Guide to the Daniel H. Meyerson World's Fair Collection NMAH.AC.0745 Vanessa Broussard Simmons 2017 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 Biographical / Historical.................................................................................................... 2 Names and Subjects ...................................................................................................... 2 Container Listing ............................................................................................................. 4 Series 1: World Expositions, 1915 - 1992, undated................................................. 4 Series 2: Other Celebrations, 1949-1994, undated................................................ 16 Daniel H. Meyerson World's Fair Collection NMAH.AC.0745 Collection Overview Repository: Archives Center, National Museum of American History Title: Daniel H. Meyerson World's Fair Collection Identifier: NMAH.AC.0745 Date: 1915-2000 undated Extent: 16 Cubic feet (43 boxes) Creator: Meyerson, Daniel H. Language: English Collection is in English. Collection contains materials written in Japanese, French and German. Summary: The collection primarily documents through press releases, news bulletins, guidebooks, souvenirs, maps, ephemera and related publications world's fairs occurring after 1960. Administrative Information Acquisition Information Collection was donated by Daniel H. Meyerson in 2000 in honor of Mel Seiden. Processing Information Processed by: Austin Arminio (intern), Thomas Espe (intern), Ann Jones (volunteer), Alexander Henry (intern); supervised by Vanessa Broussard Simmons, archivist, April 2017. Preferred Citation Daniel H. Meyerson World's Fair Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Restrictions Collection is open for research. Conditions Governing Use 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. Page 1 of 18 Daniel H. Meyerson World's Fair Collection NMAH.AC.0745 Biographical / Historical Daniel H. Meyerson was San Francisco antiques dealer. Scope and Contents The strength of this collection lies in the documentation of world's fairs occurring after 1960. There is a substantial amount of material for the 1964/1965 New York World's Fair, International and Universal Exposition or Expo 67 (Montreal, Canada), HemisFair '68 (San Antonio, Texas), Japan World Exposition or Expo '70 (Osaka, Japan), International Exposition on the Environment or Expo '74 (Spokane, Washington), International Ocean Exposition or Expo '75 (Okinawa, Japan), International Energy Exposition or 1982 World's Fair (Knoxville, Tennessee), Expo '86 (Vancouver, Canada), and Expo '88 (Brisbane, Australia). These materials were originally assembled by Eugene Kaeck, who created and managed the non-profit organization San Francisco Archive and Research Center for World's Fairs and Expositions, Incorporated. After Kaeck's death his home and its contents were purchased by Daniel Meyerson. The collection contains some of the correspondence from the San Francisco Archive and Research Center for World's Fairs and Expositions, Incorporated but primarily consists of material that was created for fair goers. These materials inform the consumer about activities, amusements, pavilions, eating establishments and offer tips about getting around the grounds. Included among these materials are guidebooks, press releases, news bulletins, brochures, schedules, postcards, souvenirs, maps, fact sheets and ephemera. There is also a substantial amount of material created by the hospitality industry that relates to tourism including lodging accommodations, transportation and sightseeing opportunities. Mostly created by transportation and lodging companies, the materials include maps, guides, tickets, brochures and tour books. In addition publications including magazines, newspapers and books discuss the history of world's fairs as well as the theme, significance, corporate participants and achievements of individual expos dating