Correspondence
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Found in 1515 Collections and/or Records:
Letter from Joseph Harrison to the Fairmount Park Commission regarding Indian portraits by Catlin; proposal to erect art museum on Lemon Hill to house the collection; and transferring Benjamin West picture to the Fairmount Park Commission, 1873 February 5
Item — Drawer 2-4
Dates:
1873 February 5
Letter from Joseph I. Doran, counsel for J.S. Spencer, asking for a speedy settlement of award of jury for Fountain Green property, 1872 April 8
Item — Drawer 2-3
Dates:
1872 April 8
Letter from Joseph Patterson, Chairman of the Executive Committee for the Welsh Memorial, to George H. Boker, President of the Fairmount Park Commission, regarding progress on the Welsh Memorial Fountain, 1887 June 2
Item — Drawer 7.3
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:
1887 June 2
Letter from Joseph W. Johnson offering to exchange certain property adjoining entrance at Falls Road for other ground by the city, 1900 November 9
Item — Drawer 5-3
Letter from Judge Wiltbank to Col. A. Louden Snowden, Fairmount Park Commission President, suggesting that Mount Pleasant be designated, in the future, as MacPherson Mansion, 1909 February 9
Item — Drawer 2-4
Dates:
1909 February 9
Letter from Kershow and Hunt to Eli K. Price accepting the offer of $40,000 for their ice house property on the Schuylkill River at Fountain Green, 1868 May 15
Item — Drawer 2-3
Dates:
1868 May 15
Letter from Lazarus Moyer to the Fairmount Park Commission offering for sale land on Rittenhouse Lane, 1899 May 13
Item — Drawer 6-3
Letter from Louis J. Bergdoll to the Fairmount Park Commission stating that building for aeroplane will be temporary, 1910 March 4
Item — Drawer 8.5
Dates:
1910 March 4
Letter from Miss Lydia T. Morris to the Fairmount Park Commission offering the Cedar Grove homestead to the Commissioners of Fairmount Park for re-erection in West Park, 1926 March 30
Item — Drawer 5-3
Dates:
1926 March 30
Letter from Mr. C.H. Ludington to the Fairmount Park Commission offering to furnish funds to restore Mount Pleasant Mansion, 1926 January 13
Item — Drawer 2-4
Dates:
1926 January 13