WaSMAR5807_13 Guide to the Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation Golf Records 1966-2008 Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation Golf Records Finding aid prepared by Janet Ness Funding for processing this record series was provided through a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Seattle Municipal Archives © 2011
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Finding aid encoded by Janet Ness 2011 Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard). Seattle Municipal Archives
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5807-13 Seattle (Wash.). Dept. of Parks and Recreation Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation Golf Records 1966-2008 1974-2004 8.4 cubic feet 21 boxes Records concerning Seattle's public golf courses. Collection materials are in English Historical Note

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.

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.

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.

Records are open to the public.

[Item and date], Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation Golf Records , Record Series 5807-13. Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.

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.

Hundley, Walter R. Bounds, Kenneth Mallon, John Seattle (Wash.). Dept. of Parks and Recreation Jackson Park Golf Course (Seattle, Wash.) Jefferson Park Golf Course (Seattle, Wash.) West Seattle Golf Course (Seattle, Wash.) Interbay Golf Center (Seattle, Wash.) Seattle (Wash.) Golf courses--Washington (State)--Seattle Golf--Washington (State)--Seattle Driving ranges--Washington (State)--Seattle Interbay (Seattle, Wash.) Seattle Sports and Recreation Photographs Drawings

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

Administrative files 1966-2008 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 1969-2005 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 1977-2006 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 1971-2007 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 1976-2003 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 1988-1997 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