Located at the Miller Library.
Each accession (i.e. 2.00.72.01) represents a box or cubby with various contents.
Date statement: : 1909-1999
Summary:
1 file box containing documents related to the history of the Washington Park ArboretumDescription:
Folder labelled "WPA Photos."
5/1986, photograph of the new visitors center.
Folder labelled "Master Plan-General Info":
4/1999, "Please Be Aware," memo re: plan opposition activities, 1 p.
4/7/1999, "Arboretum Master Plan EIS Public Scoping Meeting," flier.
4/7/1999, "Arboretum Master Plan EIS Public Scoping Meeting" agenda.
3/31/1999, John Wott memo to staff: "Call to Arms," 2 pp.
3/1/1999, "Committed But Not Feeling Creative," plus sample letters and address list of officials, 9 pp.
2/12/1999, Kenneth Bounds letter re: revised Master Plan, 2 pp. (2 copies).
1/14/1999, "Update - Proposed Master Plan," flier.
1/7/1999, John Wott memo to staff: Revisions to the Master Plan." Clipped together with "List of issues that relate to VISITOR EXPERIENCE," "Summary Data for Arboretum Plan Presentations,' "Seattle Study Committee Representatives on the Trans-Lake Washington Project," 5 WPA "Transportation Alternatives - TRAFFIC OR TREES," Comment Sheet for 12/10/1998.
May-December 1998, 7 issues of Ground Work on The Arboretum Plan.
11/12-12/10/1998, "Arboretum Plan: 'Greenprint for the Future': 3 Public Workshops," mailer, 3 slightly different copies.
11/12-12/10/1998, "You Are Invited to Three Public Workshops," 1 p.
11/20/1998, "Small Group Discussion Notes," flip chart notes of 11/12 public workshop, 11 pp.
11/6/1998, Clement Hamilton memo to CFR Staff re: public workshops, 2 pp.
10/23/1998, Bryan Taulbee memo to Christy Cronn re: workshop dates.
10/21/1998, "Arboretum Plan: 'Greenprint for the Future/Public Meeting" at McGilvra Elementary Schooll, poster, 3 copies.
10/21/1998, "Washington Park is a Public Park. Let's Keep It That Way," by Wallis Bolz, Madison Park Times, clipped with other material opposing charging entrance fees to WPA.
9/29/1998, Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation letter inviting neighborhood residents to McGilvra School meeting.
8/26/1998, "The Arboretum Plan/ Answers to Frequently Asked Questions," 3 pp. printed.
7/27/1998, Janice Van Cleve letter to Deborah Andrews, 3 pp.
6/17/1998, Christy Cronn memo re: "Plan Presentation Tools, clipped with those tools, 7 pp.
5/8/1998, Josey Memo re: direction of inquiries.
5/1/1998, "The Arboretum imbroglio yields angst, opportunitiy," Seattle Times, 3 pp. typed.
4/26/1998, Memo re: Slides Needed for Master Plan Slide Show, 1 p.
4/22/1998, "Arboretum Master Plan 'Road Show' Comment Form" and meeting preparation information, 2 pp.
4/1/1998, "A Proposal for UNIFIED GOVERNANCE FOR THE WASHINGTON PARK ARBORETUM," 5 pp. printed.
12/19/1997, 2 letters re: completion of master plan, need for EIS work.
9/1996, "Arboretum Plan/A Greenprint for the Future/ Existing Conditions Assessment Summary," 3 pp.
9/1996, "Arboretum Plan/A Greenprint for the Future/ Programming Assessment Summary," 3 pp.
9/1996, "Arboretum Plan/A Greenprint for the Future/Conceptual Plan Summary," 3 pp.
9/1996, "Arboretum Master Plan/A Greenprint for the Future/We've been listening!," flier.
9/25/1996, "The Arboretum Plan/A Greenprint for the Future," map.
7/10/1996, "The Arboretum Master Plan/A Greenprint for the Future/Join Us in Shaping the Future of Seattle's Living Plant Museum, 4 pp., mailer.
8/17/1994, "The Arboretum Foundation Master Plan Process: Preliminary Schedule/DRAFT," spreadsheet, 2 pp.
n.d., "Editorial Response" opposing Master Plan, Valley View Newsletter, photocopy.
n.d. "Pedestrian Circulation (Exhibit 18)," 2 pp. plus map (3 copies).
n.d., "Arboretum Master Plan Questionnaire," folded sheet.
