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Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation Golf Records, 1966-2008
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Seattle (Wash.). Dept. of Parks and Recreation
- Title
- Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation Golf Records
- Dates
- 1966-2008 (inclusive)19662008
1974-2004 (bulk)19742004 - Quantity
- 8.4 cubic feet, (21 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 5807-13
- Summary
- Records concerning Seattle's public golf courses.
- Repository
-
Seattle Municipal Archives
Seattle Municipal Archives
Office of the City Clerk
City of Seattle
PO Box 94728
98124-4728
Seattle, WA
Telephone: 2062337807
Fax: 2063869025
archives@seattle.gov - Access Restrictions
-
Records are open to the public.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for processing this record series was provided through a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The Department of Parks and Recreation maintains the City's parks, shorelines, and boulevards; and administers community centers, public golf courses, and other athletic and cultural facilities. Seattle's first park was established in 1884 after David Denny donated land to the City for that purpose. At that time, a three-member park committee, with limited authority, was created to manage the nascent park system. A Board of Parks Commissioners was established in 1890 with control over all public parks and authority to appoint a Parks Superintendent. In 1896, the City Charter created the position of Superintendent of Streets, Sewers and Parks. The Parks Department became a separate entity in 1904. In 1926, a City Charter amendment abolished the position of Superintendent, distributing its responsibilities between the Head Gardener and the Landscape Architect. A 1948 City Charter amendment required the Board of Park Commissioners to appoint a park superintendent to administer the department. In 1967, another City Charter Amendment reconstituted the Board as an advisory body to the Mayor and City Council, changed the agency name to Department of Parks and Recreation, and placed fiscal and operational administration under the superintendent. In 1902 the City hired the Olmsted Brothers, the country's premier landscape architectural firm, to design a parks and boulevards system. Although not all of the plan was implemented, the Olmsted legacy is evident in many of Seattle's parks and boulevards. The City acquired significant amounts of property for park purposes following the turn of the 20th Century, but in 1926 further acquisition was limited by a City Charter amendment that stipulated only money in the Park Fund could be used for that purpose. However, in the 1970s the Forward Thrust Bond issue, along with federal grants and the Seattle Model City Program, supported the largest expansion of the Park system in Seattle history. These programs funded more than 70 new parks and park facilities. The Department manages over 6,000 acres of park land, 25 community centers, four municipal golf courses, the Aquarium, the Woodland Park Zoo, and many other recreational and athletic facilities.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Records of the Department’s Superintendent, Director of Citywide Services, Golf Manager and other staff concerning management and operations of the City’s golf programs and courses at Jackson Park, Jefferson Park and West Seattle, as well as the development and operation of the Interbay Golf Center. Topics include management structure, oversight of contractors and concessionaires, and environmental issues concerning course maintenance.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
