Annual reports and publications from the Fairmount Park Commission (1867-1999), Department of Recreation (1952-1996), Philadelphia Parks & Recreation (2007-2014), and related arts organizations, along with comparative materials from other municipalities.

Administrative records of the Fairmount Park Commission including early correspondence, engineering and committee reports, property management files, planning and financial records, publications, and exhibition materials. The collection is particularly strong in documenting early park development (1860s-1930s) and late 20th-century property management and planning activities.

Research and reference files documenting parks, historic houses, structures, organizations, and individuals associated with the Fairmount Park System. Files contain mixed primary and secondary source materials including correspondence, property records, published and unpublished research, newspaper clippings, reports, and images. Materials date from 1690 to the present.

Project files and grant documentation from the Fairmount Park Commission's Planning, Preservation and Property Management Division, documenting major restoration, development, and interpretive signage projects, 1984-2014.

Published maps, guides, programs, and promotional materials for Fairmount Park system properties and related sites, 1954-2019.

Technical reports, studies, and project documentation for Fairmount Park system properties and Philadelphia recreation facilities, including historic structure reports, cultural landscape inventories, archaeological surveys, master plans, environmental assessments, and engineering reports, 1954-2025.