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

Guide to the Law Department Annual Reports, 1894-1991


1802-H1





Finding aid prepared by Anne Frantilla

Finding aid encoded by Shannon B. Lynch, 2004
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.


Overview of the Collection
 
Repository Name:
 

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
 
Collection Number:
 

1802-H1
 
Creator:
 

Seattle (Wash.). City Clerk
 
Title:
 

Law Department Annual Reports
 
Dates:
 

1894-1991 (inclusive)
 
Quantity:
 

.8 cubic foot
2 boxes
 
Languages:
 

Collection materials are in English. 

 
Summary:
 

Annual reports of the Seattle Law Department, 1894-1991.
 

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.

Arrangement

Annual reports are arranged chronologically by year.

Administrative Information

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.

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.

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.

 
Seattle (Wash.). City Attorney
Seattle (Wash.). Corporation Counsel
Washington (State). Municipal Court (Seattle)
Seattle (Wash.)--Politics and government
Seattle (Wash.)--Trials, litigation, etc.
Justice, Administration of--Washington (State)--Seattle
Annual reports
Other Creators :
Seattle (Wash.). Law Dept.

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
 


Law Department Annual Report
   1895
 


Law Department Annual Report
   1898-1900
 


Law Department Annual Report
   1904
 


Law Department Annual Report
   1905
 


Law Department Annual Report
   1908
 


Law Department Annual Report
   1909
 


Law Department Annual Report
   1913
 


Law Department Annual Report
   1914
 
1/2

Law Department Annual Report
   1915
 


Law Department Annual Report
   1916
 


Law Department Annual Report
   1917
 


Law Department Annual Report
   1918
 
1/3

Law Department Annual Report
   1919
 


Law Department Annual Report
   1919
 


Law Department Annual Report
   1920
 


Law Department Annual Report
   1921
 
1/4

Law Department Annual Report
   1922
 


Law Department Annual Report
   1923
 


Law Department Annual Report
   1924
 


Law Department Annual Report
   1925
 


Law Department Annual Report
   1926
 
1/5

Law Department Annual Report
   1929
 


Law Department Annual Report
   1930
 


Law Department Annual Report
   1931
 


Law Department Annual Report
   1932
 


Law Department Annual Report
   1933
 


Law Department Annual Report
   1934
 
1/6

Law Department Annual Report
   1935
 


Law Department Annual Report
   1936
 


Law Department Annual Report
   1937
 


Law Department Annual Report
   1938
 


Law Department Annual Report
   1939
 


Law Department Annual Report
   1940
 
1/7

Law Department Annual Report
   1941
 


Law Department Annual Report
   1942
 


Law Department Annual Report
   1943
 


Law Department Annual Report
   1944
 


Law Department Annual Report
   1945
 
1/8

Law Department Annual Report
   1946
 


Law Department Annual Report
   1947
 


Law Department Annual Report
   1948
 


Law Department Annual Report
   1949
 


Law Department Annual Report
   1950
 


Law Department Annual Report
   1951
 


Law Department Annual Report
   1952
 
2/1

Law Department Annual Report
   1953
 


Law Department Annual Report
   1954
 


Law Department Annual Report
   1955
 


Law Department Annual Report
   1956
 


Law Department Annual Report
   1957
 


Law Department Annual Report
   1958
 


Law Department Annual Report
   1959
 
2/2

Law Department Annual Report
   1960
 


Law Department Annual Report
   1961
 


Law Department Annual Report
   1962
 


Law Department Annual Report
   1963
 


Law Department Annual Report
   1964
 


Law Department Annual Report
   1965
 


Law Department Annual Report
   1966
 
2/3

Law Department Annual Report
   1967
 


Law Department Annual Report
   1968
 


Law Department Annual Report
   1969
 


Law Department Annual Report
   1970
 
2/4

Law Department Annual Report
   1971
 


Law Department Annual Report
   1972
 


Law Department Annual Report
   1973
 


Law Department Annual Report
   1974
 


Law Department Annual Report
   1975
 
2/5

Law Department Annual Report
   1976
 


Law Department Annual Report
   1977
 


Law Department Annual Report
   1978
 


Law Department Annual Report
   1979
 
2/6

Law Department Annual Report
   1984
 
2/7

Law Department Annual Report
   1991