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Department of Community Development Housing and Neighborhood Development Central Files, 1960-1979

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Seattle (Wash.). Dept. of Community Development
Title
Department of Community Development Housing and Neighborhood Development Central Files
Dates
1960-1979 (inclusive)
Quantity
18.0 cubic feet, (21 boxes)
Collection Number
1620-02
Summary
Records documenting urban renewal and neighborhood development projects.
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
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Historical Note

The Department of Community Development administered the City's comprehensive plan and provided direction and support for the City's physical and economic development through community planning. DCD was established in 1969 and assumed the responsibilities of the City Planning Commission and the Urban Renewal Program. In 1972, the Office of Economic Development was created in the Department to provide information to businesses that were expanding or relocating in Seattle. DCD was the lead agency for implementing various types of grant funded projects, such as Neighborhood Improvement Program, Targeted Neighborhood Assistance Program, and Neighborhood Development Program. DCD was abolished in 1992 and its programs were relocated in the Department of Neighborhoods, Department of Housing and Human Services, Planning Department, and other agencies. DCD records include material from the City Planning Commission, Zoning Commission, Metropolitan Arts Commission, Board of Adjustment, and Urban Renewal Program.

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Content Description

Correspondence, memoranda, reports, contracts, drawings, accounting records, and newspaper clippings relating to urban renewal, Neighborhood Improvement Projects, and Neighborhood Development Projects. Include records for Yesler-Atlantic, South Seattle, Northlake, South Park, Leschi, and North Greenwood projects. Early records in this series were generated by the Urban Renewal Program office.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

[Item and date], Seattle Department of Community Development Housing and Neighborhood Development Central Files, Record Series 1620-02. Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.

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Administrative Information

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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
  • Community development--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Housing--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Pike Place Market (Seattle, Wash.)
  • South Seattle (Wash.)
  • Urban renewal--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Yesler-Atlantic Neighborhood Improvement Project (Seattle, Wash.)

Corporate Names

  • Seattle (Wash.). Dept. of Community Development
  • Seattle (Wash.). Urban Renewal Program

Geographical Names

  • Seattle (Wash.)

Finding aid prepared by Julie Kerssen
2009

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