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  1. Strength & Stamina: Women in the Seattle Fire Department The story of the courage, hard work, and perseverance it took for women to enter the all-male world of firefighting in Seattle. The ...
  2. A Memorable Enterprise: The AYPE and the City of Seattle The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition was conceived to proclaim Seattle's importance as the gateway to the Pacific and its ascendancy to ...
  3. Pike Place Market Centennial A brief history of the market's first hundred years, including its founding and development, its farmers and shoppers, and the citizen ...
  4. The Seattle Open Housing Campaign, 1959-1968 The story of the long struggle for fair housing legislation in Seattle, as told through photographs, documents, and audio clips. Seattle's ...
  5. Annexed Cities Seattle grew enormously through annexation between 1905 and 1910. Many small towns sought a safer and more reliable water supply, a better ...
  6. Seattle's City Halls A look at city halls throughout Seattle's history, from the first building constructed for city government offices to the new city hall that ...
  7. Women in City Government An exhibit illustrating women's employment and involvement in Seattle city government and their stories and struggles in finding their ...
  8. The Great Seattle Fire of 1889 The Great Fire of June 6, 1889 was a significant turning point in Seattle's history and changed both the physical and political landscapes ...
  9. 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition was conceived to proclaim Seattle's importance as the gateway to the Pacific and its ascendancy to ...
  10. Hoovervilles in Seattle The stock market crash in October 1929 helped trigger a devastating depression that led to shacktowns populated by the homeless and ...
  11. Unemployment and the WPA in Seattle Bibliography and links to primary sources related to the Depression-era Works Progress Administration programs for the unemployed in ...
  12. NE 45th Street Viaduct A concerted effort in the 1930s to ease automobile traffic led to a series of bridge projects including construction of the NE 45th St ...
  13. Seattle Open Housing Campaign Digital Document Library The story of the long struggle for fair housing legislation in Seattle, with a bibliography and links to primary sources. Seattle's ...
  14. Century 21 World's Fair Links to primary sources and lists of resources about the 1962 Century 21 World's Fair, a defining moment in Seattle's history. The ...
  15. Seattle City Councilmember Sam Smith Samuel J. Smith enjoyed a rich 24-year career as the first African-American member of the Seattle City Council. His personal warmth toward ...
  16. The Gay Rights Movement and the City of Seattle during the 1970s Links to primary sources and a bibliography of resources related to the struggle for gay rights in Seattle in the 1970s and the municipal ...
  17. Women in the Fire Department The story of the courage, hard work, and perseverance it took for women to enter the all-male world of firefighting in Seattle, with a ...
  18. Seattle's Open Government Laws, Past and Present Seattle's "Sunshine Laws" reflect increasing concern with ethics and openness in City government from the past century to the present. These ...
  19. World Trade Organization Protests in Seattle The World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference began in November 1999 and inspired one of the largest political protests ever ...
  20. Resources for Property History Research A guide to many different avenues to research the history of a particular building or piece of property. There are many different avenues ...
  21. Finding Aids for Selected Collections Links to finding aids for selected collections, organized by creating department. The finding aids are hosted on the ArchivesWest platform. ...
  22. Additional History Resources Referrals to other local repositories and resources that may be able to answer questions that are outside the scope of SMA's collections. ...
  23. Research Tips and Tools Guides to various types of research, as well as other helpful resources See our Searching for Records in the Seattle Municipal ...
  24. Archives 101 Learn about archives, archivists, primary sources, finding aids, and preservation of personal collections. Learn more here about ...
  25. Classroom Projects Learn more about using the Seattle Municipal Archives in education. Tools to use in the classroom for analyzing historical documents or ...