This file contains records related to the history of Chew Playground. Ordinances, clippings, and land use maps document the history of the site itself. Clippings, draft registration cards, and biographical summaries provide insight into the life of Charles H. Chew, Jr.

These records were given to the archive by the City of Philadelphia Department of Recreation. They were originally held in the Deprtment's site-folder labelled Chew Playground. Memorandums, correspondence, estimates, contracts, and other types of records document the maintenance of the site from 1986 to 2007.