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Planning, Preservation and Property Management Division Grant and Project Files

 Collection
Identifier: FP.2010.001.003

Scope and Contents

This collection contains project files and grant documentation from the Fairmount Park Commission's Planning, Preservation and Property Management Division, primarily documenting projects undertaken between 1984 and 2014. Major projects documented include the Bridge to Bridge Project, Cobbs Creek Community Environmental Education Center, Fairmount Water Works restoration, North Delaware Greenway Trail and interpretive signage, Preserve America Grant projects (Water Works signage, sculpture signage, and Museum Without Walls), and Park Houses interpretive signs. Files typically include correspondence, grant applications and awards, financial reports and budgets, contracts and agreements, design materials, background research, property acquisition documents, and project deliverables. The collection also includes documentation of archive operations such as conservation treatments, the Hidden Collections Initiative, and institutional partnerships. Materials are organized by project.

Dates

  • 1984-2014

Extent

30 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

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.

Arrangement

Materials are organized by project.

Title
Planning, Preservation and Property Management Division Grant and Project Files
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Revision Statements

  • 2/3/2026: This collection was formerly Series 3 of the Reference Collection. In 2020, the Reference Collection was reorganized as a record group with each former series established as a separate collection. Descriptive notes were updated to reflect the current structure and extent.

Repository Details

Part of the Fairmount Park Historic Resources Archive Repository

Contact:
1515 Arch Street, 10th Floor
Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19102 United States
215-683-0211