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Held at: Fairmount Park Historic Resource Archives [Contact Us]1515 Arch Street, 10th Floor, Philadelphia, PA

This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Fairmount Park Historic Resource Archives. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.

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Call Number:
2010.003
Repository:
Fairmount Park Historic Resource Archives
Extent:
36.0 containers
Language:
English
Date:
1854-1972
Creator:
Mifflin, William E.
Abstract:
In the early part of the nineteenth century, Philadelphia City Council took action to protect the purity of public water. This involved the acquisition of property on the banks of the Schuylkill River in order to eliminate polluting waste that had previously been generated by various industrial sites along the river. The City’s newly acquired property was dedicated to the health and enjoyment of the citizens of Philadelphia, and became known as Fairmount Park. The Fairmount Park Commission (FPC) was established by Act of the Assembly, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, March 26, 1867. Over the course of this organization’s history (1867 to 2010) the FPC continued to acquire land for the people of Philadelphia, and operated with a single continuous mission: to preserve and protect its open space; provide opportunities for recreation; maintain the landscapes and structures, streams and woodlands that exist within the Fairmount Park System. This collection contains newspaper clippings from various sources, 1854-1972 about the Fairmount Park System and its assets.

This collection contains newspaper clippings from various sources, 1854-1972 about the Fairmount Park System and its assets.

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Fairmount Park Historic Resource Archives
Finding Aid Author
Finding aid prepared by Fairmount Park Historic Resource Archives staff

