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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| Interactive Map |
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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. |
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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 Historic Preservation Program
Eliza Davidson - Achitect/Landscape Designer/Urban Forester
Dottie Faris - Landscape Designer
Dodi Fredericks - Landscape Architect
Joan Hockaday - Historian
Karen Janosky - Landscape Arhitect
Ray Larson - Horticulturist
Sue Nicol - Horticulturist/Certified Arborist/LEED AP/CSBA
Jennifer Ott - Writer and Historian
Larry Sinnott - Architect
Kathleen Conner, SPR Ex Officio
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| ADVISORY BOARD |
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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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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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Also see our list of Centennial Partners for related organizations
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| CONTACT FSOP |
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| For 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 |
PO BOX 9884
SEATTLE, WA
98109
206.324.0858
friends@seattleolmsted.org |
206.324.0858
brooks@brookskolbllc.com
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