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Seattle Department of Neighborhoods Public Information Officer Records, 1991-2005

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Seattle (Wash.). Dept. of Neighborhoods
Title
Seattle Department of Neighborhoods Public Information Officer Records
Dates
1991-2005 (inclusive)
Quantity
1.4 cubic feet, (4 boxes)
Collection Number
5750-04
Summary
Records of the Department of Neighborhoods' Public Information Officer.
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

The Department of Neighborhoods was created in 1991 by consolidating staff from the Executive Department's Citizens Service Bureau and Office of Neighborhoods, the Community Service Centers of the Department of Human Resources, and the Neighborhood Assistance Division of the Department of Community Development. The Office of Urban Conservation, the City's historic preservation agency, was added in 1992. The following year, the department added a community development function by taking over projects in the Central Area, Southeast Seattle, and the Port of Seattle. In 1999, the Neighborhood Planning Office was abolished and its continuing functions were assumed by the Department of Neighborhoods. The Department's mission is to bring local government closer to the citizens by maintaining a responsive presence in Seattle neighborhoods, by responding to citizen concerns and complaints, and providing a communications link for neighborhoods on City issues that will have an impact on them. The department operates the Neighborhood Service Centers (Little City Halls), administers the Neighborhood Matching Grant Program, staffs the Landmarks Preservation Board, and manages the P-Patch program.

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Content Description

Records from the Public Information Officer, including press releases, informational pieces, and promotional publications. Materials relate to general departmental services as well as special events and programs such as Neighbor Appreciation Day, the Race and Social Justice Initiative, and the Involving All Neighbors program. Other topics addressed in the records include the TOPOFF 2 emergency management exercise, neighborhood service centers, and Sound Transit, as well as specific neighborhoods such as South Lake Union and Northgate. Also included are photos of Mayor Schell's Neighborhood Tours.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

[Item and date], Seattle Department of Neighborhoods Public Information Officer Records, Record Series 5750-04. Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.

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Administrative Information

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

  • Municipal services--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Neighborhoods--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Outreach--Washington (State)--Seattle

Corporate Names

  • Seattle (Wash.). Dept. of Neighborhoods

Geographical Names

  • Seattle (Wash.)

Form or Genre Terms

  • Photographs

Finding aid prepared by Julie Kerssen
2010

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