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Seattle Municipal Archives Finding Aids

Parks and Recreation Facilities, 1906-1995

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Subseries I

Scope and Contents note

The largest subseries in the Ben Evans Recreation Program Collection, the Parks and Recreation Facilities files document the administration, acquisition, development and improvements of department-maintained facilities. The files also document the activities in parks and recreation programs and at the Parks facilities. The Parks Facilities are wide-ranging and include camps, golf courses, bathing beaches, playgrounds and playfields. The largest files are those of Green Lake, Camp Long, and Woodland Park Zoo.

This subseries contains financial statements, correspondence, newsletters and news clippings, meeting minutes, reports, attendance records, and programs of events. Also included are articles from national recreation publications on budgeting, contracting, and creating work specifications.

The records are arranged alphabetically by name of facility.

Dates

  • Creation: 1906-1995

Creator

Conditions Governing Access note

Records are open to the public.

Full Extent

6.9 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

From the Series: English

General Physical Description note

no content

Repository Details

Part of the Seattle Municipal Archives Repository

Contact:
PO Box 94728
600 Fourth Avenue, Floor 3
Seattle 98124-4728 USA US