Guide to the Department of Community Development Annual Reports
1973-1988

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Overview of the Collection

Creator: Seattle (Wash.). City Clerk
Title: Department of Community Development Annual Reports
Dates: 1973-1988 ( inclusive )
Quantity: .2 cubic ft. (1 box)
Collection Number: 1802-F8
Summary: Annual reports of the Department of Community Development, 1973 to 1985.
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 Department of Community Development administered the City's comprehensive plan and provided direction and support for the City's physical and economic development through community planning. DCD was established in 1969 and assumed the responsibilities of the City Planning Commission and the Urban Renewal Program. In 1972, the Office of Economic Development was created in the Department to provide information to businesses that were expanding or relocating in Seattle. DCD was the lead agency for implementing various types of grant funded projects, such as Neighborhood Improvement Program, Targeted Neighborhood Assistance Program, and Neighborhood Development Program.

DCD was abolished in 1992; its programs were relocated in the Department of Neighborhoods, Department of Housing and Human Services, Planning Department, and other agencies. DCD records include material from the City Planning Commission, Zoning Commission, Metropolitan Arts Commission, Board of Adjustment, and Urban Renewal Program.

Content Description

Department of Community Development annual reports date from 1973 to 1985. The reports review and summarize the year’s activities in housing, economic development, environmental management, neighborhood planning, and downtown development. The 1984-1985 annual reports include photographs.

Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Access :  

Records are open to the public.

Preferred Citation :  

[Item and date], Department of Community Development Annual Reports, Record Series 1802-F8. 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.

Department of Community Development Annual Reports, 1973-1988
Container(s)
Description
Dates
Box/Folder
1/1 Community Development Annual Report 1971
1/1 Community Development Annual Report 1973
1/1 Community Development Annual Report 1974
1/1 Community Development Annual Report 1975
1/1 Community Development Annual Report 1978
1/1 Community Development Annual Report 1979
1/2 Community Development Annual Report 1983
1/2 Community Development Annual Report 1984
1/2 Department of Community Development Annual Report 1985
1/3 Community Development Annual Report 1987
1/3 Community Development Annual Report 1988

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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 :
    • Community development--Washington (State)--Seattle
    • Housing--Washington (State)--Seattle
    • Neighborhood planning--Washington (State)--Seattle
      • Form or Genre Terms :
      • Annual reports
      • Other Creators :
      • Seattle (Wash.). Dept. of Community Development

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