[Item and date], Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation Golf Records , Record Series 5807-13. Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Arranged in six subseries: Golf general administrative files, Jackson Park Golf Course, Jefferson Park Golf Course, West Seattle Golf Course, Interbay Golf Center and Facilities Project Manager’s Files.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
Administrative files, 1966-2008Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box/Folder | ||
1/1 | Annual Golf
Report |
1989 |
1/2 | Annual Golf
Report |
1991 |
1/3 | Annual Golf
Report |
1992 |
1/4 | Annual Golf
Report |
1993 |
1/5 | Annual Golf
Report |
1993 |
1/6 | Annual Golf Report - Premier
Golf Centers |
2005 |
1/7 | Attendance and Receipts,
1915-1977 |
1970-1977 |
1/8 | Audit - Cash Receipting and
Handling |
1990-2005 |
1/9 | Audits |
1993-1998 |
1/10 | Capital and Major
Maintenance |
1991-2001 |
1/11 | Capital and Major
Maintenance |
1991-2001 |
1/12 | Capital Improvement
Plan |
1997-2004 |
1/13 | Complaints |
1977 |
1/14 | Concessions
Proposal |
1976 |
2/1 | Concession Coordinator's
Correspondence |
1988-1992 |
2/2 | Concessions |
1974-1977 |
2/3 | Concessions -
Oversight |
1981-1993 |
2/4 | Consultant
Selection |
2004 |
2/5 | Council Briefing |
2003 |
2/6 | Course Diagrams |
undated |
2/7 | Course Ratings |
1970-1991 |
2/8 | Critical Areas
Committee |
1991 |
2/9 | Golf Development Plan and
Financials |
2006 |
2/10 | Donations |
2005 |
2/11 | Drainage Plan (Incl. Thornton
Creek Basin) |
1989 |
2/12 | Environmental Surveys
(Turfgrass) |
2004 |
2/13 | Expenditures |
2005 |
2/14 | Expense Report,
1994 |
1995 |
2/15 | FAQs |
1996 |
2/16 | Fee Refund Policy |
1993-1995 |
2/16 | Fee Refund Policy |
1993-1995 |
2/17 | Fees |
1973-1996 |
3/1 | Fees |
1997-2008 |
3/2 | Financial Records |
2003-2007 |
3/3 | Financial
Statements |
1990-1996 |
3/4 | Fisheries
Concerns |
1988 |
3/5 | Golf Carts |
1966-1987 |
3/6 | Golf Correspondence - Dick
Haskell |
1974-1977 |
3/7 | Golf
Correspondence |
1975-1984 |
3/8 | Golf
Correspondence |
1979-1988 |
3/9 | Golf
Correspondence |
1991-1993 |
3/10 | Golf
Correspondence |
1994 |
3/11 | Golf
Correspondence |
1994 |
4/1 | Golf
Correspondence |
1995 |
4/2 | Golf
Correspondence |
1996 |
4/3 | Golf
Correspondence |
1997 |
4/4 | Golf
Correspondence |
2005 |
4/5 | Golf
Correspondence |
2006-2007 |
4/6 | Golf Course
Claims |
1995 |
4/7 | Golf Course
Manual |
undated |
4/8 | Golf Director /
Coordinator |
1991-2002 |
4/9 | Golf Issues
Handbook |
2001 |
4/10 | Golf Management
School |
1987-1992 |
4/11 | Golf Manager
Position |
1975-1996 |
4/12 | Golf Shoe Spikes |
2001 |
4/13 | Golfer Surveys |
2000 |
4/14 | Golfer Surveys |
2001 |
4/14 | Greenlake Pitch and
Putt |
1983-1993 |
5/1 | Handicapping Systems -
Callaway and Peoria |
undated |
5/2 | High School Golf |
1975-1977 |
5/3 | Hours of
Operation |
1988-1989 |
5/4 | Integrated Pest Management
