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Guide to the Division of Community Life Worlds Fairs Collection Guide to the Division of Community Life Worlds Fairs Collection NMAH.AC.1132 Catarina Hurtado and Sarah Rung Archives Center, National Museum of American History P.O. Box 37012 Suite 1100, MRC 601 Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 [email protected] http://americanhistory.si.edu/archives Table of Contents Collection Overview ........................................................................................................ 1 Administrative Information .............................................................................................. 1 Arrangement..................................................................................................................... 2 Scope and Contents........................................................................................................ 2 Names and Subjects ...................................................................................................... 2 Container Listing ............................................................................................................. 4 Division of Community Life World's Fairs Collection NMAH.AC.1132 Collection Overview Repository: Archives Center, National Museum of American History Title: Division of Community Life World's Fairs Collection Identifier: NMAH.AC.1132 Date: 1876-1993 Extent: 3.3 Cubic feet (11 boxes, 12 map-folders) Source: Shafer, Mary C. Sheppard, Stephen Vogel, Robert M. Warner, Peter M. Landor, Josephine National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Political History Landor, Walter Lindsay, Elizabeth R. Meggars, Edith R. Hallwig, Elizabeth Ann Hallwig, O.Morton Holt, C.W. Krause, Roy Willcutts, Viola E. Carmody, Stella Annis, Esther Pauline National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Community Life Coppola, John Grossman, Walter Frick, Margaret Language: Some materials in Korean and Spanish. Summary: Collection documents World's Fairs from 1876 to 1993. Administrative Information Immediate Source of Acquisiton Collected from numerous donors by the Division of Community Life (now called the Division of Home and Community Life.) A number of items in the collection were also collected for the National Museum of American History by the Division. Donors include Viola E. Willcuts, Peter M. Warner, Edith B. Meggars, Elizabeth R. Lindsay, C.W. Holt, Walter Grossman, Margaret Frick, Peter M. Warner, Esther Pauline Annis, Roy Krause, Ameriflora, Expo '92, Expo '93, Colombo, O. Morton Hallwig and Elizabeth Ann Hallwig, Mary C. Shafer, Robert Vogel, John Coppola, Stella M. Carmody, Walter and Josephine Landor, and Stephen Sheppard. Page 1 of 18 Division of Community Life World's Fairs Collection NMAH.AC.1132 Provenance Collection transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Community Life (formerly the Division of Home and Community Life and now Division of Cultural and Community Life) in 2008. Processing Information The collection was processed by Catarina Hurtado, intern and Sarah Rung, intern, 2018. Preferred Citation Division of Community Life World's Fairs Collection, 1876-1993, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Restrictions on Access The collection is open for research. Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions. Scope and Contents The collection is a compilation of gifts from numerous donors, of printed materials and ephemera relating to World's Fairs. Arrangement The collection is arranged into one series chronologically by fair. Names and Subject Terms This collection is indexed in the online catalog of the Smithsonian Institution under the following terms: Subjects: Exhibitions World's fairs Types of Materials: Brochures Bumper stickers Calendars Catalogs Page 2 of 18 Division of Community Life World's Fairs Collection NMAH.AC.1132 Certificates Clippings Commemoratives Fans Guidebooks Leaflets Maps Pamphlets Photographs -- Color transparencies -- 1950-2000 Postcards Press releases Programs Schedules Shopping bags Stationery Stickers Tickets Names: Ameriflora '92 (Columbus, Ohio) Annis, Esther Pauline Carmody, Stella Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.) Christopher Columbus Quincentenary Jubilee (Genova, Italy: 1992) Coppola, John Expo '93 (Stuttgart, Germany) Expo '93 (Taejŏ n-si, Korea) Exposició n Universal de 1992 (Seville, Spain) Exposition universelle et internationale (1958 : Brussels, Belgium) Floriade Zoetermeer (The Hague, Netherlands: 1992) Frick, Margaret Golden Gate International Exposition (1939-1940 : San Francisco, Calif.) Grossman, Walter Hallwig, Elizabeth Ann Hallwig, O.Morton Holt, C.W. Krause, Roy