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Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation Music Program Records, 1975-1990
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Seattle (Wash). Dept. of Parks and Recreation
- Title
- Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation Music Program Records
- Dates
- 1975-1990 (inclusive)19751990
- Quantity
- 1.6 cubic feet, (4 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 5807-07
- Summary
- Records concerning concerts sponsored by the Department of Parks and Recreation and the Music Advisory Council.
- Repository
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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
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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, over two dozen community centers, five municipal golf courses, the Aquarium, and many other recreational and athletic facilities.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Records of the Department’s Performing and Visual Arts staff relating to music programming. Also contains records of the Music Advisory Council, which acted in a consultative and resource capacity to the Department. Records include memoranda, minutes, correspondence, photographs, financial records, clippings and promotional materials concerning a range of concert series as well as program operations. Other topics include budgets and park music policy.
For related records documenting the administration of the Performing and Visual Arts Program, see record series 5807-14
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
[Item and date], Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation Music Program Records , Record Series 5807-07. Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Arranged into three series: Music Advisory Council records, Project Files and Performing and Visual Arts Staff administrative files.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
Music Advisory Council Records, 1975-1990Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box/Folder | ||
1/1 | Budget Cuts |
1981 |
1/2 | Correspondence, Music
Advisory Council |
1981-1985 |
1/3 | Funding Applications and
Correspondence |
1987-1990 |
1/4 | Grants Submitted by Music
Advisory Council for 1985 Programs |
1984-1985 |
1/5 | Grants Submitted by Music
Advisory Council for 1986 Programs |
1985-1986 |
1/6 | Grants Submitted by Music
Advisory Council for 1987 Programs |
1986 |
1/7 | Grants and Proposals, Music
Advisory Council |
1985 |
1/8 | History and Function, Music
Advisory Council |
1976-1984 |
1/9 | Internal Revenue Service
Status, Music Advisory Council |
1977-1984 |
1/10 | Membership Information, Music
Advisory Council |
1975-1988 |
1/11 | Proceedings and Minutes,
Music Advisory Council |
1977-1980 |
1/12 | Proceedings and Minutes,
Music Advisory Council |
1981 |
1/13 | Proceedings and Minutes,
Music Advisory Council |
1982-1983 |
1/14 | Proceedings and Minutes,
Music Advisory Council |
1984 |
2/1 | Proceedings and Minutes,
Music Advisory Council |
1985 |
2/2 | Proceedings and Minutes,
Music Advisory Council |
1986 |
2/3 | Proceedings and Minutes,
Music Advisory Council |
1987 |
2/4 | Proceedings, Music Advisory
Council |
1988 |
2/5 | Minutes, Music Advisory
Council |
1989 |
2/6 | Solicitations For
Contributions, Music Advisory Council |
1984-1987 |
Project Records, 1976-1990Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box/Folder | ||
2/7 | Bumbershoot |
1980 |
2/8 | Chamber Music Festival
Northwest, Museum of History and Industry |
1980-1981 |
2/9 | Christmas Ship
Disbursements |
1984 |
2/10 | Fourth of July Concert,
Seattle Concert Band |
1981-1982 |
2/11 | Freeway Park Concert
Series |
1981 |
2/12 | Gasworks Park
Concerts |
1980-1982 |
2/13 | Gasworks Park
Concerts |
1983-1984 |
2/14 | Good Shepherd Center Summer
Music Concerts |
1985 |
2/15 | Good Shepherd Center Summer
Music Concerts |
1986 |
2/16 | Good Shepherd Center Summer
Music Concerts |
1987 |
2/17 | Good Shepherd Center Summer
Music Concerts |
1988 |
3/1 | Good Shepherd Center Summer
Music Concerts |
1989 |
3/2 | Good Shepherd Center Summer
Music Concerts |
1990 |
3/3 | Jazz at Poncho |
1981 |
3/4 | KZAM Sock Hop |
1981 |
3/4 | Music in the Park |
1980-1982 |
3/6 | Music Rendezvous,
International Chamber Music Orchestra Festival |
1981-1982 |
3/7 | Music Rendezvous, Ticket
Sales |
1980-1982 |
3/8 | Occidental Park Concert
Series, Jazz in the Park (Incl. Photographs) |
1981 |
3/9 | Out to Lunch
Concerts |
1981-1983 |
3/10 | Pacific Rim
Concerts |
1985 |
3/11 | Photographs - Philadelphia
String Quartet, Other Performers and Concerts |
undated |
3/12 | Pier 57 Performance
Space |
1981-1984 |
3/13 | Pier 57 Proposed Music
Facility |
1979 |
3/14 | Pier 57 Public
Space |
1985 |
3/15 | Pier 57 Summer Concerts
(Includes Photographs) |
1981 |
3/16 | Poncho Concert
Proposals |
1978-1981 |
3/17 | Poncho Concerts |
1976-1981 |
4/1 | Joel Salsman - Alan Hovhaness
Concert, Poncho Theater (Includes Photograph) |
1981 |
4/2 | Sea Festival
Concerts |
1981 |
4/3 | Seattle Chamber Music Series,
Museum of History and Industry, Sunday Evening Spring Concerts (Incl.
Photograph) |
1981 |
4/4 | Senior Concerts, Chamber
Music Festival Northwest |
1980-1981 |
4/5 | Street Musicians
Project |
1985 |
4/6 | Swiss Chamber
Orchestra |
1981-1982 |
4/7 | Union Concerts, Musicians
Local 76 |
1980 |
4/8 | Volunteer Park Concert
Series |
1981 |
4/9 | Youth Correctional Facility
Concert |
1981 |
Performing and Visual Arts Staff Administrative Records, 1977-1987Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box/Folder | ||
4/10 | Concert Inquiries |
1982 |
4/11 | Douglas Dillon Embezzlement
and Restitution |
1980-1987 |
4/12 | Financial Records |
1977-1982 |
4/13 | Music Mess - Christmas
Ship |
1981 |
4/14 | Music Policy For
Parks |
1979-1983 |
4/15 | Music Policy For Park
Facilities |
1983 |
4/16 | Music Policy For Park
Facilities / Rock Music |
1983 |
4/17 | Music Specialist
Position |
1977-1984 |
4/18 | News Releases - Music
Concerts |
1982-1985 |
4/19 | Noise Ordinance |
1979-1983 |
4/20 | Reports/Memos - John
Chambless |
1980 |
4/21 | Reports - Louis B.
Richmond |
1980-1981 |
4/22 | Rock Music |
1979 |
4/23 | Sound Equipment |
1982-1983 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Concerts--Washington (State)--Seattle
- Music--Washington (State)--Seattle
Personal Names
- Chambless, John
- Richmond, Louis B.
- Salsman, Joel
Corporate Names
- Seattle (Wash.). Department of Parks and Recreation
Geographical Names
- Seattle (Wash.)