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.

Scope and Contents Correspondence from the New England Society of Pennsylvania offering the statue to the Fairmount Park Commission and requesting a site (1904), and correspondence regarding the relocation of the statue from its temporary location at City Hall to its permanent site on East River Drive, including efforts to raise $5,000 to transport the statue in time for the 300th anniversary of the landing of the Pilgrims and an Art Jury resolution approving the relocation (1920). Also includes correspondence...