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 From the Series: Documents engineering activities, land acquisition, and property management through both internal correspondence between Commission members and external correspondence with the public and other entities. Includes general correspondence organized by decade, correspondence related to specific park sections (East Fairmount Park, West Fairmount Park, Wissahickon Valley Park, Cobbs Creek, Tacony Creek, Pennypack Creek), art and sculpture matters, land acquisitions, design and construction...

Scope and Contents From the Series: Documents engineering activities, land acquisition, and property management through both internal correspondence between Commission members and external correspondence with the public and other entities. Includes general correspondence organized by decade, correspondence related to specific park sections (East Fairmount Park, West Fairmount Park, Wissahickon Valley Park, Cobbs Creek, Tacony Creek, Pennypack Creek), art and sculpture matters, land acquisitions, design and construction...

Scope and Contents Records documenting the Fairmount Park Art Association's presentation of the cannons to Fairmount Park (1905), a recommendation to transfer them to Memorial Hall due to weather damage (1909), and the Association's successful effort to resist donating the cannons to the World War II scrap metal campaign, resulting in a resolution that they retain their position in front of Memorial Hall (1942). Also includes correspondence and an agreement regarding fabrication of a cannon carriage by...

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Correspondence from the Society of the Sons of St. George offering the statue, formerly placed at the entrance of St. George's Hall at 13th and Arch Streets, including a proposal to also loan Thomas Sully's portrait of Queen Victoria (1926), a letter outlining the conditions of the gift (1927), a 1927 agreement, and a 2006 conservation report by Kreilick Conservation LLC.