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FRIENDS
OF SEATTLE'S OLMSTED PARKS
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FSOP
is a nonprofit organization dedicated to
preserving Seattle's unique Olmsted landscape heritage and raising
awareness of the Olmsted philosophy of providing open space
for all people.
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| HISTORY OF SEATTLE'S OLMSTED
LANDSCAPES |
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| Brief history of
the Olmsted legacy in Seattle: |
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| Timeline of Seattle
park history and the Olmsted's work in Seattle: |
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Interactive Map: Olmsted Parks in Seattle
To use this wonderful resource produced
by HistoryLink:
1) Click on the link at right
2) Scroll half way down the page and click
on "New- Olmsted Parks in Seattle" on the right side
of the page
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| The Seattle Parks
and Recreation website is also a great resource for information
about the Olmsted legacy and individual park landscapes. |
Parks
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| CONTACT
FSOP |
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information about FSOP or the Centennial and to find out about volunteer
opportunities write, call or email us: |
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| FSOP |
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Brooks Kolb, President |
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BOX 9884
SEATTLE, WA
98109
206.332.9915
friends@seattleolmsted.org |
206.324.0858
brooks@brookskolbllc.com
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| FSOP
BOARD MEMBERS |
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Brooks Kolb, President -
Landscape Architect
Duse McLean, Vice-President - Publisher, Author, Walking Tour Leader
Susan Olmsted, Secretary - Landscape Architect
Charlie Sundberg, Treasurer - King County Landmark and Heritage Program
Doug Bayley- Landscape Architect
Eliza Davidson - Achitect/Landscape Designer/Urban Forester
Dottie Faris - Landscape Designer
Joan Hockaday - Historian
Ray Larson - Horticulturist
Brice Maryman - Landscape Designer/LEED AP
Sue Nicol - Horticulturist/Certified Arborist/LEED AP/CSBA
Larry Sinnott - Architect
Kathleen Conner, SPR Ex Officio
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| ADVISORY
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Jerry Arbes - Designer/Planner, Olmsted Researcher
John Barber - Open Space Advocates, Friends of Frink Park
Susan Black - Past FSOP Board Chair, Landscape
Architect
Donald Harris - Seattle Parks and Recreation, Manager; National Association For Olmsted Parks Trustee
Gretchen Hull - Past FSOP President
Douglas Jackson - Past FSOP President, Landscape Architect
Nancy Keith - Former Executive Director Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust
Anne Knight - Designer/Planner, Olmsted Researcher
Kate Krafft - King County Landmark Coordinator
Carla Rickerson - UW Special Collections; Founding FSOP Board Member
Virginia Wilcox - Past Member Seattle Landmarks Preservation Board
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| RESOURCES |
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SEATTLE
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Interactive Map:
Olmsted Parks in Seattle
To use this wonderful resource
produced by HistoryLink:
1) Click on the link at right
2) Scroll half way down the
page and click on
"New- Olmsted Parks in
Seattle" on the right side of the page |
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Videos: 2
short documentaries on the Olmsted Legacy and the history of the
Seattle Park System are available on the Seattle Parks and Recreation
website
The Seattle Channel's Celebrating our Olmsted
Legacy
HistoryLink's History of the Seattle Parks
System |
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| NATIONAL |
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| Olmsted Research Guide Online |
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A database including records from
the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site (Fairsted) in
Brookline, MA. and the Olmsted Associates Collection at the Library
of Congress in Washington, D.C.
Much of the material at both collections has been entered but
the database is not yet complete and data entry continues:
Records from the Fairsted Collection
include:
- > 50,000 plans and drawings
- lithographs from ~280 Olmsted
projects
- ~2,300 albums of photographs
Records from the Library of Congress
include:
- Series A: ~33,000 letters from
the period 1884-1899
- Series B: correspondence from
1858-1950, filed by job number
- not yet available- the records
of Fredrick Law Olmsted, Sr., 1858-1895
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Research
Guide Online |
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More resources coming soon!
Until then, see our list of Centennial
Partners for related organizations
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