Specifications
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Found in 107 Collections and/or Records:
East Fairmount Park, Robin Hood Dell: History (1 of 2), 1932-2024
File — Drawer 2-5
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:
1932-2024
East Fairmount Park, Strawberry Mansion: Capital projects - restoration, 1928-1930
File — Drawer 3-2
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:
1928-1930
East Fairmount Park, Strawberry Mansion: Maintenance - Specifications for additions and alterations, 1930 May
File — Drawer 3-2
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:
1930 May
Ellen Phillips Samuel Memorial, 1916-1961
File — Drawer 7.2
Scope and Contents
Records related to the planning, design, and construction of the Ellen Phillips Samuel Memorial, including an extract from Samuel's will, a contract with architect Paul Philippe Cret, a preliminary report on sculpture and inscriptions, and a 1933 Cret architectural drawing. Also includes correspondence between Henri Marceau, C.L. Borie, Emory McMichael, Joseph Carson, and Cret regarding the sequential approval of individual sculptural elements — the Ploughman, the Gold Miner, Spanning the...
Dates:
1916-1961
Fairmount Park System, Centennial Exposition: History - Bakery and Coffee House planning, 1875
File — Drawer 8.2
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:
1875
Fairmount Park System, environmental education centers: Specifications for proposed designs of Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park, Strawberry Mansion, Wissahickon Creek, and Tacony Creek parks [Natural Lands Restoration and Environmental Education Program (NLREEP)], 1999
File — Drawer 8.2
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:
1999
Fairmount Park System, fountains (drinking): History - Drinking Fountain Project, 1982-1983
File — Drawer 8.2
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:
1982-1983
Fairmount Park System, fountains: History - articles and correspondence, 1897, 1912-1923, 1998, 2002-2005, n.d.
File — Drawer 8.2
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:
1897; 1912-1923; 1998; 2002-2005; undated
Fairmount Park System, fountains: History - early documents, 1897-1923, 1947
File — Drawer 8.2
Scope and Contents
Includes Fifty-fifth annual report of the Women's Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals for the year ending December 31, 1923; Philadelphia Fountain Society report of the board of managers charter and by-laws (1917); 1897 specifications plans no. 1 and 2
Dates:
1897-1923; 1947
Fairmount Park System, golf courses: Property management - memos and correspondence, 1985, 1996-1997
File — Drawer 8.2
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:
1985; 1996-1997