Fairmount Park Commission (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Organization
Dates
- Existence: 1867 - 2010
NACO Variants
Philadelphia. Commissioners of Fairmount Park
Philadelphia (Pa.). Commissioners of Fairmount Park
Philadelphia (Pa.). Fairmount Park Commission
NACO URI(s)
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50080118
Found in 47 Collections and/or Records:
Annual reports, 1912-1942
Series — Shelf: Top of Shelf 1, Box: Fairmount Aquarium, Folder: 11
Scope and Contents
Excerpts of annual reports pertaining to the Philadelphia Aquarium by the Fairmount Park Commission and the Chief Engineers.
Dates:
1912-1942
Confirmation of resolution passed by Fairmount Park Commission to "secure painted likeness of Jesse George and Rebecca George to be hung in this hall", 1868 December 23
Item — Drawer: 5-3
Identifier: FP.2019.0
Dates:
1868 December 23
Dilworth Plaza: additional plantings [2 copies], 1981 November
Item — Drawer: F21a, Folder: 1.1
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
This collection contains a variety of maps, plans and drawings relating to East and West Fairmount Park. Materials included in the collection are blueprints, bluelines, linens, mylars and paper. The collection contains diverse types of maps and plans, such as sewer plans, topographic plans, site plans, latitudinal and longitudinal plans, water main plans, street maps, and landscape plans. The collection is particularly strong in topographic plans, covering the entire region, and structural...
Dates:
1981 November
East Fairmount Park, Smith Memorial Playground: Early documents - Smith bequest, 1894-1897, 1997-1998, 2007
File — Drawer: 3-2
Dates:
1894-1897; 1997-1998; 2007
Excerpt from Executive Meeting of the Commissioners of Fairmount Park, 1939 October 26
Item — Drawer: 4-2
Dates:
1939 October 26
Fairmount Park Commission 1870 topographical surveys
Collection
Identifier: FP.2024.003
Abstract
Partial set of preliminary topographic surveys used as the basis for Fairmount Park construction plans and maps.
Dates:
c. 1870
Fairmount Park Commission Administrative History
Collection
Identifier: FP.2010.001.002
Abstract
In the early part of the nineteenth century, Philadelphia City Council took action to protect the purity of public water. This involved the acquisition of property on the banks of the Schuylkill River in order to eliminate polluting waste that had previously been generated by various industrial sites along the river. The City’s newly acquired property was dedicated to the health and enjoyment of the citizens of Philadelphia, and became known as Fairmount Park. The Fairmount Park Commission...
Dates:
1860-2011
Fairmount Park Commission: Personnel - Commissioners of Fairmount Park Roll 1867-2008, 2008
File — Drawer: 8.4
Dates:
2008