View XML QR Code

Bruce Harrell Subject Files, 2006-2019

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Harrell, Bruce
Title
Bruce Harrell Subject Files
Dates
2006-2019 (inclusive)
2008-2019 (bulk)
Quantity
2.6 cubic feet, (7 boxes)
25 digital image files
Collection Number
4632-02
Summary
Records from Harrell's office during his tenure on City Council.
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
Return to Top

Biographical Note

Bruce Harrell grew up in Seattle, graduating from Garfield High School and then attending the University of Washington, where he played football. He graduated from UW's law school in 1984 and went on to work for entities including US West, Rainier Valley Community Development Fund, and First A.M.E. Housing Corporation.

Harrell was elected to City Council in 2007 and reelected in 2011. In 2015 Council was reorganized to be based on districts, and he was elected to represent District 2. While in office, his committee and policy work often focused on technology, public safety, and civil rights. He elected not to run again in 2019.

Return to Top

Content Description

Records from Harrell's office covering topics before the council during his time in office. Public safety issues are strongly represented in the records, including police accountability and reform, domestic violence, aggressive panhandling, and use of police drones and body-mounted cameras. Also covered are City Light topics such as management, streetlights, and expansion in South Lake Union. Harrell's job assistance legislation to assist ex-offenders is also documented, as well as SR 520, public schools, the youth jail, and issues related to south Seattle.Digital images show Harrell at various official events.

Return to Top

Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

[Item and date], Bruce Harrell Subject Files, Record Series 4632-02. Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.

