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Awbury Park and Recreation Center: History - Including plans, correspondence, City Parks Association report, ordinances and deed information. Topographical Survey of Awbury Arboretum by Thomas W. Sears, Landscape Architect, 200ft to 1inch scale, undated. Shows portion owned by City Parks Association and the City of Philadelphia, including Fairmount Park Commission portion.City Parks Association Annual Report and description of Awbury Arboretum, 1953. Memo, 1954. Summary financial statement, 1953. Letter from Frederic R. Mann, 1953. Extract from agreement between City Parks Association and Caroline E. Cope, 1916. Ordinances, 1919-1920. Narratives and transcript of “Men and Things” column. Transcript of deed, 1936. Streetline plan (blueprint), extension to Stenton Ave., 1926. Plan of arboretum with property ownership of lots. By Harrison, Mertz and Emlen, 1924. (Two copies).Clipping: Mrs. Caroline Cope Lewis obituary. Letter from William Draper Lewis to Emory McMichael, 1934. Letter regarding property boundary and custody from Norman W. Garrett to Robert Crawford, 1955 (two copies), 1916-1986

 File — Drawer: 1-2

Dates

  • 1916-1986

Extent

From the Collection: 175 Linear feet

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the Fairmount Park Historic Resources Archive Repository

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