Fairmount Park Commission (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Organization

Staff Only

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 51 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

Found in: Fairmount Park Historic Resources Archive

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

Found in: Fairmount Park Historic Resources Archive / FP.2010.001.006, History Files / West Fairmount Park / West Fairmount Park, George's Hill: History - early documents

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

Found in: Fairmount Park Historic Resources Archive / FP.2010.004, Fairmount Park Maps, Plans and Drawings / F21 / F21a / Paper and bluelines / Paper and bluelines I

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

Found in: Fairmount Park Historic Resources Archive / FP.2010.001.006, History Files / East Fairmount Park

Excerpt from Executive Meeting of the Commissioners of Fairmount Park, 1939 October 26

Item — Drawer: 4-2

Dates: 1939 October 26

Found in: Fairmount Park Historic Resources Archive / FP.2010.001.006, History Files / Loudoun Park / Loudoun Park, Loudoun Mansion: History - executive correspondence

Fairmount Park, Awards and Ceremonies, 1962-2003

File — Drawer: 6.2

Scope and Contents

This file contains photographs from various awards ceremonies, both hosted by and in honor of the Fairmount Park Commission. It features Fairmount Park Commissioners Ernesta Ballard, Fitz Eugene Dixon, Jr., Robert McConnell, William Mifflin, and Pete Hoskins. Other notable people featured in this file include Governor Dick Thornburgh, Mayor Frank Rizzo, Mayor John Street, and City Councilmen Frank Rizzo, Jr. and Darrell Clarke.

Dates: 1962-2003

Found in: Fairmount Park Historic Resources Archive / FP.2010.002, Photographic Prints / Fairmount Park

Fairmount Park Commission, 1867-1999

Series

Dates: Existence: 1867-1999

Found in: Fairmount Park Historic Resources Archive / FP.2010.001.001, Annual Reports and Other Publications

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

Found in: Fairmount Park Historic Resources Archive / Fairmount Park Commission 1870 topographical surveys

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

Found in: Fairmount Park Historic Resources Archive / Fairmount Park Commission Administrative History

Fairmount Park Commission: Budget. A Funding Plan into the New Millennium, 2000

Item — Shelf: 16

Dates: 2000

Found in: Fairmount Park Historic Resources Archive / FP.2010.001.004, Technical Reports, Manuals, Specs and Studies

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