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Philadelphia Zoological Gardens

 Subject
Subject Source: Lcnaf
Scope Note: Zoological Society of Philadelphia. Garden Philadelphia (Pa.). Zoological Garden Philadelphia Zoo Zoological Garden of Philadelphia Garden of the Zoological Society of Philadelphia

Found in 76 Collections and/or Records:

Plan of Zoological Garden [2 copies], 1915 January

 Item — Drawer F15a, Folder: 4.2
Scope and Contents note From the Collection: This collection contains a variety of maps, plans and drawings relating to East and West Fairmount Park. Materials included in the collection are blueprints, bluelines, linens, mylars and paper. The collection contains diverse types of maps and plans, such as sewer plans, topographic plans, site plans, latitudinal and longitudinal plans, water main plans, street maps, and landscape plans. The collection is particularly strong in topographic plans, covering the entire region, and structural...
Dates: 1915 January

Plans of Zoological Garden (2), 1872

 Item — Drawer F15a, Folder: 4.2
Scope and Contents note From the Collection: This collection contains a variety of maps, plans and drawings relating to East and West Fairmount Park. Materials included in the collection are blueprints, bluelines, linens, mylars and paper. The collection contains diverse types of maps and plans, such as sewer plans, topographic plans, site plans, latitudinal and longitudinal plans, water main plans, street maps, and landscape plans. The collection is particularly strong in topographic plans, covering the entire region, and structural...
Dates: 1872

Red plan submitted to Commissioners of Fairmount Park showing improvements to Philadelphia Zoo south entrance on 34th Street, 1913 February 24

 Item — Drawer F15a, Folder: 4.1
Scope and Contents note From the Collection: This collection contains a variety of maps, plans and drawings relating to East and West Fairmount Park. Materials included in the collection are blueprints, bluelines, linens, mylars and paper. The collection contains diverse types of maps and plans, such as sewer plans, topographic plans, site plans, latitudinal and longitudinal plans, water main plans, street maps, and landscape plans. The collection is particularly strong in topographic plans, covering the entire region, and structural...
Dates: 1913 February 24

Report of the Committee on Plans and Improvements on the award of contracts for steel girder bridge under East Park Drive, the completion of the Monkey House at the Zoological Garden, and the construction of river wall along West side of River drive, 1896 March 12

 Item — Drawer 6-5
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...
Dates: 1896 March 12

Report of the Committee on Plans and Improvements relative to the Zoological Society's grounds, 1873 March 15

 Item — Drawer 5-5
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...
Dates: 1873 March 15

Report on the Zoological grounds, 1872 October 28

 Item — Drawer 5-5
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...
Dates: 1872 October 28

Request from the Zoological Society of Philadelphia to the Fairmount Park Commission to enact new rules for the protection of zoo animals, 1875 May 13

 Item — Drawer 5-5
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...
Dates: 1875 May 13

Resolution authorizing the appropriations of grounds for the Zoological Gardens, 1872 December 14

 Item — Drawer 5-5
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...
Dates: 1872 December 14

Resolution authorizing the Commissioners of Fairmount Park to file an application to the United States through the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works for a grant to aid in financing the construction of a Pachyderm House and a Small Carnivora House and a Large Carnivora House, with yards and pens, in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, within the gardens of the Zoological Society of Philadelphia, and designating Paul P. Cret to furnish such information as the Government may request, 1938 September 26

 Item — Drawer 5-5
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...
Dates: 1938 September 26

Resolution of the Committee on Plans and Improvements on the awarding of contracts for Zebra House, Puma House, cages for birds of prey, iron fence around seals, and iron fence around beaver pond at Philadelphia Zoo, 1905 July 14

 Item — Shelf 33, Box: 34
Scope and Contents From the Series: Documents engineering activities, land acquisition, and property management through both internal correspondence between Commission members and external correspondence with the public and other entities. Includes general correspondence organized by decade, correspondence related to specific park sections (East Fairmount Park, West Fairmount Park, Wissahickon Valley Park, Cobbs Creek, Tacony Creek, Pennypack Creek), art and sculpture matters, land acquisitions, design and construction...
Dates: 1905 July 14