Program Evaluation |
2000 |
5/5 | Integrated Pest Management
Program Evaluation |
2000 |
5/6 | Integrated Pest Management
Program Evaluation |
2000 |
5/7 | Interbay Soccer Agreement
With Seattle Pacific University |
1997-1999 |
5/8 | Irrigation
Systems |
1986-1988 |
5/9 | Irrigation
Systems |
1986-1996 |
5/10 | Irrigation
Systems |
1988-1994 |
5/11 | Junior Golf
Program |
1974-2003 |
6/1 | Lawn Care
Practices |
1995 |
6/2 | Maintenance |
1994-1995 |
6/3 | Maintenance |
2001-2003 |
6/4 | Maintenance
Standards |
1995-2002 |
6/5 | Major Maintenance and
Priorities |
1993-1996 |
6/6 | Management of Golf
Facilities |
1991-1994 |
6/7 | Management |
1999 |
6/8 | Management |
2003 |
6/9 | Management |
2004 |
6/10 | Management - Interim Business
Plan |
2003 |
6/11 | Management
Options |
1993-1995 |
6/12 | Management -
Reorganization |
2002-2003 |
7/1 | Master Planning Project -
Preliminary Reports |
1989 |
7/2 | Master Plans |
1988-1992 |
7/3 | Master Plans - Facilities
Renovation - Citywide Golf Planning Committee |
1988-1989 |
7/4 | Master Plans - Facilities
Renovation - Citywide Golf Planning Committee |
1988 |
7/5 | Mayor's Cup |
2004 |
7/6 | Meetings and Proposed
Advisory Councils |
1988-1989 |
7/7 | Meetings With Public and
Proposed Advisory councils |
1990-1992 |
7/8 | Municipal Golf of
Seattle |
1998 |
7/9 | Municipal Golf of
Seattle |
1999 |
7/10 | Municipal Golf of
Seattle |
1999 |
8/1 | Municipal Golf of
Seattle |
1999 |
8/2 | Municipal Golf of
Seattle |
2000 |
8/3 | Municipal Golf of
Seattle |
2000 |
8/4 | Municipal Golf of
Seattle |
2001 |
8/5 | Municipal Golf of
Seattle |
2001 |
8/6 | Municipal Golf of
Seattle |
2002 |
8/7 | Municipal Golf of Seattle -
Golf Course Cooperation Agreement |
1993-2001 |
8/8 | Municipal Golf of Seattle -
Memorandum of Understanding re Termination Plan |
2003 |
8/9 | Municipal Golf of Seattle -
Organization |
1994 |
8/10 | Municipal Golf of Seattle -
Organization |
1993-1994 |
9/1 | Municipal Golf Operations RFQ
and RFP |
2003-2004 |
9/2 | Municipal Golf Operations RFQ
and RFP |
2003-2004 |
9/3 | Municipal Golf Operations RFQ
and RFP |
2003-2004 |
9/4 | Municipal Golf Operations RFQ
and RFP |
2004 |
9/5 | Municipal Golf Operations RFQ
and RFP |
2004 |
9/6 | Municipal Golf Operations RFP
Addendum |
2004 |
9/7 | Organizational
Charts |
2002-2003 |
10/1 | Parks and Recreation
COMPLAN |
1988-1993 |
10/2 | Parks Board Presentation:
Status of Municipal Golf Management In Seattle |
1999 |
10/3 | Performance
Review |
1998 |
10/4 | Pesticide Records |
1995-2003 |
10/5 | Pesticide
Reduction |
2000-2008 |
10/6 | Planning and
Statistics |
1988-1989 |
10/7 | Policies and Rules (Incl.
Photograph) |
1973-1993 |
10/8 | Premier Golf Centers
Offer |
2003 |
10/9 | Premier Golf Centers Interim
Management Agreements |
2003-2004 |
10/10 | Programs Planning and
Evaluation |
1974 |
10/11 | Projects |
1987-1989 |
10/12 | Questionnaires |
1968-1974 |
10/13 | Reorganization -
Employees |
1994-1996 |
10/14 | Reorganization
Transition |
1992 |
10/15 | Reports |
1974-1976 |
11/1 | Reports |
1990-1995 |
11/2 | Report - Survey of Golf
Courses |
2003 |
11/3 | Report - Turf Advisory
Service |
1996 |
11/4 | Reports - U.S. Golf
Association Green Section Visits |
1972-1976 |
11/5 | Reservation
Systems |
1990-1991 |
11/6 | Score Cards |
1976-1996 |
