Ellen Phillips Samuel Memorial
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Sculpture garden located in Fairmount Park on the left bank of the Schuylkill between Boathouse Row and Girard Avenue Bridge. Dedicated in 1961.
Found in 23 Collections and/or Records:
East River Drive at Ellen Phillips Samuel Memorial: parking lot "A" and lot layout, 1961 March 16
Item — Drawer F15a, Folder: 1.1
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:
1961 March 16
Ellen Philips Samuel Memorial
File
Dates:
Majority of material found within Bulk, 1961-1964; 1941-1972
Ellen Phillips Samuel Memorial, 1939, 1957, 1961
File — Drawer 7.1
Scope and Contents
Photographs of sculptures, preliminary models, and workers installing a statue in the park.
Dates:
1939; 1957; 1961
Ellen Phillips Samuel Memorial, 1916-1961
File — Drawer 7.2
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, minutes, reports, and architectural specifications related to the planning, design, and construction of the Ellen Phillips Samuel Memorial, including an extract from the will of Ellen Phillips Samuel, a contract between the Fairmount Park Art Association and Paul Philippe Cret as architect for the memorial, a preliminary report of the Samuel Memorial Committee on the subject matter of sculpture and inscriptions, and a 1933 architectural drawing by Cret titled "Synopsis of...
Dates:
1916-1961
Ellen Phillips Samuel Memorial, 1962-2024
File — Drawer 7.2
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
The Sculpture and Fountain Collection contains materials documenting the sculptures and fountains throughout Philadelphia that the Department of Parks and Recreation maintains. Both photographic materials and records, such as restoration plans, are contained within the collection.
Dates:
1962-2024
Ellen Phillips Samuel Memorial. Alterations and additions on central terrace: plan, elevation, and sections, 1956 October 10
Item — Drawer F15a, Folder: 1.1
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:
1956 October 10
Ellen Phillips Samuel Memorial Bequest. Rendering: longitudinal section, transverse section, and site plan, n.d.
Item — Drawer F15a, Folder: 1.1
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:
n.d.
Ellen Phillips Samuel Memorial. Details, 1932 June
Item — Drawer F15a, Folder: 1.2
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:
1932 June
Ellen Phillips Samuel Memorial. Diagram of inscriptions: north sculpture group, south terrace, 1942 December 1
Item — Drawer F15a, Folder: 1.1
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:
1942 December 1
Ellen Phillips Samuel Memorial. Diagram of inscriptions: south sculpture group, south terrace, 1942 December 1
Item — Drawer F15a, Folder: 1.1
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:
1942 December 1