Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Guide to the Willow Grove Park Association Collection

Summary

Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0362
Creators:
Willow Grove Park Association
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Community Life
Cayton, Howard
Dates:
1910, 1929
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
1 Folder
Repository:
Collection consists of a guidebook and membership card from the Willow Grove Park Association.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a guidebook which briefly describes events for the 1910 season with photographic illustrations. In addition, there is a 1929 membership card for the Willow Grove Park Association. The materials are housed in one box.

Arrangement

Arrangement
Collection is arranged in one series.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Willow Grove Park located in Pennsylvania was created by the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company as a trolley park in 1896. The park provided an incentive for people to ride by serving as a destination on the trolley line. Initially the park offered a series of concerts and eventually evolved into an amusement park. Willow Grove Park closed in 1975 and is now the site of the Willow Grove Park Mall.

Administration

Author
Vanessa Broussard-Simmons
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The membership card was donated by Howard Cayton, brother of the late Nathan Cayton, who owned the card. The guidebook was found in the collections of the Division of Home and Community Life, National Museum of American History (NMAH), Smithsonian Institution (SI).
Custodial History
Collection transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Community Life, formerly the Division of Home and Community Life, now Division of Cultural and Community Life) on December 5, 1989.
Processing Information
Processed by Vanessa Broussard-Simmons, archivist, December 14, 1989.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Preferred Citation
Willow Grove Park Association Collection, 1910, 1929, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

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Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Amusement parks -- 1910-1930 -- Pennsylvania Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Montgomery County (Pa.) -- 1910-1930 Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Pennsylvania -- 1910-1930 Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Guidebooks -- 1910-1920 Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Membership cards -- 1920-1930 Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Sousa, John Philip, 1854-1932 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Cayton, Nathan Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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