Guide to the Virginia Galle Subject Files
1970-1989

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

 

Virginia Galle Subject Files

  Subjects

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Galle, Virginia
Title: Virginia Galle Subject Files
Dates: 1970-1989 ( inclusive )
1983-1989 ( bulk )
Quantity: 4 cubic feet (10 boxes)
Collection Number: 4630-02
Summary: Virginia Galle served on the Seattle City Council between 1981 and 1989. This collection contains her subject files on topics such as solid waste, smoking policies, and domestic partnerships.
Repository: City of Seattle
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 

Biographical Note

Virginia Galle served two terms on City Council between 1981 and 1989. The daughter of career Salvation Army officers, she was a librarian and high school English teacher in the Midwest before moving to Seattle. Influenced by the women’s movement, in 1965 Galle went back to school to earn a master’s degree at the University of Washington’s Graduate School of Public Affairs, writing her thesis on King County’s home-rule charter. She began working in the City of Seattle’s new Citizens Service Bureau, an agency which served as a resource for information and a clearinghouse for complaints about the city. Galle worked her way up through the ranks to become the head of the agency.

In 1973, she became the first woman department head in Seattle city government when she was appointed director of the Department of Licenses and Consumer Affairs. She eventually was fired from that position by Mayor Wes Uhlman after her aggressive pursuit of companies she perceived to be swindling the public. She served as executive director of the Girl Scouts Totem Council from 1977 until she resigned in 1981 to run for a City Council seat vacated by Randy Revelle.

While on the Council, Galle chaired the City Operations and Utilities (1982-1983), Environmental Management (1984-1987), and Finance and Personnel (1988-1989) committees. In 1987, she testified before a U.S. Congressional subcommittee on municipal solid waste issues. She lost her seat to Tom Weeks in the 1989 election. After leaving the Council, Galle worked as a consultant and remained active in community affairs.

Content Description

The collection consists of correspondence, memoranda, reports, notes, surveys, newspaper clippings, and other materials relating to Galle’s work on various City Council committees. Materials have been organized into topical categories relating to issues of concern to the City Council.

A large portion of the materials reflects Galle’s extensive work on solid waste issues. One major initiative documented in the files is a proposal to demolish the West Point secondary treatment plant and build a new plant in Interbay. The files contain a large number of citizen comments about this plan. Another key topic is solid waste management, including issues surrounding a proposal to build a mass burn incinerator.

Another set of materials focuses on the development of smoking policies for City employees. Files chronicle the development of the policy, from recruitment of smoking and non-smoking employees to serve on the Citywide Smoking Policy Development Committee through employee input and legal challenges.

Domestic partnership was another issue Galle worked on. Files relate to two Council Bills addressing domestic partner benefits and use of sick leave and funeral leave for domestic partners. Materials include correspondence, news clippings, constituent letters, and background information.

Other topics covered in this collection include the redevelopment of Seattle Center, including files relating to a proposal from Disney to take over the site; management compensation; the admissions tax; the City Light customer information system; and the Seattle/Kent Good Neighbor Program.

Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Access :  

Records are open to the public.

Preferred Citation :  

[Item and date], Virginia Galle Subject Files, Record Series 4630-02. Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.

Administrative Information

Arrangement :

The collection has been organized into eight topical categories:

  • Civil Rights & Education
  • Energy
  • Finance
  • Land Use & Urban Development
  • Parks, Recreation & Culture
  • Personnel
  • Public Safety & Health
  • Utilities, Water, & Waste Management
Separated Materials :  

Publications were pulled from the collection and are cataloged separately in the Published Documents Index.

