Office for Women's Rights Annual Reports, 1975-1995

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Seattle (Wash.). Office for Women's Rights
Title
Office for Women's Rights Annual Reports
Dates
1975-1995 (inclusive)
Quantity
0.2 cubic feet, (1 box)
Collection Number
1802-J3
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 Office for Women's Rights was originally established in 1970 as the Women's Division of the Office of Human Resources in the Executive Department. Its mission was the promotion of equality for women in Seattle and the monitoring and enforcement of ordinances relating to equal employment and housing, and to provide staffing to the Seattle Women's Commission. In 1980, OWR was reorganized and its enforcement function was transferred to the Human Rights Department. OWR then assumed a broader role in advocacy, education and outreach, and policy development regarding women's issues. In 1997, OWR was abolished and its functions were incorporated into the Office of Civil Rights.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The annual reports include program overviews, Affirmative Action activities, enforcement activities of the Fair Employment Practices Ordinance, and a description of the activities of the Women's Commission.

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 collection 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], Office of Women's Rights Annual Reports, Record Series 1802-J3 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 Office of Women's Rights Annual Report 1975
1 1 Office of Women's Rights Annual Report 1978
1 1 Office of Women's Rights Annual Report 1981
1 1 Office of Women's Rights Annual Report 1982
1 1 Office of Women's Rights Annual Report 1983
1 2 Office of Women's Rights Annual Report 1984
1 2 Office of Women's Rights Annual Report 1985
1 2 Office of Women's Rights Annual Report 1986
1 3 Office of Women's Right Annual Report 1987
1 3 Office of Women's Right Annual Report 1988
1 3 Office of Women's Rights Annual Report 1989
1 4 Office of Women's Rights Annual Report 1990
1 4 Office of Women's Rights Annual Report 1991
1 4 Office of Women's Rights Annual Report 1993
1 4 Office of Women's Rights Annual Report 1994
1 4 Office of Women's Rights Annual Report 1995

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Affirmative Action

Corporate Names

  • Seattle (Wash.). Office for Women's Rights

Geographical Names

  • Seattle
  • Seattle (Wash.)