Guide to the Law Department Annual Reports
1894-1991

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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

 

Law Department Annual Reports

  Subjects

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Seattle (Wash.). City Clerk
Title: Law Department Annual Reports
Dates: 1894-1991 ( inclusive )
Quantity: .8 cubic foot (2 boxes)
Collection Number: 1802-H1
Summary: Annual reports of the Seattle Law Department, 1894-1991.
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 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. Seattle has been served by fifteen Corporation Counsels/City Attorneys since 1890, including A.C. Van Soelen (1930-1963), who held the position for 33 years.

Content Description

The annual reports date from 1894 to 1991. Reports include a review of the year’s activities and highlights of cases.

Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Access :  

Records are open to the public.

Preferred Citation :  

[Item and date], Law Department Annual Reports, Record Series 1802-H1. Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.

Administrative Information

Arrangement :

Annual reports are arranged chronologically by year.

Custodial History :  

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

Detailed Description of the Collection

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

Law Department Annual Reports, 1894-1991
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 1946
1/8 Law Department Annual Report 1947
1/8 Law Department Annual Report 1948
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

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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.

  • Corporate Names :
  • Seattle (Wash.). City Attorney
  • Seattle (Wash.). Corporation Counsel
  • Washington (State). Municipal Court (Seattle)
  • Geographical Names :
  • Seattle (Wash.)--Politics and government
  • Seattle (Wash.)--Trials, litigation, etc.
  • Subject Terms :
  • Justice, Administration of--Washington (State)--Seattle
    • Form or Genre Terms :
    • Annual reports
    • Other Creators :
    • Seattle (Wash.). Law Dept.

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    Finding aid prepared by Anne Frantilla
    ©2004