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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).

Scope and Contents Correspondence and a report of the Committee on Plans and Improvements regarding the proposed memorial, including photographs of drawings by James Windrim enclosed by Richard Smith's executor John B. Gest (1896), and a reproduction of a portion of Richard Smith's will (undated). Also includes correspondence regarding the installation of an accessible blackout switch for the memorial's lighting during World War II (1942), a transcript of Fairmount Park Commission minutes (1940-1956), a 1960...

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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Photographs of the memorial, preliminary models of sculptures, and a 1987 Greg Allman concert photograph taken from behind the stage showing Smith Memorial Arch rising above the audience.

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,...