Don Sherwood Parks History Collection
Series, 5801-01
- Dates
- 1884 – 1979
- Description
- The Sherwood files comprise an artificial collection that was, for the most part, accumulated and arranged during the mid-1970s by Don Sherwood, an employee of the Seattle Parks and Recreation Department. In the late 1970s the records were housed in the local government documents branch, then called the Government Research Assistance Library, of the Seattle Public Library located on the third floor of City Hall. In 1991, prior to the branch move from City Hall to the library’s main branch, the Sherwood Collection was transferred to the Seattle Municipal Archives. This file contains historical materials relating to the Department and its facilities. Included are annual reports; Forward Thrust and Capital Improvement Program records; history files on parks, playgrounds, public beaches, community centers, and public golf courses; and correspondence from the Olmsted Brothers relating to their plans for Seattle parks. Also includes a photographs file. Park history sheets are available in PDF on our website.
- Encoded Archival Description (EAD)
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