Fairmount Park System: History - essays by Halperin, Martha (1 of 2), 1983-2001

File — Drawer: 6-5

Staff Only

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 notes, reports, maps, plans, images, ephemera, meeting minutes, and agreements. The collection documents historically significant events including the 1876 Centennial Exposition, the Battle of Germantown, early auto racing, and ecological improvements along the Schuylkill River. Primary source materials range from a 1690 property deed signed by William Penn to 21st-century lease agreements. The bulk of materials date from the 1960s to the 1990s. This is an active collection with materials added on an ongoing basis.

Dates

1983-2001

Creator

Halpern, Martha Crary (Person)

Extent

From the Collection: 175 Linear feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

General

Includes Fairmount Park: The People's Grand Pleasure Ground (1983); French Influences in Fairmount Park (1983); Sculpture in Fairmount Park (1983); Women of Fairmount Park (1984); The Landscaping of Fairmount Park (1998); Questions Regarding the Burning of Robert Morris' "The Hills" (1998); 18th Century Medicine at Cedar Grove (1992); Remedies of Elizabeth Coates Paschall (1992); Medicinal Plants Used By Elizabeth Coates Paschall (1992); Cooking Pots at Cedar Grove (1992); Bathing Customs During the 18th Century: Tin Bathtub at Cedar Grove (1992); Morris Family Wedding (1993); The Catherine Johnson Wistar Dressing Table at Cedar Grove (1993); The Servant's Stair at Cedar Grove (1994); A Broom for Cedar Grove (1994); The Worktable at Cedar Grove (1994); Baking at Cedar Grove (1994); Combs and Hair Care at Cedar Grove (1994); Dental Care at Cedar Grove (1994); Another Woman's House for Fairmount Park: Elizabeth Coates Paschall's Cedar Grove (1995); Sarah Paschall Morris's Hired Girls at Cedar Grove (1995); An Argand Lamp for Cedar Grove (1995); Cedar Grove's Copper Wash Boiler (1995); Laundry at Cedar Grove (1995); Dangers for Children at Cedar Grove (1997); Fire Insurance Surveys at Cedar Park (1997); Ironing at Cedar Grove (1998); Preparing a Fall Dinner in the Kitchen at Cedar Grove (1999); Mt. Pleasant Object Study (1990-1991); Mt. Pleasant Study (1991); Rococo Style High Chests at Mount Pleasant (1992); The Dining Room at Mount Pleasant (1992); The Kitchen Dependency at Mount Pleasant (1992); Overmantle Project at Mount Pleasant (1992); Butter-Making at Mount Pleasant (1993); Entries from the Daybook of Capt. McPherson (1993); Blankets and Slipcovers at Mount Pleasant (1993); Rushlights (1993); Rats and Rat Traps of the Eighteenth Century (1993); A Salver Pyramid for Mount Pleasant (1993); The Sugar Cone at Mount Pleasant (1994); Wild Birds as Food: Mount Pleasant's Kitchen (1995); Gentleman's Recreations: Agriculture at Mount Pleasant (1995); The French Connection at Mount Pleasant (1996); Alice Smith Memorial Glass Coolers for Mount Pleasant (1996); The Gibbs Surround at Mount Pleasant (1996); Nature in 18th Century Decorative Arts at Mount Pleasant (1996); "Family Pictures" at Mount Pleasant (1996); The Rococo at Mount Pleasant (1998); The "Gothick" Style at Mount Pleasant (1999); The French and Indian Wars (1998); Captain John Macpherson and the French and Indian War in the West Indies (1999); A Short History of the West Indies (1999); Cushions and Comfort at Mount Pleasant (1998); Nature in Architecture at Mount Pleasant (1996); Cider-Making at Mount Pleasant (1997); England and Piracy (1997); The Sons of Captain John Macpherson (1997); John Macpherson and Privateering (1997); Fruit Preservation at Mount Pleasant (1998); Jonathan and Mariamne Williams at Mount Pleasant (1997); Gentleman's Recreations: John Macpherson and Mechanics (1999); Benedict Arnold and Mount Pleasant (1999); William Macpherson and British West Florida (2001); Gentleman's Recreations: John Macpherson and Astronomy (2000); Servants in the 18th Century (1995); Early Pennsylvania Taxes (1999); Peoples of Pennsylvania: the Africans (2001); Gustavus Hesselius, His "Black Man" and Cedar Grove (2001); Peoples of Pennsylvania: the Native Americans (2000); Peoples of Pennsylvania: the Dutch (2001); The Peoples of Pennsylvania: the Swedes (2001)