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Correspondence related to proposed location changes for the memorial, arrangements to view Paul Manship's model, logistics of transporting the work from New York to Philadelphia, and a request to Houghton Mifflin for permission to use lines from John Drinkwater's "For Thee They Died" on the memorial.

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Correspondence regarding the Philadelphia Chapter of American War Mothers' request to relocate the monument and the Art Jury's denial on the grounds that relocation would violate the 1928 condition requiring the monument be screened by a cliff in Wister Woods to conceal the unsatisfactory design of the rear (1926-1937). Also includes a 1928 dedication program, clippings (1928, 1929, 1948), and a 2020 University of Pennsylvania student essay on the memorial.

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Annual reports documenting the activities of Philadelphia's Art Commission (formerly Art Jury), which reviewed and approved public art and architectural projects in the city.

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Annual reports documenting the activities of Philadelphia's Art Commission (formerly Art Jury), which reviewed and approved public art and architectural projects in the city.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The History Files collection contains research materials documenting parks, sites, structures, organizations, events, and individuals associated with the Fairmount Park System and Philadelphia Parks and Recreation. This collection compiles materials from diverse sources over time rather than representing the records of a single office or individual. Typical materials include correspondence, deeds, leases, newspaper clippings, photocopies of published articles and book excerpts, research...

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Includes 1919 architectural plans of proposed memorial pylons by Lord & Hewlett.

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Includes 1954 correspondence regarding the possible relocation of the memorial due to the construction of the expressway, 1946 blueprint design of the tablet with annotations and approval stamp by the Art Jury on verso, 1947 architectural drawings by Willing, Sims, & Talbutt, and 1959 site plans by Wheelwright, Stevenson, & Langran.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The History Files collection contains research materials documenting parks, sites, structures, organizations, events, and individuals associated with the Fairmount Park System and Philadelphia Parks and Recreation. This collection compiles materials from diverse sources over time rather than representing the records of a single office or individual. Typical materials include correspondence, deeds, leases, newspaper clippings, photocopies of published articles and book excerpts, research...

Scope and Contents Correspondence and architectural drawings related to the installation of the Giant Frog in Rittenhouse Square (1941), including a letter from architect Paul Philippe Cret discussing the Fairmount Park Commission's authority to bypass Art Jury approval, the proposed relocation of the Joan of Arc sculpture to Rittenhouse Square, and efforts to fast-track Art Jury approval before the Rittenhouse Square Flower Show. Architectural drawings by Cret are titled 'New footing and base for granite...

Scope and Contents Correspondence regarding the gift of a Gobelins tapestry from the French Republic to the city of Philadelphia, including a 1918 letter from André Tardieu, High Commissioner of the French Republic, offering the tapestry to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and a 1918 letter from the Fairmount Park Commission notifying Tardieu of the unanimous resolution to accept the gift. Also includes a 1925 City Council resolution, correspondence from Mayor W. Freeland Kendrick, and an Art Jury resolution...