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 46 Collections and/or Records:
Resolution authorizing the appropriations of grounds for the Zoological Gardens, 1872 December 14
Item — Drawer: 5-5
Resolution from the Fairmount Park Commission regarding approval for Smith Memorial Playground construction, 1897 July 8
Item — Drawer: 3-2
Resolution of request from City Councils that no further boat houses to be located at base of Lemon Hill between Water Works and Girard Avenue Bridge, 1878 November 26
Item — Drawer: 2-2
Dates:
1878 November 26
Resolution of the Committee on Plans and Improvements on the awarding of contracts for Zebra House, Puma House, cages for birds of prey, iron fence around seals, and iron fence around beaver pond at Philadelphia Zoo, 1905 July 14
Item — Shelf: 33, Box: 34
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
This collection contains various materials that document the history of the Fairmount Park, and subsequently the history of the activities of the Fairmount Park Commission. The collection also includes a good deal of contextual information, such as information on the early history of Philadelphia and its surrounding area. This collection demonstrates at once the autonomy of the Fairmount Park Commission and its integral role in the evolution of Philadelphia’s urban landscape. The...
Dates:
1905 July 14
Resolution referring boat club's request for introducing water and gas into boat houses to the Chief Engineer for inquiry, 1873 May 17
Item — Drawer: 2-2
Dates:
1873 May 17
Resolution that the superintendent be directed to invite proposals for the erection of a bridge over the Wissahickon, 1881 February 12
Item — Drawer: 6-2
Resolution to ask Orphan's Court to use money from the Smith Trust to construct a playground outside the limits of Fairmount Park, 1917 March 14
Item — Drawer: 3-2
Rules and Regulations of Parks Under the Control of the Commissioners of Fairmount Park, 1939
Item — Shelf: 2