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1.1.10.S42i Seattle Japanese Garden supporting organizations

Date statement: : 1966-2006
Summary:

 Box 1 includes documents on Seattle Japanese Garden support from UW, Arboretum Foundation Unit 86 (established 1966), Seattle Parks, Japanese Garden Society (rosters only), and the Japanese Garden Advisory Council.
Box 2 contains documents about the Japanese Garden Society (established 1985).

A separate binder contains Julie E. Coryell's Seattle Japanese Garden Society documents for 1999 and 2000, and includes some documents on Seattle Parks and Recreation, Arboretum Foundation Unit 86 and the Japanese Garden Advisory Council, with dates between 1998 and 2006.
Description:
 Box 1:
Folder labelled Japanese Garden Advisory Council:
2/13/2006, invitation to review new gate proposed design, [http://www.seattle.gov/parks/proparks/projects/arboretum.htm] 
12/5/2000 and 11/3/2000, proposed changes in Advisory Council Constitution. Includes 10/3/1978 Constitution.
11/11/1998-9/10/2002, Advisory Council minutes.
11/2000, Japanese Garden Advisory Council Bylaws Draft, 4 pp.
9/16/2000, "Job Description/Advisory Council Member," 1 p.
9/16/2000, Advisory Council retreat cover letter, minutes, and invitation, 4 pp.
6/14/2000, "JGAC Response to EIS 6/2000," by Richard Pulkrabek, 2 pp. (2 copies).
9/9/1999, "Japanese Garden Advisory Council Committees Assignments and Tasks," 1 p.
4/14/1999, letter to Kenneth R. Bounds from Elizabeth Moses on JGAC response to "Draft Environmental Scoping Information Report and Proposal by the Arboretum and Botanical Garden Committee," 3 pp.
4/9/1999, Agenda for JGAC Special Meeting, 1 p.
4/7/1999, letter to Peter Marshall from Julie Coryell on draft EIS report and proposal, 1 p.
1/25/1999, letter to Elizabeth Moses from Gayle Bodorff .
1/8/1999, letter to Margaret Ceis and Kenneth Bounds from Elizabeth Moses.
12/17/1998, draft of 1/8/1999 letter.
10/19/1998, letter to Kenneth Bounds from Julie Coryell supporting her nomination to the JGAC.
n.d., "Vision Quest," "Master Plan Status," and "Action by the Arboretum Foundation Board," letter from Elizabeth Moses, 1 p.

Folder labelled All Member lists, JGS, JGAC
Folder labelled Parks:Rec 1999-2000 Budget

Folder labelled UW, Arboretum Foundation, Seattle Parks:
11/25/2003, "Community Meeting/Japanese Garden/ Forest Management Plan," Agenda, Preliminary Notes, follow up sheet dated 1/28/2004, 4 pp.

Folder labelled Unit 86 of the Arboretum Foundation

Folder labelled Unit 86 meeting minutes (also contains member lists, bylaws, and agendas)

Folder labelled Unit 86 video, with background information on Peggy Garber's 2021 video project.

Box 2: 
Japanese Garden Society
Accession date: 2021-03-23 Last updated: 2023-04-12 14:48:49
Subjects: Japanese Garden Society, Arboretum Foundation, Seattle Parks and Recreation, Seattle Parks, Seattle Japanese Garden

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