General Ulysses S. Grant
Scope and Contents
Reports of the Committee on Plans and Improvements regarding proposals for the sculpture's pedestal and the awarding of the pedestal contract to Allen B. Rorke (1896), a letter from the Fairmount Park Art Association expressing appreciation for the Fairmount Park Commission's cooperation in the unveiling ceremonies (1899), correspondence regarding the poor condition of the sculpture (1967), and clippings (2006, 2019). Also includes a souvenir pin from the 1899 unveiling ceremony.
Dates
- 1917-2016
Conditions Governing Access note
This collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 5.0 Linear feet
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
1899 souvenir pin donated to archive by Robert C. Guard in 2008.
Repository Details
Part of the Fairmount Park Historic Resources Archive Repository
1515 Arch Street, 10th Floor
Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19102 United States
215-683-0211
theresa.stuhlman@phila.gov