Return to Top

Administrative Information

Return to Top

Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Description: Proclamations
    Dates: 2008-2012
    Container: Box 1, Folder 1
  • Description: Press Releases
    Dates: 2008-2012
    Container: Box 1, Folder 2
  • Description: Newsletter
    Dates: 2009-2011
    Container: Box 1, Folder 3
  • Description: Speeches
    Dates: 2010-2012
    Container: Box 1, Folder 4
  • Description: Seattle Public Utilities
    Dates: 2010
    Container: Box 1, Folder 5
  • Description: Constituent Correspondence
    Dates: 2008-2012
    Container: Box 1, Folder 6
  • Description: Streetlights
    Dates: 2009-2011
    Container: Box 1, Folder 7
  • Description: Local Jobs for America Act
    Dates: 2010
    Container: Box 1, Folder 8
  • Description: Performance First
    Dates: 2009
    Container: Box 1, Folder 9
  • Description: Othello
    Dates: 2009
    Container: Box 1, Folder 10
  • Description: Commission for People with Disabilities
    Dates: 2010
    Container: Box 1, Folder 11
  • Description: Bruce Lee Action Museum
    Dates: 2011
    Container: Box 1, Folder 12
  • Description: Municipal Court
    Dates: 2010-2011
    Container: Box 1, Folder 13
  • Description: South Seattle
    Dates: 2008-2012
    Container: Box 1, Folder 14
  • Description: Jorge Carrasco Reconfirmation
    Dates: 2008
    Container: Box 1, Folder 15
  • Description: Police Dept. - Dept. of Justice
    Dates: 2010-2012
    Container: Box 1, Folder 16
  • Description: Seattle Public Schools
    Dates: 2012
    Container: Box 1, Folder 17
  • Description: Ex-Offender Legislation
    Dates: 2011-2012
    Container: Box 1, Folder 18
  • Description: Public Safety
    Dates: 2007-2012
    Container: Box 1, Folder 19
  • Description: Violence Against Women
    Dates: 2012
    Container: Box 1, Folder 20
  • Description: Police Accountability
    Dates: 2009-2012
    Container: Box 1, Folder 21
  • Description: Youth Violence
    Dates: 2008-2012
    Container: Box 1, Folder 22
  • Description: City LIght Real Estate Services
    Dates: 2010
    Container: Box 1, Folder 23
  • Description: Paid Sick Leave
    Dates: 2011
    Container: Box 2, Folder 1
  • Description: Police - Body Mounted Cameras
    Dates: 2010-2012
    Container: Box 2, Folder 2
  • Description: Human Rights Commission
    Dates: 2011
    Container: Box 2, Folder 3
  • Description: Immigrants and Refugees
    Dates: 2011-2012
    Container: Box 2, Folder 4
  • Description: Public Health
    Dates: 2008
    Container: Box 2, Folder 5
  • Description: Get Off the Streets (GOTS) / Communities United of Rainier Beach (CURB)
    Dates: 2008
    Container: Box 2, Folder 6
  • Description: Fair Housing Testing
    Dates: 2011
    Container: Box 2, Folder 7
  • Description: Lazarus Day Center
    Dates: 2009
    Container: Box 2, Folder 8
  • Description: City Light Rates Advisory Committee
    Dates: 2009
    Container: Box 2, Folder 9
  • Description: Seattle Police Management Association
    Dates: 2006
    Container: Box 2, Folder 10
  • Description: Aggressive Panhandling
    Dates: 2010-2012
    Container: Box 2, Folder 11
  • Description: Marijuana Dispensaries
    Dates: 2011
    Container: Box 2, Folder 12
  • Description: Rainier Corridor
    Dates: 2011
    Container: Box 2, Folder 13
  • Description: City Light
    Dates: 2008-2011
    Container: Box 2, Folder 14
  • Description: John T. Williams
    Dates: 2010
    Container: Box 2, Folder 15
  • Description: Cleveland High School Girls Basketball
    Dates: 2010
    Container: Box 2, Folder 16
  • Description: Homeless Encampment Removal
    Dates: 2008
    Container: Box 2, Folder 17
  • Description: City Light - South Lake Union
    Dates: 2008
    Container: Box 2, Folder 18
  • Description: African American Legislative Day
    Dates: 2008
    Container: Box 2, Folder 19
  • Description: King County Flood Control District
    Dates: 2008
    Container: Box 2, Folder 20
  • Description: Women's Commission
    Dates: 2011-2012
    Container: Box 2, Folder 21
  • Description: Fire Levy
    Dates: 2008
    Container: Box 2, Folder 22
  • Description: Human Services
    Dates: 2008
    Container: Box 2, Folder 23
  • Description: FAS Warehouses
    Dates: 2012
    Container: Box 2, Folder 24
  • Description: Youth Violence
    Dates: 2012
    Container: Box 2, Folder 25
  • Description: Community Police Commission
    Dates: 2012
