Law Department Annual Reports, 1894-2013

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Seattle (Wash.). Law Dept.
Title
Law Department Annual Reports
Dates
1894-2013 (inclusive)
Quantity
0.8 cubic feet
Collection Number
1802-H1
Summary
Annual reports for the Law Department and City Attorney's Office.
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 Law Department represents the City in all legal matters and litigation, provides legal advice and opinions to City departments and agencies, and is responsible for prosecuting violations of City ordinances in Municipal Court. The position of City Attorney was established in 1875. The 1890 City Charter created the Law Department headed by the Corporation Counsel. The title was changed to City Attorney in 1977.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Annual reports for the Law Department and in later years, the City Attorney's Office. Reports include a review of the year's activities and highlights of cases.

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], Law Department Annual Reports, Record Series 1802-H1 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 Law Department Annual Report 1894
1 1 Law Department Annual Report 1895
1 1 Law Department Annual Report 1898-1900
1 1 Law Department Annual Report 1904
1 1 Law Department Annual Report 1905
1 1 Law Department Annual Report 1908
1 1 Law Department Annual Report 1909
1 1 Law Department Annual Report 1913
1 1 Law Department Annual Report 1914
1 2 Law Department Annual Report 1915
1 2 Law Department Annual Report 1916
1 2 Law Department Annual Report 1917
1 2 Law Department Annual Report 1918
1 3 Law Department Annual Report 1919
1 3 Law Department Annual Report 1919
1 3 Law Department Annual Report 1920
1 3 Law Department Annual Report 1921
1 4 Law Department Annual Report 1922
1 4 Law Department Annual Report 1923
1 4 Law Department Annual Report 1924
1 4 Law Department Annual Report 1925
1 4 Law Department Annual Report 1926
1 5 Law Department Annual Report 1929
1 5 Law Department Annual Report 1930
1 5 Law Department Annual Report 1931
1 5 Law Department Annual Report 1932
1 5 Law Department Annual Report 1933
1 5 Law Department Annual Report 1934
1 6 Law Department Annual Report 1935
1 6 Law Department Annual Report 1936
1 6 Law Department Annual Report 1937
1 6 Law Department Annual Report 1938
1 6 Law Department Annual Report 1939
1 6 Law Department Annual Report 1940
1 7 Law Department Annual Report 1941
1 7 Law Department Annual Report 1942
1 7 Law Department Annual Report 1943
1 7 Law Department Annual Report 1944
1 7 Law Department Annual Report 1945
1 8 Law Department Annual Report 1947
1 8 Law Department Annual Report 1948
1 8 Law Department Annual Report 1946
1 8 Law Department Annual Report 1949
1 8 Law Department Annual Report 1950
1 8 Law Department Annual Report 1951
1 8 Law Department Annual Report 1952
2 1 Law Department Annual Report 1953
2 1 Law Department Annual Report 1954
2 1 Law Department Annual Report 1955
2 1 Law Department Annual Report 1956
2 1 Law Department Annual Report 1957
2 1 Law Department Annual Report 1958
2 1 Law Department Annual Report 1959
2 2 Law Department Annual Report 1960
2 2 Law Department Annual Report 1961
2 2 Law Department Annual Report 1962
2 2 Law Department Annual Report 1963
2 2 Law Department Annual Report 1964
2 2 Law Department Annual Report 1965
2 2 Law Department Annual Report 1966
2 3 Law Department Annual Report 1967
2 3 Law Department Annual Report 1968
2 3 Law Department Annual Report 1969
2 3 Law Department Annual Report 1970
2 4 Law Department Annual Report 1971
2 4 Law Department Annual Report 1972
2 4 Law Department Annual Report 1973
2 4 Law Department Annual Report 1974
2 4 Law Department Annual Report 1975
2 5 Law Department Annual Report 1976
2 5 Law Department Annual Report 1977
2 5 Law Department Annual Report 1978
2 5 Law Department Annual Report 1979
2 6 Law Department Annual Report 1984
2 7 Law Department Annual Report 1991
2 8 City Attorney's Office Annual Report 2003
2 8 City Attorney's Office Annual Report 2005
2 8 City Attorney's Office Annual Report 2006
2 8 City Attorney's Office Annual Report 2007
2 8 City Attorney's Office Annual Report 2008
2 8 City Attorney's Office Annual Report 2013

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Corporate Names

  • Seattle (Wash.). Law Dept.

Geographical Names

  • Seattle
  • Seattle (Wash.)