11/7 | Score Cards |
undated |
11/8 | Soden, Andrew |
2004-2006 |
11/9 | Subaccount
Projects |
1990-1995 |
11/10 | Tee Signs |
1994 |
11/11 | Tees Yardage |
1992-1995 |
11/12 | Tournaments |
1987-1991 |
11/13 | Tournaments and
Leagues |
1988-1989 |
12/1 | Tournaments and
Leagues |
1991-1993 |
12/2 | Tournaments and
Leagues |
1993-1996 |
12/3 | Tournaments |
2007 |
12/4 | Trees |
2007 |
12/5 | Transition - Temporary
Manager, Herbye White |
2002 |
12/6 | Transition - Temporary
Manager, Herbye White |
2002 |
12/7 | Transition - Temporary
Manager, Herbye White |
2003 |
12/8 | Transition - Temporary
Manager, Herbye White |
2003 |
12/9 | Transition - Temporary
Manager, Herbye White |
2003 |
13/1 | Transition - Temporary
Manager, Herbye White |
2003 |
13/2 | Transition - Temporary
Manager, Herbye White |
2003 |
13/3 | Volunteer
Programs |
1988-1989 |
13/4 | Water Charges |
1992-1993 |
13/5 | Work Plans |
1992-1994 |
13/6 | Work Plans |
1999 |
13/7 | Work Plans |
2003-2005 |
Jackson Park Golf Course files, 1969-2005Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box/Folder | ||
13/8 | 14th Green |
1998 |
13/9 | Cart Paths |
2000 |
13/10 | Complaints |
1980-1982 |
13/11 | Compost Tea
Project |
2000 |
13/12 | Concessionaire |
1980-1983 |
13/13 | Construction - Club House
Plans (Incl. Photograph) |
1978 |
13/14 | Correspondence, Golf
Management Planning |
1978-1979 |
14/1 | Correspondence |
1980-1983 |
14/2 | Correspondence |
1989-1992 |
14/3 | Correspondence |
1979-1996 |
14/4 | Detention Pond
Project |
1999-2005 |
14/5 | Driving Range |
2000-2002 |
14/6 | Floratine |
2000-2002 |
14/7 | Improvements |
1980-1985 |
14/8 | Maps and Drawings |
undated |
14/9 | Master Plan |
1991 |
14/10 | Photographs |
1969 |
14/11 | Rules |
1995 |
14/12 | Water Rights
(Copy) |
1930 |
Jefferson Park Golf Course files, 1977-2006Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box/Folder | ||
14/13 | 6th Tee
Construction |
1979 |
14/14 | Complaints |
1980-1982 |
14/15 | Concession
Agreement |
1979-1989 |
14/16 | Driving Range
Correspondence |
1977-1983 |
14/17 | Correspondence |
1980-1983 |
15/1 | Correspondence |
1980-1983 |
15/2 | Correspondence |
1989-1994 |
15/3 | Correspondence |
1984-1996 |
15/4 | Correspondence |
1998 |
15/5 | Drawings |
undated |
15/6 | Driving Range
Project |
2001-2005 |
15/7 | Driving Range
Project |
1998-2002 |
15/8 | Financial |
1978-1983 |
15/9 | Greentees |
1993 |
15/10 | Improvements |
1985 |
15/11 | Inspection Report - Driving
Range |
1980 |
15/12 | Inspection
Reports |
1979-1992 |
15/13 | Irrigation
Project |
1998-2006 |
15/14 | Jefferson Park Lawn Bowling
Club |
1997 |
16/1 | Maintenance
Facility |
2000-2001 |
16/2 | Pathways - Jefferson Park
Golf Course and West Seattle |
1999-2002 |
16/3 | Projects |
2005 |
16/4 | Sand Bunker
Project |
2006 |
16/5 | Schedule |
2004 |
16/6 | Tee Remodeling |
2000 |
16/7 | Report - Turf Advisory
Service |
1997 |
West Seattle Golf Course files, 1971-2007Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box/Folder | ||
16/8 | West Seattle Golf
Course |
1976 |
16/9 | West Seattle Golf
Course |
1988-1991 |
16/10 | Calendars |
2006-2007 |
16/11 | Concession
Agreement |
1980 |
16/12 | Concessionaire
RFP |
1979 |
16/13 | Correspondence |
1990-1996 |
16/14 | History |
undated |
16/15 | Inspection
Report |
1980 |
16/16 | Longfellow Creek
