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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Guide to the Willow Grove Park Association Collection
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0362
- Creators:
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Willow Grove Park AssociationNational Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Community LifeCayton, Howard
- Dates:
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1910, 1929
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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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
Related Materials
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Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subject Amusements, NMAH.AC0060
Keywords
| 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 |
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
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