Folder labelled "Seattle Parks and Rec - Publications":
12/1998, "Citizens for Parks News & Views/ The Arboretum Issue," 8 pp.
July/August, 1996, "Ground Work," WPA newsletter, 8 pp.
1923, "Nineteenth Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Seattle Washington for the year Nineteen Hundred and Twenty-two," bound booklet, 63 pp.
1909, "Original Report of Olmsted Brothers" 1903, reprinted in "Parks, Playgrounds and Boulevards of Seattle Washington" pp. 72-154.
Folder labelled "WPA-histories":
4/1/1998, "A Proposal for Unified Governance for the Washington Park Arboretum," 5 pp.
1-/1975, National Endowment for the Arts letter and questionnaire describing WPA.
7/10/1972, "Report on the Arboretum in Response to Inquiry from the Legislative Budget Committee of May 12, 1972 to the University of Washington," 33 typed pp. with cover letter from George Sorte, Legislative Auditor.
6/8-10/1972, "The Urban Arboretum in Time of Crisis," symposium program, photocopy.
1/16/1973,"The Role of the Washington Park Arboretum in Public and Community Services" ( 2 copies).
2/26/1962, "Our Arboretum Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow," Landscape Arch. History paper by Marjorie Clausing, 41 pages in binder. [second copy photocopied].
1/7/1956, Hugo Winkenwerder letter to James Dawson of Olmsted Brothers.
11/30/1939, letter noting Fred Leissler appointment to Committee on Arboretums of the American Association of Nurserymen.
10/25/1939, letter affirming Foster Island as suitable site for alpine garden.
Folder labeled "Arboretum Grants 1982-1992, including grant requests, correspondence and:
2/1989, "Institute of Museum Services Annual Report 1988," 20 pp. listing WPA as member.
Folder labelled "Misc. Reports, Papers, Notes, Chronologies 1939--":
7/11/1974, "Square footage of office & support facilities," 1 typed p.
Winter 1959, "What goes on at the Arboretum?," Arboretum Bulletin.
6/2/1959, "Appropriations by State Legislature for Arboretum," 1 p. handwritten, photocopy.
1958-1962, "Educational Programs at the Arboretum," 2 pp. photocopy.
Spring 1956, "This is Our Arboretum," Arboretum Bulletin reprint.
c. 1949, "Notes on Arboretum History and Development," 4pp. typed photocopy.
2/28/1947, "Arboretum - Immediate Needs," 3 handwritten sheets.
1947, "Memo for Dean M," handwritten sheet.
12/1939, "The Arboretum Advisory Council," 2 pp. typed.
6/4/1924, letter to Rev. J. Ralph Magee, unsigned, 2 typed pp. photocopy.
n.d., group of materials labelled "Early" file, n.d., clipped together:
"Prehistoric Tree Planted in University Arboretum," photocopy.
"Our Arboretum - What It Is, What It Will Be Someday," photocopy, "Times."
Newspaper photo of L.J. Michaud in greenhouse, 1 p., photocopy.
"Work Begins Upon New Arboretum," 1 p., photocopy.
"New Botanical Gardens," map, photocopy.
"Seattle's Garden Spot As It Is," 1 p., photocopy.
"'I'll Take Walls of Riotous Color,'" 1 p. photocopy.
"Nature Trail to Be Ready in December," 1 p., photocopy.
"The First Arboretum," typescript with handwritten notes, 6 pp., photocopy.
Galley proofs with information on Frederick W. Leissler, Sr. and Annie Baker, 3 pp., handwritten corrections.
"Historical Appreciation," printed article with timeline of Arboretum history, 5 pp. (after 1977).
"Trail Job Features Marsh Rock 'n' Roll,' newspaper photocopy, 1 p.
"The Holly Collection at Washington Park Arboretum," 2 pp. (after 1966), journal photocopy. [Identical article with added photos in WPA Bulletin, Winter 1985, titled "A Visit to the Arboretum's Holly Collection"].Accession date: 2012-02-14 Last updated: 2023-06-28 14:50:35| Names | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|
| City of Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation. | Creator | |
| Taft, David A. | Creator | |
| Taft, Sheila B. | Creator |
| Location | Note |
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| Archives compact shelving |