Department of Parks and Recreation Bumbershoot Festival Records, 1973-1976

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Seattle (Wash). Dept. of Parks and Recreation
Title
Department of Parks and Recreation Bumbershoot Festival Records
Dates
1973-1976 (inclusive)
Quantity
13 black and white photographic prints, (13 black and white contact sheets), (approximately 250 color slides), (127 digital image files)
.8 cubic foot, (2 boxes)
Collection Number
5807-05
Summary
Records of the Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation relating to the Bumbershoot Festival. Includes paper records and photographs dating from 1974 to 1976.
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
Languages
English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Bumbershoot, also known as the Seattle Festival for the Arts, was first organized in 1971. The festival features regional and national visual and performing arts. By 1973, Bumbershoot was a 10-day event with attendance at over 100,000; in 1977, it became a four-day festival held at the Seattle Center during Labor Day weekend. Originally free to the public, Bumbershoot began charging admission in 1980. Between 1971 and 1976 it was sponsored by the Seattle Center, the Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation, and the Seattle Arts Commission.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Bumbershoot records of the Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation date from 1973 to 1976 and include minutes from the Executive Committee, a committee coordinating the three sponsoring agencies, and minutes for the Advisory Committee, a citizens' committee providing input on the Festival. However, a complete set of minutes does not exist for either committee. Also included are budget information, press releases, evaluations, and other information on the festival. The records primarily reflect the involvement of Theresa Dinwiddie, Cultural Arts Coordinator for the Department of Parks and Recreation, in Bumbershoot.

Also included in the collection are photographs of the festival, including 3x5” black and white prints from 1974, black and white contact sheets for 1975, and approximately 250 color slides documenting the festival from 1973 to 1975. View 5807-05

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

For text materials:

[Item and date], Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation Bumbershoot Festival Records, Record Series 5807-05. Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.

For photographs:

[Title of image, date. Item number.] Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation Bumbershoot Festival Records, Record Series 5807-05. Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The materials are arranged in four subseries:

I: Bumbershoot Festival, 1974

II: Bumbershoot Festival, 1975

III: Bumbershoot Festival, 1976

IV: Color Slides

Processing Note

Slides are unprocessed.

Related Materials

Related collections include the records of the Seattle Arts Commission Bumbershoot Commission (1971-1985) located at the University of Washington Manuscripts Division and the Seattle Center Bumbershoot records (1973-1979) at the Seattle Municipal Archives.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

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

Bumbershoot Festival, 1974Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
1/1
Brochures/Programs
 1974
1/2
Budget
 1974
1/3
Correspondence
 1974
Box/Folder
1/4
Dance
 1974
1/5
Evaluations
 1974
1/6
Executive Committee Meeting Minutes
 1974
1/7
Committee Members and Program Coordinators
 1974
1/8
Master Schedule
 1974
1/9
Music
 1974
1/10
National Endowment for the Arts Grant
 1974
Box/Folder
1/11
Press Releases
 1974
1/12
Video Documentation and Black and White Photographs
 1974

Bumbershoot Festival, 1975Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
1/13
Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws
 1975
1/14
Advisory and Executive Committee Meeting Minutes
 1974-1975
1/15
Budget
 1975
1/16
Brochures
 1975
1/17
Correspondence
 1974-1975
1/18
Evaluations
 1975
1/19
General Information
 1975
1/20
Organization Charts
 1975
1/21
Photographers' Assignments and Black and White Contact Sheets
 1975
2/1
Press Releases
 1975
2/2
Weekly Reports
 1975

Bumbershoot Festival, 1976Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
2/3
Advisory Committee Minutes
 1976
2/4
Correspondence
 1975-1976
2/5
Evaluations
 1976
2/6
Dance, Visual Arts, Theater
 1976
2/6
Press Releases
 1976
2/8
Budget
 1976

Color SlidesReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
3
Color slides
 1973-1975

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Art festivals--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Music festivals--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Performing arts festivals--Washington (State)--Seattle

Personal Names

  • Dinwiddie, Theresa

Corporate Names

  • Bumbershoot Festival (Seattle, Wash.)

Geographical Names

  • Seattle (Wash.)

Form or Genre Terms

  • Contact sheets
  • Photographs
  • Slides

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names
    • Seattle (Wash.). Department of Parks and Recreation (creator)
    • Bumbershoot Festival (Seattle, Wash.). Advisory Committee (creator)
    • Bumbershoot Festival (Seattle, Wash.). Executive Committee (creator)

Finding aid prepared by Anne Frantilla and Scott Cline
2002

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