WaSMAR9560_01.xml Guide to the Seattle Public Works Committee Records 1933-1935 Seattle Public Works Committee Records Finding aid prepared by Scott Cline Funding for processing this record series was provided through a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Seattle Municipal Archives © 2011
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Finding aid encoded by Julie Kerssen 2011 Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard). Seattle Municipal Archives
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9560-01 Public Works Committee (Seattle, Wash.) Seattle Public Works Committee Records 1933-1935 0.2 cubic foot 1 box Records of a committee managing federal and state public works funds during the Depression. Collection materials are in English Historical Note

The Public Works Committee was established in June 1933 by City Council resolution, with the Mayor concurring, in response to Depression-era state and federal legislation designed to help local jurisdictions fund public works and provide jobs. The Committee was responsible for assembling all available data necessary for securing federal funds through the National Industry Recovery Bill, as well as state aid through the Emergency Relief Bond Act. The Committee included the chairs of the City Council Finance Committee and the Streets and Sewers Committee, the president of the City Council, the chair of the Board of Public Works, and the City Engineer.

The Committee was also charged to cooperate with other local jurisdictions in coordinating public works programs, including King County, the Port of Seattle, the Seattle School Board, the King County Welfare Board, and other agencies in the region. Committee representatives lobbied in the State Legislature, coordinated public works proposals for potential funding, and worked closely with the City Council and Mayor in establishing priorities.

The Committee records include a copy of enabling Resolution 11267, a synopsis of activities prior to and immediately following the Committee's first meeting, and minutes of subsequent meetings.

Records are open to the public.

[Item and date], Public Works Committee Records, Record Series 9560-01. Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Public Works Committee (Seattle, Wash.) Seattle (Wash.) Public works--Washington (State)--Seattle New Deal, 1933-1939 Seattle Public works

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

9560-01 Seattle Public Works Committee Records 1933-1935 1/1 Resolution 11267 Creating the Public Works Committee 1933 1/2 Public Works Committee Activities and Actions Recap (Jun-Jul) 1933 1/3 Public Works Committee Minutes of Meetings (Jul-Aug) 1933 1/4 Public Works Committee Minutes of Meetings (Sep-Dec) 1933 1/5 Public Works Committee Minutes of Meetings 1934 1/6 Public Works Committee Minutes of Meetings (Feb-May) 1935 1/7 Public Works Committee Minutes of Meetings (Jun-Aug) 1935 1/8 Public Works Committee Resolution re Signing Authority 1935