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DESTINED TO BE FORGOTTEN: SOUVENIRS OF AMERICAN WORLD'S FAIRS 1853-1893 by Kristin Stacy Herron A thesis submitted to the Faculty of the University of Delaware in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Art in Early American Culture May 1993 © Kristin Stacy Herron All Rights Reserved Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. DESTINED TO BE FORGOTTEN: SOUVENIRS OF AMERICAN WORLD’S FAIRS 1853-1893 Hv Kristin Stacy Herron Approved:. WuLirn* J. Ritchie Garrison, Ph.D. Professor in charge of thesis on behalf of the Advisory Committee Approved:. -------------- jC. Curtis, Ph.D. Dr of the Winterthur Program in Early American Culture Approved:. Carol E. Hoffecker, Ph Associate Provost for G: ate Studies Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS As with any project, I've incurred a tremendous amount of debt while researching and writing this thesis. I’ve received a number of invitations to collections, assistance with research, and ideas about the direction of my paper. Somehow, a note in my acknowledgments seems an inadequate thank you. Nevertheless, I hope it can speak volumes. If I have missed anyone below, my apologies. And, of course, any errors in the text belong to me. A number of individuals, including curators, collectors, librarians and archivists allowed me access to their collections. At the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village, Donna Braden took the time to speak with me and allow me entree to storage facilities. Deborah Smith, Chris Bensch, and Judy Emerson of the Margaret Woodbury Strong Museum also provided suggestions and insight in the early stages of my research. Gretchen Walberg and the members of FANA invited me to a meeting to view and study fair fans. Jon Zachman, of the National Museum of American History, allowed me time with the Lariy Zim collection and shared his ideas about fair souvenirs. Ellen Endslow of the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society and Sandra Staebell of the Western Kentucky Museum searched for souvenirs in their collections. Jennifer Anderson-Lawrence led me to an exhibition featuring fair souvenirs at the Alice Austen House on Staten Island. Steve Sheppard opened his personal collection of World's Columbian Exposition memorabilia to me; without his assistance and permission to photograph his collection, this thesis would be a very weak one indeed. Margaret Watson, Adrienne Bemey, Greta Bahnemann and Abbie Bahnemann all shared ill Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. souvenirs from their collections while David Bahnemann provided photographic assistance. Marie Schmiechen kindly recounted memories of her mother's visits to the Columbian Exposition on tape. Liz Barnhart provided me with my first Columbian souvenir. The curatorial staff at the Atwater Kent Museum and library staff at the Coming Museum both welcomed a walk-in scholar. Jack Braunstein and Becky Hammel (formerly) of the Rockwood Museum alerted me to scrapbooks in that collection. Kay Masters and Theresa Sanderson Spence, of the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections, continually took my phone calls during the search for the Lake Superior Metal Company. As a Winterthur Fellow I have been fortunate to have spent two years with ready access to the Winterthur Library and the Joseph Downs Collections of Manuscripts and Printed Ephemera. The staff has gone out of their way to track down sources, and have kept their eyes peeled to tell me about publications and manuscripts before I even realize they exist. To Neville Thompson, Mary Alice Cicerale, Kathy Coyle, Shirley Griesinger, Jill Hobgood (former staff member), Kristine Kromer, Rich McKinstry, Mary Elise Haug, and Ms Snyder I owe a very large thank you. Additionally, staff at the Chicago Historical Society, Chicago Museum of Science and Industry, Hagley Library, Delaware Art Museum, the University of Michigan's Bentley Historical Library, and the Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections of the Louisiana State University Libraries assisted in finding sources. Some of the research would not have been accomplished if it weren't for able research assistance. Clarence J. Monette offered his knowledge of the Calumet, Michigan, area and sought out information on the Lake Superior Metal Company. Timothy LeCain suggested references on copper mining in Michigan and clearly Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. V explained to me what exactly "native copper" meant. Elaine Rice, Hilary Anderson, Yolanda Van de Krol and Jack Coleman all sent me to useful objects and sources. Amy Simon listened intently and reminded me not to be too parochial in determining what constitutes a souvenir. Lauren Turner read personal letters, magazine articles and examined objects for me at the Historic New Orleans Collection in Louisiana. My brother, Erik Herron, tracked down Michigan-related materials as did my parents, Thomas and Yvonne Herron, who also served as chauffeurs for my research trip to Chicago. There, my cousins John and Joan Herron offered housing. Mary Jane Taylor also provided housing and research guidance in Rochester, New York. A number of people listened to my ideas about souvenirs as they developed. Ann Smart Martin, of the Winterthur Museum, suggested ways to think about the objects and Maureen Montgomery, of the University of Canterbury in New Zealand, how to incorporate literature in an historical study. Beverly Gordon, of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, sent along her ideas and provided inspiration in the form of the only real article on souvenirs I've yet found. John Findling, of the University of Indiana-Southeast, offered research contacts and kindly asked me to give a paper at the Popular Culture Association meeting. His interest in my project, and the deadline for the conference, have proven very positive influences on this paper. And, over lunch one bright February day, Molly Lee, of the University of Califomia-Davis shared her research and listened to a fumbling synopsis of my project. Her weekend assignment- to recount to her on Monday the thread of my paper-somehow sent me into action, providing the catalyst to finding a focus. Instructors throughout my time at Winterthur have, knowingly or not, aided in my pursuit of souvenirs. A conversation with E. McSherry Fowble regarding visitors in images of nineteenth-century fairs, and connoisseurship assistance from Don Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. v i Fennimore and Amanda Lange affected ideas here. Bemie Herman's course on Vernacular Architecture enabled me to think more coherently about the built