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Includes an 1887 letter from Godfrey Keebler to the Fairmount Park Commission proposing the placement of a Goethe monument on the plateau opposite the Schiller monument and requesting a meeting to arrange details, with a notation on the verso by Chief Engineer Russell Thayer recommending approval of the proposed site.

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Includes an 1885 letter from Godfrey Keebler to John Welsh inviting the Fairmount Park Commission to the laying of the cornerstone.

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,...

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Correspondence and memoranda regarding the conservation, maintenance, and restoration of park sculptures (1926-2004), including a 1926 report on corrosion stains on park monuments and a 1994 memorandum regarding the annual sculpture wash and wax program. Also includes 1997 City of Philadelphia sculpture survey entries for twenty-seven works, and clippings (1958-1993).