Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition Documents, 1908-1909

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Seattle (Wash.). City Clerk
Title
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition Documents
Dates
1908-1909 (inclusive)
Quantity
0.2 cubic feet
Collection Number
1802-E8
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

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The City Clerk maintains the City's legislative records, official filings, and the Seattle Municipal Archives; keeps the minutes of City Council meetings; and provides information services to City agencies and the public. Seattle's first City Charter allowed for a Clerk of the Common Council to be elected by the Council. In 1875 the position of City Clerk became elective and remained so until 1896 when the new Charter designated the Comptroller ex-officio City Clerk. The Comptroller served as City Clerk through 1992. A 1991 City Charter amendment transferred the Comptroller's function to the Department of Finance and the City Clerk's Office became a division of the Legislative Department effective in 1993.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Petitions, requests, agreements, and resolutions related to vendors, water system, special police, comfort stations, and property disposition during and after the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE). The AYPE was Seattle's first "world's fair" and was held on the present grounds of the University of Washington.

Other Descriptive InformationReturn to Top

A Comptroller or Clerk File (CF) can consist of correspondence, reports, petitions, contracts, agreements, etc. from elected officials, City departments, other government agencies, or the general public, which have been placed "on file" with the Office of the City Clerk (OCC). They are primarily permanent records, but also include routine material which was periodically purged. Certain archival records identified in the CF have been removed, arranged into records series, and incorporated into the collection of the Seattle Municipal Archives, a program of the OCC.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

[Item and date], Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition Documents, Record Series 1802-E8 Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
1 1 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition: Mayor Miller Communication regarding Police on the AYPE Grounds 1909
1 1 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition: Mayor Miller Communication regarding Police on the AYPE Grounds 1909
1 1 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition: Seattle Federation of Women for More Comfort Stations 1908
1 1 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition: Superintendent of Buildings regarding Seattle Federation of Women Petition for More Comfort Stations 1908
1 1 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition: Agreement with City of Seattle regarding Water Supply 1908
1 1 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition: Petition for Loan of Materials for Use in Water System at the University Grounds 1908
1 1 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition: Proposal to Decorate the City 1909
1 1 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition: Communication regarding the Welcome Arch at Fortson Square 1909
1 2 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition: Government Request to take over Portion of Government Building 1909
1 2 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition: Fire Chief Regarding Purchase of Fire Alarms, etc., from AYPE 1909
1 2 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition: Park Board Request to Lease AYPE Grounds for a Public Park 1909
1 2 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition: Chief of Police Request to Retain Special Police after the Fair 1909
1 2 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition: Cactus Dahlia Celebration Invitation 1909
1 2 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition: Resolution of the Capitol Hill Improvement Club for AYPE Grounds to become a City Park 1909
1 2 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition: Petition of Booth Owners for Certain Privileges 1909
1 2 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition: Request by AYPE for Water Service at 200 Dollars per Month 1909
1 2 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition: Agreement for the Construction of the Welcome Arch 1909
1 2 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition: Appleton, Wisconsin Acceptance of Invitation to the Exposition 1909
1 2 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition: Petition of Owners of Booths near the AYPE 1909
1 3 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition: Report on Employment of Foreign Detectives during the Fair 1909

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (1909 : Seattle, Wash.)

Corporate Names

  • Seattle (Wash.). City Clerk

Geographical Names

  • Seattle (Wash.)