Landor, Josephine Landor, Walter Lindsay, Elizabeth R. Meggars, Edith R. National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Political History New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.) New York World's Fair (1964-1965) Salon International de l'Aeronautique et de l'Espace (Paris, France: 1991) Shafer, Mary C. Sheppard, Stephen Vogel, Robert M. Warner, Peter M. Willcutts, Viola E. World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) Page 3 of 18 Division of Community Life World's Fairs Collection NMAH.AC.1132 Container Listing Box 1, Folder 1 Admission Pass to 1876 Centennial Exhibition, 1876 Box 1, Folder 2 Pamphlet (1876 Centennial Exhibition), 1876 Box 1, Folder 3 Pamphlet (1876 Centennial Exhibition), 1876 Box 1, Folder 4 Portfolio, Souvenir, Centennial Exposition, Philidelphia, 1876 Box 6, Folder 1 1893 Chicago World Expo, Ticket Admission (Chicago, Illinois), 1893 Box 6, Folder 2 1893 Chicago World Expo, Pamphlet (Chicago, Ilinois), 1893 Box 11, Folder 1 Program and newspaper article, Century of Progress (Chicago), 1933 Box 6, Folder 3 Golden Gate International Expo, Advertisement for Smoke/Cigarettes Expo (San Francisco, California), 1939-1940 Box 6, Folder 4 Golden Gate International Expo, Brochure (San Francisco, California), 1939-1940 Box 6, Folder 5 Golden Gate International Expo, Seal and Stamp (San Francisco, California), 1939 Box 1, Folder 5 Autograph belonging to Margaret Frick (New York World's Fair), 1939 Box 1, Folder 6 Program- Billy Rose's Aquacade (New York World's Fair), 1939 Box 1, Folder 7 Program- Billy Rose's Aquacade (New York World's Fair), 1939 Box 1, Folder 8 Certificate, Souvenir, Colonial Line Postcard, Admissions Tickets (New York World's Fair), 1939 Box 1, Folder 9 Fan, Folding (San Francisco, California), 1939 Box 1, Folder 10 Official Guide Book (San Francisco), 1939 Box 1, Folder 11 Ticket Stub (New York World's Fair), 1946 Box 1, Folder 12 Covers and Cachet (New York World's Fair), 1939-1940 and 1964-1965 Box 1, Folder 13 Final Report- US Pavilion (Expo '85 Tsukuba, Japan), 1985 Page 4 of 18 Division of Community Life World's Fairs Collection NMAH.AC.1132 Box 1, Folder 14 Leaflet (Expo '86 Vancouver World Exposition), 1986 Box 1, Folder 15 Leaflet (Expo '86 Vancouver World Exposition), 1986 Box 1, Folder 16 Report (Expo '86 Vancouver World Exposition), 1986 Box 1, Folder 17 Pamphlet (Expo '86 Vancouver World Exposition), 1986 Box 1, Folder 18 Photograph (Expo '86 Vancouver World Exposition), 1986 Box 1, Folder 19 Report (Expo '88, Brisbane, Australia), 1988 Box 1, Folder 20 Paris Air Show (Paris, France), 1991 Box 1, Folder 21 Colombo '92- Bulgaria (Genoa, Italy), 1992 Box 1, Folder 22 Colombo '92- Cameroun (Genoa, Italy), 1992 Box 1, Folder 23 Colombo '92- Final Report US Pavilion (Genoa, Italy), 1992 Box 1, Folder 24 Colombo '92- Entertainment at Fair (Genoa, Italy), 1992 Box 1, Folder 25 Colombo '92- European Community (Genoa, Italy), 1992 Box 1, Folder 26 Colombo '92- France (Genoa, Italy), 1992 Box 1, Folder 27 Colombo '92- General Information: Brochures, Pamphlets, etc. (Genoa, Italy), 1992 Box 1, Folder 28 Colombo '92- Great Britain (Genoa, Italy), 1992 Box 1, Folder 29 Colombo '92- Greece (Genoa, Italy), 1992 Box 1, Folder 30 Colombo '92- Holy See (Genoa, Italy), 1992 Box 1, Folder 31 Colombo '92- Hungary (Genoa, Italy), 1992 Box 1, Folder 32 Colombo '92- International Red Cross (Genoa, Italy), 1992 Box 1, Folder 33 Colombo '92- Japan (Genoa, Italy), 1992 Box 1, Folder 34 Colombo '92- Maps (Genoa, Italy), 1992 Page 5 of 18 Division of Community Life World's Fairs Collection NMAH.AC.1132 Box 1, Folder 35 Colombo '92- Newsclipping (Genoa, Italy), 1992 Box 1, Folder 36 Colombo '92- Merit Cup (Genoa, Italy), 1992 Box 1, Folder 37 Colombo '92- Olio Carli (Genoa, Italy), 1992 Box 1, Folder 38 Colombo '92- Pamphlet (Genoa, Italy), 1992 Box 2, Folder 1 Colombo '92- Palazzo Ducale (Genoa, Italy), 1992 Box 2, Folder 2 Colombo '92- Programs (Genoa, Italy), 1992 Box 2, Folder 3 Colombo '92- Souvenirs (Genoa, Italy), 1992 Box 2, Folder 4 Colombo '92- Sovereign Military Order of Malta (Genoa, Italy), 1992 Box 2, Folder 5 Colombo '92- Spain (Genoa, Italy), 1992 Box 2, Folder 6 Colombo '92- Switzerland (Genoa, Italy), 1992 Box 2, Folder 7 Colombo '92- Tunisia (Genoa, Italy), 1992 Box 2, Folder 8 Colombo '92-USA (Genoa, Italy), 1992 Box 2, Folder 9 Floriade (Zoetermeer, Holland), 1992 Box 2, Folder 10 Expo '92- Andalusia (Sevilla, Spain), 1992 Box 2, Folder 11 Expo '92- Argentina (Sevilla, Spain), 1992 Box 2, Folder 12 Expo '92- Australia (Sevilla, Spain), 1992 Box 2, Folder 13 Expo '92- Bahamas (Sevilla, Spain), 1992 Box 2, Folder 14 Expo '92- Basque Country
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