Detailed Description of the Collection

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

Virginia Galle Subject Files, 1970-1989
Container(s)
Description
Dates
Box/Folder
1/1 Civil Rights & Education: Domestic Partners - CB 107337 1989
1/2 Civil Rights & Education: Domestic Partners - CB 107337 - Background Material 1987-1989
1/3 Civil Rights & Education: Domestic Partners - CB 107337 - Correspondence 1989
1/4 Civil Rights & Education: Domestic Partners - CB 107337 - Hearing Testimony 1989
1/5 Civil Rights & Education: Domestic Partners - CB 107337 - Legal Correspondence 1989
1/6 Civil Rights & Education: Domestic Partners - CB 107337 - News Items 1989
1/7 Civil Rights & Education: Domestic Partners - CB 107342 1989
1/8 Civil Rights & Education: Domestic Partners - CB 107342 - Background 1986-1989
1/9 Civil Rights & Education: Domestic Partners - CB 107342 - Correspondence 1988-1989
1/10 Civil Rights & Education: Domestic Partners - CB 107342 - Initiative 35 1989
1/11 Civil Rights & Education: Domestic Partners - CB 107342 - Letters 1989
1/12 Civil Rights & Education: Domestic Partners - CB 107342 - Letters 1989
1/13 Civil Rights & Education: Domestic Partners - CB 107342 - Public Hearing 1989
1/14 Energy: Seattle City Light - City Light Customer Information System Reports 1989
1/15 Finance: Admissions Tax 1988-1989
2/1 Finance: Budgets - Major Funding Priorities - Correspondence 1988
2/2 Finance: Budgets - Major Funding Priorities - Materials 1988-1989
2/3 Finance: City Pension Fund - South African Investments 1988-1989
2/4 Land Use & Urban Development: Seattle / Kent Good Neighbor Program 1986-1989
2/5 Parks, Recreation & Culture: Seattle Center - Disney News Clippings 1986-1987
2/6 Parks, Recreation & Culture: Seattle Center - Disney Proposal 1987
2/7 Parks, Recreation & Culture: Seattle Center - Disney Proposal 1987
2/8 Parks, Recreation & Culture: Seattle Center - Disney Proposal and Legislation 1986-1987
2/9 Parks, Recreation & Culture: Seattle Center - Disney Resumes 1987
2/10 Parks, Recreation & Culture: Seattle Center - Seattle Center Alternatives Commission 1986
2/11 Parks, Recreation & Culture: Seattle Center - Seattle Center Plan 1984-1987
3/1 Personnel: Charitable Campaign 1988
3/2 Personnel: Charitable Campaign 1988
3/3 Personnel: Charitable Campaign 1989
3/4 Personnel: Management Compensation 1988-1989
3/5 Personnel: Management Compensation Study 1989
3/6 Public Safety & Health: City Smoking Policy 1983-1989
3/7 Public Safety & Health: No Smoking Ordinance: Applicants for Smoking Policy Development Committee 1985
3/8 Public Safety & Health: No Smoking Ordinance: Cessation Programs, Survey of Program Formats 1985
3/9 Public Safety & Health: No Smoking Ordinance: Committee Report and Recommendations, Drafts 1985
3/10 Public Safety & Health: No Smoking Ordinance: Committee Report and Recommendations, Drafts 1985
4/1 Public Safety & Health: No Smoking Ordinance: Committee Report and Recommendations, Final 1985
4/2 Public Safety & Health: No Smoking Ordinance: Committee Report and Recommendations, Minority Report. 1985
4/3 Public Safety & Health: No Smoking Ordinance: Compliance and Enforcement 1984-1985
4/4 Public Safety & Health: No Smoking Ordinance: Departmental Approaches to Compliance 1985
4/5 Public Safety & Health: No Smoking Ordinance: Employee Input 1984-1985
4/6 Public Safety & Health: No Smoking Ordinance: Employee Survey 1985
4/7 Public Safety & Health: No Smoking Ordinance: Health Effects 1984-1985
4/8 Public Safety & Health: No Smoking Ordinance: Medical Data 1984
4/9 Public Safety & Health: No Smoking Ordinance: Newspaper Clippings 1983-1985
4/10 Public Safety & Health: No Smoking Ordinance: Policy Drafts 1984
4/11 Public Safety & Health: No Smoking Ordinance: Reference Materials 1983-1985
4/12 Public Safety & Health: No Smoking Ordinance: Reference Materials 1985
4/13 Public Safety & Health: No Smoking Ordinance: Smoking in the Workplace Data 1984
4/14 Public Safety & Health: No Smoking Ordinance: Smoking in the Workplace Policies 1984-1985
5/1 Public Safety & Health: No Smoking Ordinance: Smoking Policies, Other Jurisdictions 1983-1985
5/2 Public Safety & Health: No Smoking Ordinance: Smoking Policies, Other Jurisdictions 1983-1985
5/3 Public Safety & Health: No Smoking Ordinance: Smoking Policy Development Committee Meetings 1984-1985
5/4 Public Safety & Health: No Smoking Ordinance: Smoking Policy Development Committee Meetings 1984-1985
5/5 Public Safety & Health: No Smoking Ordinance: Tobacco Institute Propaganda 1983-1985
5/6 Public Safety & Health: No Smoking Ordinance: Washington State Smoking Law 1984-1985
5/7 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Drainage - Budget 1985-1986
5/8 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Drainage - Citizen's Advisory Committee 1987
