Mayor Hugh O'brian's Speech On Boston Parks
...includes an 1877 report of the Special Committee on the Subject of Parks for Boston, a history of the Boston park movement, the text of the Mayor's 1877 inaugural address and an essay titled "Hugh O'Brian and Patrick Maguire: Moses and Aaron and the Construction of Franklin Park"; the essay provides historical background and interpretation of events; it's postscript provides information on the 1977 black tie dinner dance celebrating the 100th anniversary of the park system and background information on Park Commissioner (1977) Peter Meade; a copy of this item was in the BRA collection..
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