1. Records of the Corporation
Record Group
Identifier: 1
Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:
Secretary of the Corporation Records
Collection
Identifier: SEC
Abstract
The records of the Office of the Secretary of the Corporation were generated by the Secretaries and Controllers who followed the tenure of Julius Zieget. Included are investment reports from banks and investment counsellors, minutes and reports of the Investment Committee (1969-1976), bequest records, exhibition accounts, early legal documents of the School's building, and miscellaneous records of funds.
Dates:
1825-1980
William P. Wood Records
Collection
Identifier: WOO
Abstract
William P. Wood was President of the Corporation from 1977 to 1981. Earlier he had served as Chairman of the Board and on several Board committees. These records are mostly correspondence, often of a political and administrative nature. Subjects include the transition of officers, lobbying, development, introduction of the new Director, and development and organization of the Irish and Second Empire Exhibitions. Also included is a series of recent bequests to the Philadelphia Museum of...
Dates:
1952, 1970-1980