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World’s Fair/ Expositions

Title: World’s Fair/ Expositions

Reference Code: Mss- 2592

Inclusive Dates: 1876-1942

Quantity: 8.6 cu. ft.

Location: BV 125, BV 117

Abstract: The World’s Columbian Exposition took place in Chicago in 1893. The Fair commemorated the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s arrival to the North American Continent in 1492. More than 27 million people from 46 countries attended the 600 acre fair. The United States hosted a number of smaller world’s fairs throughout the 20th century. St. Louis, Chicago, New York City, Buffalo, San Francisco, and San Diego hosted fairs. The collection also includes information on the Centennial celebration held in Philadelphia in 1876. The fairs attracted national and world-wide attention and featured numerous exhibits that concerned national companies, histories and looking toward the future.

Scope and Content: This collection contains information on the World’s Columbian Exposition that took place in Chicago 1893, as well as other World’s Fairs, expositions, and centennial celebrations throughout the United States from the year 1876 to 1942. The Columbian Exposition section of the collection includes books, guidebooks, albums, souvenir books, photographs, photograph booklets, information about exhibits, and illustrated scenes from the city of Chicago and the fair. The second part of the collection that concerns various World’s Fair expositions and centennial celebrations includes information on the Pan-American World’s Fair Exposition in Buffalo (1901), the St. Louis World’s Fair (1904), The Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco (1915), the Chicago World’s Fair (1933), the San Diego (1936) and San Francisco (1940) World’s Fair, The New York World’s Fair (1940) and the Centennial celebration in Philadelphia (1876). The collections include brochures, guidebooks, information about exhibits, photographs, illustrations, and photo booklets.

Access and Use: No restrictions

Language: English and German

Notes: Oversize and fragile items included in collection
Arrangement:

Arrangement:

Name Box # Folder #
“The Standard Guide to Chicago” by John Flinn 1893 1
Rand McNally’s Handbook of the World’s Columbian Exchange 1
“The Columbian Exposition” Book of building photographs 1
“The Art Gallery Illustrated” by George Barrie 1893 1
News, illustrations, maps, and guidebooks 1 1
“Martin’s World’s Fair Album-Atlas and family Souvenir Book” 1 2
Photo albums and photo booklets of the World’s Columbian Exposition 1 3
“Shepp’s World’s Fair Photographed” 1893 1 4
Columbian Exposition exhibits 1 5
“Universal Exposition Photographs” St. Louis 1904 2
St Louis World’s Fair official guides 1904 2 1
St. Louis World’s Fair souvenir album, maps, picture booklets 1904 2 2
San Francisco (1940), San Diego (1936), Buffalo (1901) World’s Fair 2 3
Chicago World’s Fair photographs and photo books 1933 2 4
Chicago World’s Fair brochures 1933 2 5
Chicago World’s Fair guidebooks 1933 2 6
Chicago World’s Fair exhibits 1933 2 7
New York World’s Fair pamphlets, maps, news, exhibits, photo books 2 8
New York World’s Fair guidebooks 1939 2 9
Centennial State and Country brochures and guidebooks (1876-1936) 2 10
Panama-Pacific International postcards, picture booklet, and brochures 2 11
Panama-Pacific International Exposition souvenir books 2 12
Oversize
“Photographs of the World’s Fair” 1894 (2 copies) 125
“Portfolio of Photographs of the World’s Fair” Vol 1-11, 15, 17 English 125
“Portfolio of Photographs of the World’s Fair” Vol 1-10, 14 German 125
“World’s Columbian Exposition March” 1874 125
“The Magic City: Original Photographs” Vol 1-18 125
“Prize History of the World’s Fair” 1892 (2 copies) 125
“World’s Columbian Exposition Illustrated” 1492-1892 125
“Shepp’s World’s Fair Photographed” 1893 125
“Campbell’s Illustrated Monthly Chicago” 1893-94 125
“Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Weekly” May 1893 125
“The Dream City” World’s Fair Art Series Vol 2 1894 125
“Die Meike Stadt” Fine Arts Series 1894 125
“The Book of the Fair” Parts 1-25 1894 125
“The History of the Fair: World’s Columbian Exchange” 1894 125
“The American Republic” 1893 125
“Marie Pinter Travelogue: New York World’s Fair” 1940 117
“Gedebkblatter fur das Goldene Buch der Deutschen in Amerika 1904 117
“ Frank Leslie’s Historical Register of the Centennial Exposition” 1876 117
“Milwaukee and Wisconsin Exposition” 1936 117

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