Correspondence
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Found in 1709 Collections and/or Records:
Aero Memorial, 1950-present
File — Drawer 7.2
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
The Sculpture and Fountain Collection documents the public sculptures and fountains of the Fairmount Park System in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Series 1 contains photographs and visual materials depicting individual sculptures and fountains, ranging from nineteenth century works to contemporary installations. Series 2 contains administrative and historical records for individual sculptures and fountains, including correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, architectural drawings, clippings,...
Dates:
1950-present
Aero Memorial, 1917-1930
File — Drawer 7.2
Scope and Contents
File includes correspondence mainly related to solicitation of donations for erection of the memorial.
Dates:
1917-1930
Air, 2014-2015
File — Drawer 7.2
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
The Sculpture and Fountain Collection documents the public sculptures and fountains of the Fairmount Park System in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Series 1 contains photographs and visual materials depicting individual sculptures and fountains, ranging from nineteenth century works to contemporary installations. Series 2 contains administrative and historical records for individual sculptures and fountains, including correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, architectural drawings, clippings,...
Dates:
2014-2015
Alexander Graham Bell Memorial, 1958-1962
File — Drawer 7.2
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
The Sculpture and Fountain Collection documents the public sculptures and fountains of the Fairmount Park System in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Series 1 contains photographs and visual materials depicting individual sculptures and fountains, ranging from nineteenth century works to contemporary installations. Series 2 contains administrative and historical records for individual sculptures and fountains, including correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, architectural drawings, clippings,...
Dates:
1958-1962
Alexander von Humboldt, 1869-1902, 1936-1966, 2008
File — Drawer 7.2
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
The Sculpture and Fountain Collection documents the public sculptures and fountains of the Fairmount Park System in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Series 1 contains photographs and visual materials depicting individual sculptures and fountains, ranging from nineteenth century works to contemporary installations. Series 2 contains administrative and historical records for individual sculptures and fountains, including correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, architectural drawings, clippings,...
Dates:
1869-1902; 1936-1966; 2008
All Wars Memorial to Colored Soldiers and Sailors (1 of 2), 1913-1968, bulk: 1929-1934
File — Drawer 7.2
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and program for the 1934 dedication ceremony.
Dates:
1913-1968; Majority of material found within 1929-1934
All Wars Memorial to Colored Soldiers and Sailors (2 of 2), 1970-2020, bulk: 1982-1995
File — Drawer 7.2
Scope and Contents
Correspondence regarding efforts in the 1980s to relocate the memorial to a more prominent position within the park, including discussion of a PBS documentary featuring the memorial, and arrangements for a 1994 rededication ceremony. Also includes a transcript of remarks delivered at the rededication ceremony.
Dates:
1970-2020; Majority of material found within 1982-1995
Amazon (Mounted Amazon Attacked by a Panther), 1928-1929
File — Drawer 7.2
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
The Sculpture and Fountain Collection documents the public sculptures and fountains of the Fairmount Park System in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Series 1 contains photographs and visual materials depicting individual sculptures and fountains, ranging from nineteenth century works to contemporary installations. Series 2 contains administrative and historical records for individual sculptures and fountains, including correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, architectural drawings, clippings,...
Dates:
1928-1929
American War Mother and Her Sons, 1926-2020, bulk: 1936-1937
File — Drawer 7.2
Scope and Contents
Correspondence regarding the Philadelphia Chapter of American War Mothers' request to relocate the monument and the Art Jury's denial on the grounds that relocation would violate the 1928 condition requiring the monument be screened by a cliff in Wister Woods to conceal the unsatisfactory design of the rear (1926-1937). Also includes a 1928 dedication program, clippings (1928, 1929, 1948), and a 2020 University of Pennsylvania student essay on the memorial.
Dates:
1926-2020; Majority of material found within 1936-1937
Amos Playground: maintenance, n.d.
File — Drawer 1-2
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:
undated