    Container: Box 2, Folder 26
  • Description: Families and Education Levy
    Dates: 2011-2012
    Container: Box 2, Folder 27
  • Description: Law Enforcement Diversion
    Dates: 2008
    Container: Box 2, Folder 28
  • Description: City Light
    Dates: 2008-2010
    Container: Box 2, Folder 29
  • Description: Police Dept.
    Dates: 2008-2014
    Container: Box 3, Folder 1
  • Description: Police Chief Search
    Dates: 2010
    Container: Box 3, Folder 2
  • Description: Municipal Court - Judicial Workload
    Dates: 2010
    Container: Box 3, Folder 3
  • Description: Richard McIver Roast
    Dates: 2009
    Container: Box 3, Folder 4
  • Description: Boy Scouts
    Dates: 2010
    Container: Box 3, Folder 5
  • Description: Public Defense
    Dates: 2013
    Container: Box 3, Folder 6
  • Description: Domestic VIolence
    Dates: 2012
    Container: Box 3, Folder 7
  • Description: LEAD
    Dates: 2012
    Container: Box 3, Folder 8
  • Description: CAMP / Centerstone
    Dates: 2010-2012
    Container: Box 3, Folder 9
  • Description: Affordable Housing
    Dates: 2007-2008
    Container: Box 3, Folder 10
  • Description: Broadband
    Dates: ca. 2011
    Container: Box 3, Folder 11
  • Description: 22nd Avenue Transitional Housing
    Dates: 2010
    Container: Box 3, Folder 12
  • Description: Job Assistance Legislation
    Dates: 2012-2013
    Container: Box 3, Folder 13
  • Description: Workforce and Contracting Equity
    Dates: 2012
    Container: Box 3, Folder 14
  • Description: West Point Power Purchase
    Dates: 2009
    Container: Box 3, Folder 15
  • Description: Mt. Zion Baptist Church
    Dates: 2012
    Container: Box 3, Folder 16
  • Description: Center City Initiative
    Dates: 2014
    Container: Box 3, Folder 17
  • Description: Rev. Samuel McKinney Street Naming
    Dates: 2013-2014
    Container: Box 3, Folder 18
  • Description: Office of Professional Accountability
    Dates: 2012-2013
    Container: Box 3, Folder 19
  • Description: Criminal Code
    Dates: 2013
    Container: Box 3, Folder 20
  • Description: Traffic Code
    Dates: 2013
    Container: Box 3, Folder 21
  • Description: Homelessness
    Dates: 2010-2012
    Container: Box 3, Folder 22
  • Description: Downtown Public Safety
    Dates: 2010-2014
    Container: Box 3, Folder 23
  • Description: Rainier Valley Community Development Fund
    Dates: 2008-2012
    Container: Box 3, Folder 24
  • Description: Risk Management
    Dates: 2009-2010
    Container: Box 3, Folder 25
  • Description: Campaign Finance
    Dates: 2012
    Container: Box 3, Folder 26
  • Description: Parking Scofflaw
    Dates: 2012
    Container: Box 3, Folder 27
  • Description: South Lake Union
    Dates: ca. 2010
    Container: Box 3, Folder 28
  • Description: Police Dept.
    Dates: 2010-2013
    Container: Box 3, Folder 29
  • Description: Police Drones
    Dates: 2012
    Container: Box 3, Folder 30
  • Description: Budget Constituent Correspondence
    Dates: 2008-2009
    Container: Box 4, Folder 1
  • Description: Budget Constituent Correspondence
    Dates: 2010
    Container: Box 4, Folder 2
  • Description: Kurt Cobain
    Dates: 2010
    Container: Box 4, Folder 3
  • Description: SR 520
    Dates: 2010-2011
    Container: Box 4, Folder 4
  • Description: Police Defense
    Dates: 2010
    Container: Box 4, Folder 5
  • Description: SR 520 - Portage Bay
    Dates: 2015
    Container: Box 4, Folder 6
  • Description: Do Not Mail Registry
    Dates: 2009-2010
    Container: Box 4, Folder 7
  • Description: Miller et al v. Sawant
    Dates: 2017
    Container: Box 4, Folder 8
  • Description: Police Chief Search
    Dates: 2014
    Container: Box 4, Folder 9
  • Description: May Day
    Dates: 2012-2014
    Container: Box 4, Folder 10
  • Description: Seattle Public Utilities
    Dates: 2014
    Container: Box 4, Folder 11
  • Description: Police Dept.
    Dates: 2007-2014
    Container: Box 4, Folder 12
  • Description: Children and Family Justice Center
    Dates: 2012
    Container: Box 4, Folder 13
  • Description: Seattle for Washington Plan
    Dates: 2012
    Container: Box 4, Folder 14
  • Description: Initiative 107
    Dates: 2014
    Container: Box 4, Folder 15
  • Description: Snowstorm Response
    Dates: 2009
    Container: Box 4, Folder 16
  • Description: SDOT
    Dates: 2009
    Container: Box 4, Folder 17
  • Description: City Light - Mercer Corridor
    Dates: 2009
