WORLD’S FAIRS POSTER A Global History of Expositions INSIDE
AN ONLINE RESOURCE INTRODUCTION OVERVIEW
This online resource offers a unique insight into the Discover two centuries of phenomenon of international expositions. Over 200 Case-Study Fairs Consultant Editors world’s fairs and exhibitions, spanning 1829-2015, are innovation, entertainment While the resource includes material for more than represented through a range of primary sources. Tracey Jean Boisseau 200 fairs, we have selected material from nine fairs that Purdue University and cultural exchange From planning committees to public reception and the represent pivotal moments in the expositions movement legacy that remains, the impact of these global events 1829-2015. and global history. Cristina Carbone can be examined in a comprehensive context. University of Louisville • 1851 Great Exhibition, London Sarah Coletta Montana State University • 1876 Philadelphia Centennial International Exhibition From the Eiffel Tower and Key Features Peter Hoffenberg • 1889 Paris Exposition Universelle the Space Needle to the University of Hawaii • Documents from more than 200 fairs including • 1893 Chicago World’s Columbian Exposition invention of television, the Crystal Palace exhibition of 1851 and the Milan Donald G. Larson Expo 2015 • 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis Founder of the Donald G. Larson Collection chewing gum and hot dogs, on International Expositions and Fairs world’s fairs have shaped • Case studies of nine of the most significant fairs offer • 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition, “World’s fairs are invaluable in-depth analysis of their impact and legacy San Francisco Material Types Robert W. Rydell for thinking about the past, Montana State University our world. This resource • Interactive site plans offer users an immersive • 1933/34 Chicago Century of Progress Our fully searchable documents, present, and future. digitises primary source experience of five key world’s fairs International Exposition digitised in colour, include: Michelle Warren Dartmouth College They are mirrors of society as • Essays from consultant academics provide pathways 1939/40 New York World’s Fair material from hundreds of • Fair Committee records, minutes well as blueprints for the future” into the collections • fairs – a vital collection for • 1967 Expo ’67 Montreal and correspondence • Visual highlights include souvenir objects, Professor Robert W. Rydell, • Official catalogues and guide books students of globalisation, photographs, posters and plans These ‘case studies’ are made up of dedicated archival Director, Montana State University imperialism, anthropology, collections for each fair, including official planning and • Exhibit pamphlets Humanities Institute organisational records, unique personal accounts and • Photographs and slides mass communication, a wealth of publicity ephemera and imagery – ideal for design and more. comparative research into fairs across the centuries. • Maps and plans • Souvenir artefacts • Audio interviews with attendees SUMMARY
This online resource hosts primary source material from over 200 fairs, including London’s Great Exhibition of Subject Areas 1851, American fairs of the 19th and 20th centuries and
21st-century expos. World’s Fairs is a vital resource for • Anthropology and ethnology students, teachers and researchers of a huge range of • Design and architecture subjects including imperialism, race relations, gender studies, science and technology, consumer culture, • Mass communication architecture, design and more. • Imperial history • Globalisation and transnationalism Source Archives • Entertainment • Travel and tourism • Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley • Innovation and design • Bibliothèque nationale de France • Science and technology • Hagley Museum and Library • Urbanisation • Historical Society of Pennsylvania • Library and Archives Canada Interactive fair site plans • Missouri Historical Society highlight key buildings • New York Public Library, Manuscripts and exhibits in context and Archives Division WORLD’S FAIRS • Special Collections Research Center, Henry Madden Library, A Global History of Expositions California State University, Fresno • St. Louis Mercantile Library at the University of Missouri-St. Louis Contact us for a free trial - • The National Archives, UK www.amdigital.co.uk • The Newberry Library, Chicago • University of Illinois at Chicago Library, Special Collections • Victoria and Albert Museum
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