5/9 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Drainage - Delridge 1986
5/10 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Drainage - Information 1976-1987
5/11 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Drainage - Spot Improvements 1987
5/12 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Drainage Problems - Correspondence 1986
5/13 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Grading and Drainage Code 1986-1987
5/14 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Recycling 1988-1989
6/1 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Recycling 1988-1989
6/2 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Recycling - Recycling Pilot Program 1985-1987
6/3 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Recycling - Recycling Pilot Program 1985-1987
6/4 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Recycling - Recycling Pilot Program 1985-1987
6/5 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Recycling - Recycling Reports 1988
6/6 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Seattle Engineering Department - Drainage and Wastewater Utility 1988-1989
6/7 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Sewage - Secondary Treatment - Citizen Comments 1985-1986
6/8 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Sewage - Secondary Treatment - Citizen Comments 1986
6/9 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Sewage - Secondary Treatment - Citizen Comments 1986
6/10 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Sewage - Secondary Treatment - Citizen Comments 1986
6/11 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Sewage - Secondary Treatment - Citizen Comments 1986
6/12 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Sewage - Secondary Treatment - Citizen Comments 1986
6/13 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Sewage - Secondary Treatment - Citizen Comments 1986
7/1 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Sewage - Secondary Treatment - Citizen Comments 1986
7/2 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Sewage - Secondary Treatment - City / County Meetings Materials 1985-1986
7/3 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Sewage - Secondary Treatment - City / County Meetings Materials 1985-1986
7/4 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Sewage - Secondary Treatment - City / Metro Correspondence 1985-1986
7/5 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Sewage - Secondary Treatment - Memorandum of Agreement 1986
7/6 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Sewage - Secondary Treatment - Public Hearings 1986
7/7 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Sewage - Sewer Drainage Capital Improvement Project, 1988 1987-1988
7/8 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Solid Waste - Charities and Garbage Rates 1987-1988
7/9 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Solid Waste - Disposal Alternatives 1986
7/10 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Solid Waste - Distant Landfills 1989
7/11 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Solid Waste - Energy/Resource Recovery - Letters and Information 1987
7/12 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Solid Waste - Energy/Resource Recovery - Letters and Information 1987
7/13 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Solid Waste - Energy/Resource Recovery - Letters and Information 1987
7/14 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Solid Waste - Energy/Resource Recovery - Letters and Information 1987
7/15 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Solid Waste - Energy/Resource Recovery - Letters and Information 1987
7/16 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Solid Waste - Energy/Resource Recovery - Public Hearing 1987
7/17 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Solid Waste - Energy/Resource Recovery - Responses 1987
7/18 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Solid Waste - Energy/Resource Recovery Project Development City Light Substation Annexation 1970-1986
8/1 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Solid Waste - Energy/Resource Recovery Project Development Information 1986-1987
8/2 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Solid Waste - Energy/Resource Recovery Project Development Information 1986-1987
8/3 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Solid Waste - Energy/Resource Recovery Project Development Information 1986-1987
8/4 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Solid Waste - Energy/Resource Recovery Project Development Information 1986-1987
8/5 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Solid Waste - Energy/Resource Recovery Project Development Information 1986-1987
