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

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-F8
	Creator:		Seattle (Wash.). City Clerk
	Title:		Department of Community Development Annual Reports
	Dates:		1973-1988 (inclusive)
	Quantity:		.2 cubic ft. 1 box
	Languages:		Collection materials are in English.
	Summary:		Annual reports of the Department of Community Development, 1973 to 1985.

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.

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], Department of Community Development Annual Reports, Record Series 1802-F8. 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.)--Politics and government

Community development--Washington (State)--Seattle

Housing--Washington (State)--Seattle

Neighborhood planning--Washington (State)--Seattle

Annual reports

Other Creators :

Seattle (Wash.). Dept. of Community Development

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