Scope and Content: The Metropolitan Park Commission (MPC) (1893-1919) and its successor the Metropolitan District Commission (MDC) (since 1919) have been responsible for oversight of the acquisition, maintenance, policing, and use of land for the Metropolitan Parks District (Boston and surrounding communities).  Correspondence (recorded in letterpress copybooks) successively from the secretaries of the MPC and MDC to the landscape architect transmits instructions for work assignments for the design and maintenance of landscaping and for preparation of plans for land taking.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
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