Mitigation |
1999-2003 |
16/17 | Longfellow Creek
Restoration |
2003 |
16/18 | Maps and
Drawings |
undated |
16/19 | Photos - 8th
Hole |
1971 |
16/20 | Scorecard |
undated |
Interbay Golf Center files, 1976-2003Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box/Folder | ||
17/1 | Interbay Golf
Concessions |
1977 |
17/2 | Interbay Golf
Correspondence |
1976-1981 |
17/3 | Interbay Golf
Correspondence |
1976-1981 |
17/4 | Interbay
Development |
1977-1981 |
17/5 | Interbay
Development |
1983-1988 |
17/6 | Interbay Golf Center
Project |
1992-1994 |
17/7 | Interbay Golf Center
Project |
1995 |
17/8 | Interbay Golf Center
Project |
1995 |
17/9 | Interbay Golf Center
Project |
1996 |
18/1 | Interbay Golf Center
Project |
1996 |
18/2 | Interbay Golf Center
Project |
1996 |
18/3 | Interbay Golf Center
Project |
1997 |
18/4 | Interbay Golf Center
Project |
1997-1998 |
18/5 | Interbay Golf Center Project
Ordinance |
1996 |
18/6 | Interbay Golf Center Project
- Orient Associates International |
1994 |
18/7 | Interbay Golf Center Project
P-Patch |
1996-1997 |
18/8 | Interbay Golf Center
Accountant's Report on Agreed-Upon Procedures |
2003 |
18/9 | Interbay Golf Center
Background |
undated |
18/10 | Interbay Golf Center
Budget |
2001 |
18/11 | Interbay Golf Center Capital
Asset Replacement / Renovation Report |
1999 |
18/12 | Interbay Golf Center
Christmas Tree Concession (Donna's Trees) |
1986-1994 |
18/13 | Interbay Golf Center Course
Maps and Drawings |
undated |
18/14 | Interbay Golf Center Family
Golf Centers |
1996-1997 |
19/1 | Interbay Golf Center Family
Golf Centers Bankruptcy |
1997-2000 |
20/1 | Interbay Golf Center Premier
Golf |
2001-2002 |
20/2 | Interbay Golf Center Premier
Golf Financials |
2000-2002 |
20/3 | Interbay Golf Center Premier
Golf Financials |
2000-2002 |
20/4 | Interbay Golf Center RFQ and
RFP |
1993-1994 |
20/5 | Interbay Golf Center RFQ and
RFP |
1993-1995 |
20/6 | Interbay Golf Club
Dues |
2006 |
20/7 | Interbay Golf Course
RFP |
1979-1980 |
20/8 | Interbay Park RFP |
1984 |
Facilities Project Manager's files, 1988-1997Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box/Folder | ||
21/1 | COMPLAN Functional
Plan |
1989-1990 |
21/2 | Enterprise Funds |
undated |
21/3 | Golf Advisory
Council |
1991-1992 |
21/4 | Golf General |
1989-1997 |
21/5 | Golf Facilities Economic
Feasibility Study |
1991-1992 |
21/6 | Golf Improvements
Subaccount |
1988-1992 |
21/7 | Golf Improvements
Subaccount |
1991 |
21/8 | Golf Operations and
Maintenance Committee (GOMC) |
1991-1992 |
21/9 | Interbay - First Golf
Proposals |
1989-1990 |
21/10 | Master Planning
Project |
1990 |
21/11 | National Golf Foundation
Market Analysis |
1989 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Driving ranges--Washington (State)--Seattle
- Golf courses--Washington (State)--Seattle
- Golf--Washington (State)--Seattle
- Interbay (Seattle, Wash.)
Personal Names
- Hundley, Walter R.
- Mallon, John
Corporate Names
- Interbay Golf Center (Seattle, Wash.)
- Jackson Park Golf Course (Seattle, Wash.)
- Jefferson Park Golf Course (Seattle, Wash.)
- Seattle (Wash.). Dept. of Parks and Recreation
- West Seattle Golf Course (Seattle, Wash.)
Geographical Names
- Seattle (Wash.)
Form or Genre Terms
- Drawings
- Photographs
Other Creators
-
Personal Names
- Bounds, Kenneth (creator)