Guide to the Department of Administrative Services and General Services Department Annual Reports
1971-1989

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Table of Contents
  Overview of the Collection
   
  Historical Note
   
  Content Description
   
Use of the Collection
   
Administrative Information
   
Detailed Description of the Collection

 

Department of Administrative Services and General Services Department Annual Reports

  Subjects

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Seattle (Wash.). City Clerk
Title: Department of Administrative Services and General Services Department Annual Reports
Dates: 1971-1989 ( inclusive )
Quantity: .2 cubic ft. ((1 box))
Collection Number: 1802-F1
Summary: Annual reports for the Department of Administrative Services and its predecessor, the General Services Department. Iincluded are brief narratives regarding divisions, statistical information, and an overview of the City's data processing services.
Repository: Seattle Municipal Archives

PO Box 94728
600 Fourth Avenue, Floor 3
Seattle, WA 98124-4728
Phone: 206/233-7807
Email: archives@seattle.gov
http://www.seattle.gov/cityarchives

Languages: Collection materials are in English. 
Sponsor: Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Historical Note

The General Services Department was established in 1971 with responsibility for management, planning, and coordination of necessary services common to City Departments. These included management and maintenance of the City’s vehicle fleet, coordination and planning of the City’s communications system, provision of support services such as printing, duplicating, and warehousing, and provision of data processing services.

Before 1971, General Services was located within the Executive Department. In 1980, the Department of Administrative Services (DAS) was formed by merging functions of the General Services Department, Building Department, Division of Motor Transportation and the Office of Management and Budget. DAS was abolished in 1997 when its functions were assumed by the Executive Services Department.

Content Description

There are five annual reports for General Services dating from 1970 to 1979. They include brief narratives of each of the divisions and summary statistical information. These reports provide an overview of the data processing services of the City. The DAS Annual Reports, especially those in the early 1980s, are very brief. The 1985 report provides some detail about the City’s computer and communications systems.

Records were originally filed with the City Clerk in the Comptroller/Clerk's Files (CFs) and were removed to create this record series.

Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Access :  

Records are open to the public.

Preferred Citation :  

[Item and date], Department of Administrative Services and General Services Department Annual Reports, Record Series 1802-F1. Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.

Administrative Information

Arrangement :

Reports are arranged chronologically by year.

Related Materials :  

Researchers should also consult the Archives Documents database for DAS Annual Reports.

Future Additions :  

Annual reports will continue to be added to the series.

Detailed Description of the Collection

Department of Administrative Services and General Services Department Annual Reports, 1971-1989
Container(s)
Description
Dates
Box/Folder
1/1 General Services Department Annual Report 1970
1/1 General Services Department Annual Report 1971
1/1 General Services Department Annual Report 1972
1/1 General Services Department Annual Report 1974
1/1 General Services Department Annual Report 1978
1/1 General Services Department Annual Report 1979
1/2 Administrative Services Annual Report 1980
1/2 Administrative Services Annual Report 1981
1/2 Administrative Services Annual Report 1982
1/2 Administrative Services Annual Report 1984
1/2 Administrative Services Annual Report 1985
1/2 Administrative Services Annual Report 1986
1/3 Administrative Services Annual Report 1987
1/3 Administrative Services Annual Report 1988
1/3 Administrative Services Annual Report 1989

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Subjects

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.

    • Geographical Names :
    • Seattle (Wash.)--Politics and government
    • Subject Terms :
    • Computer systems--Washington (State)--Seattle
    • Telecommunication systems--Washington (State)--Seattle
      • Form or Genre Terms :
      • Annual reports
      • Other Creators :
      • Seattle (Wash.). Dept. of Administrative Services
      • Seattle (Wash.). General Services Dept.

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      Finding aid prepared by Anne Frantilla
      ©2004