Correspondence
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Found in 1504 Collections and/or Records:
Fairmount Park Commission: History - articles, reports and correspondence, 1875-1900, 1969-2005
File — Drawer 8.4
Dates:
1875-1900; 1969-2005
Fairmount Park Commission: History - articles, reports, correspondence (2 of 2), n.d.
File — Drawer 8.4
Dates:
n.d.
Fairmount Park Commission: History - executive orders and executive directives, 1987-2002
File — Drawer 8.4
Scope and Contents
Includes executive orders and directives, memorandum, and clippings. Executive orders and directives relate to use of city-owned vehicles, employee breaks, distribution of overtime, prohibition of discrimination on basis of AIDS, employee integrity, fighting, smoking, safety shoes, employees without accrued leave, firearms at work, weather emergencies, and educational leave.
Dates:
1987-2002
Fairmount Park Commission: History, Park Commission origins, commissioner selection process & rules, n.d.
File — Drawer 8.4
Dates:
n.d.
Fairmount Park Commission: History - Parks and Recreation merger, 1993
File — Drawer 8.4
Dates:
1993
Fairmount Park Commission: History - Parks and Recreation merger - correspondence, plans, ordinances, reports, and resolutions, 2006-2009
File — Drawer 8.4
Scope and Contents
Includes Testimony on Bill 080169 and Resolution 080181 by Donald F. Schwartz, MD, MPH - Deputy Mayor for Health and Opportunity presented to the City Council Committee on Law and Government on 2008 June 10; the 2006 report Better Parks for a Better City: A Reform Agenda for Philadelphia's Parks presented by the Philadelphia Parks Alliance ; the c....
Dates:
2006-2009
Fairmount Park Commission: History - Parks and Recreation merger - Fairmount Park governance, 2009 July 1
File — Drawer 8.4
Dates:
2009 July 1
Fairmount Park Commission: History - Parks and Recreation merger plans, correspondence, agendas, and miscellaneous merger documents, 2005-2010
File — Drawer 8.4
Dates:
2005-2010
Fairmount Park Commission Improvements: Fairmount Passenger Railroad and Engineering Correspondence, 1880-1881
File — Shelf 31, Box: 28
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
This collection contains various materials that document the history of the Fairmount Park, and subsequently the history of the activities of the Fairmount Park Commission. The collection also includes a good deal of contextual information, such as information on the early history of Philadelphia and its surrounding area. This collection demonstrates at once the autonomy of the Fairmount Park Commission and its integral role in the evolution of Philadelphia’s urban landscape. The...
Dates:
1880-1881