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Paul Kraabel Subject Files, 1972-1991

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Kraabel, Paul, 1933-
Title
Paul Kraabel Subject Files
Dates
1972-1991 (inclusive)
1980-1989 (bulk)
Quantity
15.2 cubic ft., ((38 boxes))
Collection Number
4647-02
Summary
Records documenting Paul Kraabel's tenure on the Seattle City Council from 1975-1991.
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 encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Biographical Note

Paul Kraabel (1933-), a Republican, was appointed to Seattle City Council in 1975, filling a seat vacated by Bruce Chapman. Kraabel worked for 15 years as an electrical engineer with Boeing before joining the City Council. He was also elected to the State Legislature as a representative in 1971 and served for four years. Kraabel won the special election to complete the unexpired term for City Council and served four full terms, retiring at the end of 1991. He returned briefly to City Council in 1996 to fill a seat vacated by Tom Weeks, who resigned to work for the Seattle School District.

Kraabel was City Council President in 1980-1981 and again in 1990-1991. He chaired six different committees during his tenure: Planning and Urban Development (1975-1977, 1984-1989), Water and Waste Management (1978-1979), Labor (1980-1981, 1990-1991), Land Use (1982-1983), Public Safety (1984-1985), and Business (1990-1991). Kraabel's most significant accomplishments were in land use and planning. He defended regulations for houseboat rentals and worked for many years on the downtown land use plan. He was also active in the I-90 bridge planning, and worked to have only three lanes coming into Seattle.

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Content Description

The Paul Kraabel Subject Files document his tenure on City Council and the Committees he chaired. Particularly well documented is Kraabel's involvement in land use, housing and transportation issues. His records measure 15.2 cubic feet and date from 1972 to 1991, with the bulk of the records dating from 1980 to 1989. The records are arranged in six functional or issue-related areas, including: Downtown Plan, Housing, Land Use and Urban Development, Legislative and Interdepartmental, Transportation and Utilities and Waste Water Management. More detailed descriptions of records are found below at the beginning of each category's file listing.

Please note that published documents are removed from Councilmembers' records and cataloged and indexed in the Published Documents database. Researchers should check the Published Documents online index for published material which may be referred to in the Kraabel records. Also, "notebooks" are located throughout the records and refer to collections of documents prepared by Central Staff or other Legislative Department members for City Council committee members to assist with decision-making. The notebooks may include a table of contents, a decision agenda, reports or memoranda by Central Staff analysts and background information pertinent to the issue. The Legislative databases on the City Clerk's website can assist in establishing the chronology of specific issues.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

[Item and date], Paul Kraabel Subject Files, Record Series 4647-02. Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Records are arranged in six functional or issue-related areas:

I: Downtown Plan

II: Housing

III: Land Use and Urban Development

IV: Legislative and Interdepartmental

V: Transportation

VI: Utilities and Water and Waste Management

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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
  • Housing--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Land use, Urban--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Public utilities--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Sewage disposal plants--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Transportation--Washington (State)--Seattle

Geographical Names

  • Seattle (Wash.)--Politics and government

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names

    • Seattle (Wash.)--City Council (creator)

Finding aid prepared by Anne Frantilla
2002

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