team Meeting Packets
  • 5259-05: Senior Staff Meeting Packets
  • 5259-06: Edsonya Charles Records
  • 5259-07: Digital Photographs
  • 5259-08: Briefing Materials
  • 5259-09: Office Subject Files
  • 5259-10: Labor Relations Records
  • 5259-11: Transition Document
  • 5259-12: News Releases
  • 5259-13: Electronic Correspondence

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

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Subject Terms

  • City planning--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Civil rights--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Climate change
  • Economic development--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Environmental issues--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Environmental policy -- Washington (State) -- Seattle
  • Finance, Public--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Housing--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Human services--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Labor Relations
  • Labor Unions
  • Labor Unions -- 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 health--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Public safety--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • State-local relations--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Transportation
  • Transportation planning--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Transportation -- Washington (State) -- Seattle

Personal Names

  • Charles, Edsonya

Corporate Names

  • Seattle (Wash.). Mayor
  • Seattle (Wash.). City Clerk

Geographical Names

  • Seattle
  • Seattle (Wash.)

Form or Genre Terms

  • Press Releases

Finding aid prepared by Julie Kerssen
2010

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