Crawford, Andrew Wright, 1873-1929
Person
Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:
American War Mother and Her Sons, 1926-2020, bulk: 1936-1937
File — Drawer: 7.2
Scope and Contents
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.
Dates:
1926-2020; Majority of material found within 1936-1937
Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Rodin Museum: History - early planning, original documents, 1927-1930
File — Drawer: 1-3
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...
Dates:
1927-1930
Correspondence between Andrew Wright Crawford, Assistant Secretary of the Art Jury, and the Fairmount Park Commission relative to plans for the art museum, 1915-1919
Item — Drawer: 8.4
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...
Dates:
1915-1919
General Galusha Pennypacker Memorial, 1922-1987
File — Drawer: 7.2
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
The Sculpture and Fountain Collection documents the public sculptures and fountains of the Fairmount Park System in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Series 1 contains photographs and visual materials depicting individual sculptures and fountains, ranging from nineteenth century works to contemporary installations. Series 2 contains administrative and historical records for individual sculptures and fountains, including correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, architectural drawings, clippings,...
Dates:
1922-1987
Herman J. Schwarzmann Memorial Tablet, 1915
File — Drawer: 7.2
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
The Sculpture and Fountain Collection documents the public sculptures and fountains of the Fairmount Park System in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Series 1 contains photographs and visual materials depicting individual sculptures and fountains, ranging from nineteenth century works to contemporary installations. Series 2 contains administrative and historical records for individual sculptures and fountains, including correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, architectural drawings, clippings,...
Dates:
1915
Letter from Andrew Wright Crawford, Assistant Secretary of the Art Jury, to the Fairmount Park Association reporting on plans for alteration to the Pennsylvania Barge Club, 1912 May 25
Item — Drawer: 2-2
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...
Dates:
1912 May 25
Parkway lighting fixture designs and Art Jury approvals, 1919 March 19
Item — Drawer: 1-3
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...
Dates:
1919 March 19
Resolution of Art Jury relative to the designs for lighting fixtures for the Fairmount Parkway, 1919 June 28
Item — Drawer: 1-3
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...
Dates:
1919 June 28
The Pilgrim, 1904-1922, 1952-1967, 1999-2023
File — Drawer: 7.3
Scope and Contents
Correspondence from the New England Society of Pennsylvania offering the statue to the Fairmount Park Commission and requesting a site (1904), and correspondence regarding the relocation of the statue from its temporary location at City Hall to its permanent site on East River Drive, including efforts to raise $5,000 to transport the statue in time for the 300th anniversary of the landing of the Pilgrims and an Art Jury resolution approving the relocation (1920). Also includes correspondence...
Dates:
1904-1922; 1952-1967; 1999-2023
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- Correspondence 7
- Clippings 3
- Benjamin Franklin Parkway (Philadelphia, Pa.) 2
- Inventories 2
- Minutes (administrative records) 2
- Resolutions (administrative records) 2
- lighting 2
- Agreements 1
- American War Mother and Her Sons 1
- Boathouse Row -- House 4 -- U.S. Rowing Society 1
- Books 1
- Ephemera 1
- General Galusha Pennypacker Memorial 1
- Herman J. Schwarzmann Memorial Tablet 1
- Newsletters 1
- Philadelphia Museum of Art 1
- Programs (documents) 1
- Rodin Museum (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1
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