8/6 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Solid Waste - Energy/Resource Recovery Project Development Information 1986-1987
8/7 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Solid Waste - Energy/Resource Recovery Project Development Public Relations Efforts 1987
8/8 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Solid Waste - Energy/Resource Recovery Project Development Scope and Schedule 1987
8/9 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Solid Waste - Energy/Resource Recovery Project Development Scope and Schedule 1987
8/10 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Solid Waste - Identification and Screening of Potential Energy Markets 1983
8/11 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Solid Waste - Implementing Legislation 1987
8/12 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Solid Waste - King County Solid Waste Interlocal Forum 1988
8/13 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Solid Waste - Privatization 1987-1988
9/1 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Solid Waste - Solid Waste Comprehensive Plan, Citizen Correspondence 1986
9/2 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Solid Waste - Solid Waste Comprehensive Plan, Council Meeting Materials 1986
9/3 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Solid Waste - Solid Waste Comprehensive Plan, Inter - Agency Correspondence 1986
9/4 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Solid Waste - Solid Waste Comprehensive Plan, News Articles 1986
9/5 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Solid Waste - Solid Waste Comprehensive Plan, Proposals 1986
9/6 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Solid Waste - Solid Waste Information 1984
9/7 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Solid Waste - Tulalip / Puget Sound Regional Resource Recovery System Proposal 1987
9/8 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Solid Waste - Tulalip / Puget Sound Regional Resource Recovery System Proposal 1987
9/9 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Solid Waste - Tulalip / Puget Sound Regional Resource Recovery System Proposal 1987
9/10 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Solid Waste - Tulalip / Puget Sound Regional Resource Recovery System Proposal 1987
9/11 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Solid Waste - Waste Management - Environmental Impact Statement Materials 1985
9/12 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Solid Waste - Waste Management - Hazardous Waste 1984
10/1 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Solid Waste - Waste Management - Interagency Letters 1984-1986
10/2 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Solid Waste - Waste Management - Interagency Letters 1984-1986
10/3 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Solid Waste - Waste Management - Interagency Letters 1984-1986
10/4 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Solid Waste - Waste Management - News Articles 1984-1985
10/5 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Solid Waste - Waste Management - Pro/Con Letters 1984-1986
10/6 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Solid Waste - Waste Management - Pro/Con Letters 1984-1986
10/7 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Solid Waste - Waste Management - Public Announcements 1984
10/8 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Solid Waste - Waste Management - Public Hearing / Meetings 1984-1985
10/9 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Solid Waste - Waste Management - Reading Materials 1984-1985
10/10 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Solid Waste - Waste Reduction and Disposal Options 1987-1989
10/11 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Solid Waste - Waste Reduction and Disposal Options 1987-1989
10/12 Utilities, Water, & Waste Management: Solid Waste - Waste Reduction and Disposal Options 1987-1989

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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.

  • Personal Names :
  • Galle, Virginia
  • Corporate Names :
  • Seattle Center (Seattle, Wash.)
  • Geographical Names :
  • Seattle (Wash.)
  • Subject Terms :
  • Domestic partner benefits--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Integrated solid waste management--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Refuse and refuse disposal--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Sewage disposal--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Smoking law and legislation--Washington (State)--Seattle
    • Other Creators :
    • Seattle (Wash.)--City Council

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    Finding aid prepared by Julie Kerssen
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