    Container: Box 4, Folder 18
  • Description: Ex-Offender Legislation - Letters Against
    Dates: 2012
    Container: Box 5, Folder 1
  • Description: Ex-Offender Legislation - Letters in Favor
    Dates: 2012-2013
    Container: Box 5, Folder 2
  • Description: Police Dept.
    Dates: 2013-2018
    Container: Box 5, Folder 3
  • Description: Seattle Public Schools
    Dates: 2017
    Container: Box 5, Folder 4
  • Description: Municipal Court
    Dates: 2014
    Container: Box 5, Folder 5
  • Description: Police Body Cameras
    Dates: 2017
    Container: Box 5, Folder 6
  • Description: Acoustic Gunshot Locator System
    Dates: 2015
    Container: Box 5, Folder 7
  • Description: Motel Registration
    Dates: 2008
    Container: Box 5, Folder 8
  • Description: Office of Professional Accountability
    Dates: 2007-2009
    Container: Box 5, Folder 9
  • Description: Jail Planning
    Dates: 2008
    Container: Box 5, Folder 10
  • Description: Jail Capacity Study
    Dates: 2008-2009
    Container: Box 5, Folder 11
  • Description: Domestic Violence Prevention Council
    Dates: 2010-2012
    Container: Box 5, Folder 12
  • Description: Labor Relations
    Dates: 2008
    Container: Box 5, Folder 13
  • Description: WMBE Utilization
    Dates: 2019
    Container: Box 5, Folder 14
  • Description: Federal Stimulus
    Dates: 2009
    Container: Box 5, Folder 15
  • Description: Fire Station 6
    Dates: 2012
    Container: Box 5, Folder 16
  • Description: Legislative Dept. Climate Survey
    Dates: 2008
    Container: Box 6, Folder 1
  • Description: Dept. of Information Technology RSJI Report
    Dates: 2019
    Container: Box 6, Folder 2
  • Description: Police Monitor Selection
    Dates: 2012
    Container: Box 6, Folder 3
  • Description: Families, Education, Pre-School, and Promise (FEPP) Levy
    Dates: 2019
    Container: Box 6, Folder 4
  • Description: Police Intelligence
    Dates: 2019
    Container: Box 6, Folder 5
  • Description: City Light
    Dates: 2009-2011
    Container: Box 6, Folder 6
  • Description: City Light Customer Surveys
    Dates: 2009
    Container: Box 6, Folder 7
  • Description: City Light Surplus Property
    Dates: 2009
    Container: Box 6, Folder 8
  • Description: Jorge Carrasco Reconfirmation
    Dates: 2008
    Container: Box 6, Folder 9
  • Description: Jorge Carrasco Reconfirmation
    Dates: 2008
    Container: Box 6, Folder 10
  • Description: City Light Review Panel
    Dates: 2010-2011
    Container: Box 6, Folder 11
  • Description: Showbox
    Dates: 2019
    Container: Box 6, Folder 12
  • Description: Neighborhood Plan Updates
    Dates: 2010
    Container: Box 6, Folder 13
  • Description: South Lake Union Substation and Network
    Dates: 2007-2011
    Container: Box 6, Folder 14
  • Description: Employee Head Tax
    Dates: 2018
    Container: Box 6, Folder 15
  • Description: Housing Levy
    Dates: 2009
    Container: Box 7, Folder 1
  • Description: Tree Protection
    Dates: 2016-2018
    Container: Box 7, Folder 2
  • Description: Children and Family Justice Center
    Dates: 2014
    Container: Box 7, Folder 3
  • Description: Homelessness
    Dates: 2018-2019
    Container: Box 7, Folder 4
  • Description: 44th and Holly
    Dates: 2009
    Container: Box 7, Folder 5
  • Description: Battery Street Tunnel
    Dates: 2018
    Container: Box 7, Folder 6
  • Description: Panhandling
    Dates: 2009
    Container: Box 7, Folder 7
  • Description: Waid's Nightclub
    Dates: 2012
    Container: Box 7, Folder 8
  • Description: Central Area Development Association (CADA)
    Dates: 2012
    Container: Box 7, Folder 9
  • Description: Race and Social Justice Initiative
    Dates: 2008-2012
    Container: Box 7, Folder 10
  • Description: Chrisceda Clemmons
    Dates: 2010
    Container: Box 7, Folder 11

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Civil rights--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Homelessness--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Police shootings--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Police--Supervision of--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Public Utilities--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Public safety--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Social justice--Washington (State)--Seattle

Corporate Names

  • Seattle (Wash.). Police Dept.
  • Seattle City Light
Loading...
Loading...