Collection Inventory

Belmont Plateau.
Benjamin Franklin Parkway.
Boathouse Row.
Cedar Grove.
Centennial Exhibition.
Chamonouix Mansion.
Ellen Philips Samuel Memorial.
Fairmount Park Commission.
Fairmount Park Guard.
Fairmount Park street trees.
Fairmount Park system.
Fairmount Park trolleys.
Fairmount Water Works.
Fort Mifflin.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park.
Girard Bridge.
Gustine Lake.
Historic Houses.
Japanese House.
Joseph Geddes.
Lincoln Memorial.
Logan Circle/Swann Memorial Fountain.
Manayunk Canal.
Monument to Six Million Jewish Martyrs.
Philadelphia.
Philadelphia Arts Festival.
Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Playhouse in the Park.
Rittenhouse Square Clothesline Exhibition.
Robin Hood Dell.
Schuylkill Expressway.
Schuylkill River.
Sesquicentennial Exposition.
Solitude.
Spring Garden Street Bridge.
Strawberry Mansion.
Strawberry Mansion Bridge.
Washington Square.
Wissahickon Valley Park.
Woodford Mansion.
Bellaire Manor.
Centennial Exhibition.
Fairmount Park Guard.
Fairmount Park system.
Japanese House.
Logan Circle/Swann Memorial Fountain.
Loudoun Mansion.
Morris Park.
Mount Pleasant.
Rittenhouse Square.
Valley Green Inn.
Wissahickon Valley Park.
Bicycling.
Boy Scouts Camp-In.
Day camps.
Dog sled races.
Fairmount Park Commission.
Fairmount Park named to National Historic Register.
Fairmount Park paths named National Recreational Trails.
Fairmount Park police.
Fires in Fairmount Park system.
Fountain misuse.
General events.
Historic Houses.
Japanese House.
Park golf courses.
Playhouse in the Park.
Summer Evenings in Rittenhouse Square.
Swimming.
Volunteerism.
Wissahickon Day.
African American Hall of Fame and Sculpture Garden.
Azalea Garden.
Bartram's Garden.
Belmont Mansion.
Benjamin Franklin Parkway.
Boathouse Row.
Centennial Model.
The Cliffs.
Fairmount Park.
Fairmount Park Rangers.
Fairmount Park system.
Fairmount Park Trolley.
Fairmount Water Works.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park.
Glen Foerd.
Golf courses.
Historic Houses.
Kahn Park.
Kelly Pool.
Logan Circle and Swann Memorial Fountain.
Mann Music Center.
Memorial Hall.
Pew Trust grant.
RittenhouseTown.
River drives.
Schuylkill River Park.
Strawberry Mansion.
Street trees.
Valley Green Inn.
Volunteerism.
Washington Grays Monument.
Washington Square.
Wissahickon Valley Park.
Wrestlers.
Bartram's Garden.
Benjamin Franklin Parkway.
Executive Director's Report memorandums.
Historic Houses.
Pavilion in the Trees.
Plaisted Hall.
West River Drive.
Wissahickon Valley Park.
All Wars Memorial to Colored Soldiers.
American Swedish Historical Museum.
Arbor Week.
Bartram's Garden.
East River Drive.
Executive Director's Report memorandums.
Fairmount Park Commission.
Fairmount Park system.
Historic Houses.
Mann Center.
Pavilion in the Trees.
Pennypack Park.
Plaisted Hall demolition.
Playing Angels.
Schuylkill River Park.
Street trees.
Wissahickon Valley Park.
Boathouse Row.
Chamounix stables.
Executive Director Report memorandums.
Fairmount Park day camps.
Fairmount Park Historic Resource Archive.
Fairmount Park Rangers.
Fairmount Park system.
Falls Bridge.
Fox Chase Farm.
Franklin Delano Roosvelt Park.
Glen Foerd.
Historic houses during the holiday season.
Kelly Pool.
Memorial Hall.
Parkside Evans Recreation Center.
Poquessing Creek Park.
Roosevelt Boulevard.
Ryerss Mansion.
Schuylkill River Park.
Skateboarding moves from JFK Plaza/Love Park to Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park.
Tacony Creek Park.
Thomas Holme.
Washington Square Park.
Wissahickon Valley Park.
Arbor Day.
Art Museum steps.
Blue Bell Park.
Bradford Park.
Chamounix Mansion.
Dad Vail Regatta.
Eakins Oval.
Executive Director's Report memorandums.
Fairmount Park Commission.
Fairmount Park Rowing Camp.
Fairmount Park system.
Fingerspan.
Frankford Avenue Bridge.
Historic Houses.
Holiday tree harvest.
Lemon Hill Mansion.
Pennypack Park.
Philadelphia Flower Show.
Rittenhouse Square.
Street trees.
Tacony Creek Park.
Volunteerism.
William Penn Foundation grant.
Wissahickon Valley Park.
ATV use.
Benjamin Franklin Parkway.
Boathouse Row.
Bridges.
Centennial Exhibition.
City Hall Christmas Tree.
Deer management.
Executive Director's Report memorandums.
Fairmount Park budget.
Fairmount Park Commission.
Fairmount Park system.
Fairmount Water Works.
Fisher Park.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park.
Golf courses.
Greek Picnic.
Illegal swimming in parks.
Japanese House.
Memorial Hall.
Pennypack Park.
Philadelphia Marathon.
Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Street trees.
Thomas Mill Road Bridge.
Trail management.
Volunteerism.
Wild dogs.
Wissahickon Valley Park.
Boathouse Row.
Catholic Total Abstinence Fountain.
Centennial Exhibition.
Cherry blossom trees.
Cobb's Creek Environmental Education Center.
Deer management.
Executive Director's Report memorandums.
Fairmount Park budget.
Fairmount Park Commission.
Fairmount Park system.
Fairmount Water Works.
Fisher Park.
Fluehr Park.
Fox Chase Farm.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park.
Golf courses.
Gustine Lake.
Harper's Meadow.
Horses in the Park.
Horticultural Center.
Hurricane Floyd.
Japanese House.
Legacy Youth Tennis and Education Center.
Pennypack Park.
Philadelphia County Fair.
Philadelphia Marathon.
Poquessing Creek Park.
Republican National Convention.
RittenhouseTown.
Rodin Museum.
Skateboarding.
Street trees.
Tacony Creek Park.
Trail system.
Tree named for Mayor Ed Rendell.
Tulip tree on Schuylkill River.
Volunteerism.
Washington Square Park.
Wissahickon Valley Park.
Bartram's Garden.
Centennial Model.
Deer management.
Dragon boat racing.
East River Drive.
Executive Director Report memorandums.
Fairmount Park budget.
Fairmount Park Commission.
Fairmount Park system.
Fairmount Water Works.
Fisher Park.
Golf clinics.
Greek Picnic.
Gustine Lake proposed recreation center.
Invasive plant growth.
Manayunk bike trail.
Mann Center.
Pennypack Park.
Permit implementation for trails.
Philadelphia Cares about Fairmount Park Day.
Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Philadelphia youth polo.
Sedgeley Woods Disc Golf Course.
Street trees.
Tacony Creek Park.
William Penn Foundation Grant.
Wissahickon Valley Park.
X Games.
Deer management.
Executive Director's Report memorandums.
Fairmount Park Commission.
Fairmount Water Works.
Pennypack Park.
Renovation of JFK Plaza/Love Park bans skateboarders.
Tacony Creek Park.
Benjamin Franklin Parkway.
Boathouse Row.
Cobb's Creek Park.
Fairmount Park Commission.
Fairmount Park sculptures.
Fairmount Park system.
Fairmount Water Works.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Skate Park.
Franklin Square.
JFK Plaza/Love Park.
Logan Circle/Swann Memorial Fountain.
Mann Music Center.
Rittenhouse Square.
Stone bridges.
Thomas Mansion.
Volunteerism.
Woodford Mansion fire.
Germantown and Wissahickon areas.
City architecture, buildings, and planning, Bulk, 1960-1966 1958-1976 (Bulk, 1960-1966). 4 containers.
Physical Description

4.0 containers

Barnes Museum.
Benjamin Franklin Parkway.
Centennial Exhibition.
Fairmount Park Guard.
Fairmount Park system.
Grant's Cabin.
Hippies at Strawberry Mansion.
Historic Houses.
JFK Plaza/Love Park.
Lilacs.
Lincoln's funeral procession.
Logan Circle.
Manayunk Canal.
Ormiston Mansion.
Pennypack Park.
Philadelphia Art Alliance.
Philadelphia, Civil War.
Philadelphia, general.
Philadelphia, Germantown.
Philadelphia, theatre and society.
Playhouse in the Park.
Rittenhouse Square.
Schubert sculpture.
Schuylkill River.
Wissahickon Valley Park.

1854-1860.
1903-1911.
1905-1908.
1911-1913.
1913-1915.
1915-1917.
1917-1920.
1921-1926.
1927-1928.
1928-1929.
1930-1932.
1934-1937.
1935-1936.
1937-1938.
1938-1939.
1939-1940.
1940-1941.
1941-1944.
1932-1934.
1945.
1945-1946.
1946.
1946-1951.
1951-1954.
1954-1956.
1954-1957.
1957-1959.
1959-1961.
1961-1963.
1963-1964.
1964-1966.
1966-1968.
1968-1970.
1971 (1of 2).
1972 (2 of 2).

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