Human Services Department Annual Reports, 1971-2017

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Seattle (Wash.). Dept. of Human Resources.
Title
Human Services Department Annual Reports
Dates
1971-2017 (inclusive)
Quantity
0.2 cubic feet, (1 box)
Collection Number
1802-G8
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

An Office of Human Resources was established in 1971 in the Executive Department to develop, implement, and manage social services for low-income and disadvantaged residents of Seattle. In 1973 it was replaced by the Department of Human Resources. DHR administered family and youth services programs, senior citizen services, community service activities, the Seattle Veterans Action Center, and the Comprehensive Residential Weatherization Program. Federal, state, and local grants comprised two-thirds of the department's operating budget. Passage of the 1986 Low Income Housing Levy increased the City's funding and policy role in housing issues. In 1991, the agency name was changed to the Department of Human Services. A year later, the Department of Housing and Human Services was created, incorporating the City housing programs and Community Development Block Grant administration from the recently abolished Department of Community Development. DHHS programs included aging services, family and youth services, housing and community services, human services, and the City's education office. In 1999, the Office of Housing was established as an independent agency and DHHS was reorganized as the Human Services Department.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Annual reports for the Department of Human Resources, Department of Housing and Human Services, and Human Services Department. The first report, for 1971-1972, is for the Division on Aging within the Office of Human Resources. Reports describe programmatic activities within the department.

Other Descriptive InformationReturn to Top

CF Project. 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 is periodically purged. Beginning in 1987, certain archival records identified in the CF have been removed, arranged into records series, and incorporated into the ca_collections.idno of the Seattle Municipal Archives, a program of the OCC. A single accession number, 1987-048, was assigned to the transfer of the CF to the Archives. The initial transfer included records dating from 1895. These records remain in the CF series until approximately 15 years after they were filed with the OCC, at which point they are removed to the Archives. The transfer of CF records to the Archives is routine and regular. New accession numbers are not created when these transfers are made.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

[Item and date], Department of Human Resources Annual Reports, Record Series 1802-G8 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 Department of Human Resources, Division on Aging 1971-1972
1 1 Department of Human Resources Annual Report 1975
1 1 Department of Human Resources Annual Report 1980
1 1 Department of Human Resources Annual Report 1981
1 1 Department of Human Resources Annual Report 1982
1 1 Department of Human Resources Annual Report 1983
1 1 Department of Human Resources Annual Report 1984
1 1 Department of Human Resources Annual Report 1985
1 2 Department of Human Resources Annual Report 1986
1 2 Department of Human Resources Annual Report 1987
1 2 Department of Human Resources Annual Report 1988
1 3 Department of Human Resources Annual Report 1989
1 3 Department of Human Services Annual Report 1990
1 3 Department of Housing and Human Services Annual Report 1991
1 3 Department of Housing and Human Services Annual Report 1992
1 4 Department of Housing and Human Services Annual Report 1993
1 4 Department of Housing and Human Services Annual Report 1995
1 4 Human Services Department Annual Report 2001
1 5 Human Services Department Annual Report 2013
1 5 Human Services Department Annual Report 2016
1 5 Human Services Department Annual Report 2017

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Aged

Corporate Names

  • Seattle (Wash.). Dept. of Human Resources.

Geographical Names

  • Seattle
  • Seattle (Wash.)