Scope and Contents Records documenting the acceptance of the fountain as a gift from Italy (1926-1927), including a letter from Mayor W. Freeland Kendrick thanking the Royal Consul General, and an invitation and minutes from the dedication ceremony (1928). Followed by decades of maintenance correspondence reflecting the intermittent neglect of the fountain, including a letter to Mayor Bernard Samuel regarding its dilapidated condition (1946), maintenance correspondence (1968), and a $10,000 contribution from...

Scope and Contents Correspondence regarding the gift of a Gobelins tapestry from the French Republic to the city of Philadelphia, including a 1918 letter from André Tardieu, High Commissioner of the French Republic, offering the tapestry to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and a 1918 letter from the Fairmount Park Commission notifying Tardieu of the unanimous resolution to accept the gift. Also includes a 1925 City Council resolution, correspondence from Mayor W. Freeland Kendrick, and an Art Jury resolution...