before, during and after the fair. The collection is arranged into two series. Series one includes fairs sanctioned by the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE). The materials are arranged in chronological order. Series two consists of other celebrations around the world including the Prague International Fair, Festival of Britain, Soviet Exhibition of Science, Technology, and Cuture, Mexican National Fair, Alaska Centennial, First World Exhibition of Transport and Communications and the International Garden Show in Amsterdam. There is a substantial amount of material from the Canadian National Exhibition, 1977-1981. These materials are arranged in chronological order. Arrangement Series 1, World Expositions, 1915-2000, undated Series 2, Other Celebrations, 1949-1994, undated Names and Subject Terms This collection is indexed in the online catalog of the Smithsonian Institution under the following terms: Page 2 of 18 Daniel H. Meyerson World's Fair Collection NMAH.AC.0745 Subjects: Exhibitions -- 1960-1990 World's fairs Types of Materials: Brochures -- 1950-2000 Bulletins Guidebooks Magazines (periodicals) -- 1950-1980 Picture postcards -- 20th century -- United States Press releases Page 3 of 18 Series 1: World Expositions Daniel H. Meyerson World's Fair Collection NMAH.AC.0745 Container Listing Series 1: World Expositions, 1915 - 1992, undated Box 31, Folder 2 1876 Centennial Exposition, 1876 Box 1, Folder 1 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition , 1915 - 1915 Box 1, Folder 2-3 1933 Century of Progress, Related Publications, 1933 - 1934 Box 31, Folder 3 1933 Century of Progress, 1933 - 1939 Box 1, Folder 5 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition, 1939 Box 35, Folder 1-2 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition, Bulletin, 1939 Box 1, Folder 4; 1939 New York World's Fair, circa 1939 Box 31, Folder 3 Box 1, Folder 6 Expo 58, General Information , 1958 - 1958 Box 1, Folder 7 Expo 58, Maps, 1958 Box 1, Folder 8 Expo 58, Pamplets, 1958 Box 1, Folder 9 Expo 58, Pavillion, 1958 Box 1, Folder 10 Expo 58, Pavillion, Foreign , 1958 Box 1, Folder 11 Expo 58, Exhibitions, 1958 Box 1, Folder 11 Expo 58, Exhibitions , 1958 Box 1, Folder 12 Expo 58, Restaurants , 1958 Box 1, Folder 13 Expo 58, Tourism, 1958 Box 1, Folder 14-15 Expo 58, Related Publications, 1958 Box 2, Folder 1-2 Expo 58, Related Publications, 1958 Box 2, Folder 3-4 1962 Century 21 Exposition, Guides, 1962 Page 4 of 18 Series 1: World Expositions Daniel H. Meyerson World's Fair Collection NMAH.AC.0745 Box 2, Folder 5 1962 Century 21 Exposition, Programs, 1962 Box 2, Folder 6 1962 Century 21 Exposition, Schedules, 1962 Box 2, Folder 7 1962 Century 21 Exposition, American Pavillion, 1962 Box 2, Folder 8 1962 Century 21 Exposition, Pavillion, Foreign, 1962 Box 2, Folder 9 1962 Century 21 Exposition, Exhibition, 1962 Box 2, Folder 10 1962 Century 21 Exposition, Maps, 1962 Box 2, Folder 11 1962 Century 21 Exposition, Ephemera , 1962 Box 2, Folder 12 1962 Century 21 Exposition, Souvenirs , 1962 Box 2, Folder 13 1962 Century 21 Exposition, Tourism, 1962 - 1978 Box 2, Folder 14 1962 Century 21 Exposition, Related Publications, 1962 Box 3, Folder 1-4 1962 Century 21 Exposition, Related Publications, 1962 Box 35, Folder 4 1962 Century 21 Exposition, Related Publications, 1962 Box 35, Folder 3 1964-1965 New York World's Fair, Restaurant, 1964 - 1965 Box 35, Folder 5 1964-1965 New York World's Fair, Pavilion, United States, 1964 - 1965 Box 35, Folder 6-8 1964-1965 New York World's Fair, Related Publications, 1964 - 1965 Box 41, Folder 1 1964-1965 New York World's Fair, Pavilions, 1964 - 1965 Box 36, Folder 1 1964-1965 New York World's Fair, Related Publications, 1964 - 1965 Box 41, Folder 2-3 1964-1965 New York World's Fair, Ephemera , 1964 - 1965 Box 41, Folder 4 1964-1965 New York World's Fair, Restaurants, 1964 - 1965 Box 3, Folder 5 1965 New York World's Fair, Official Opening Information, 1964 - 1965 Box 3, Folder 6 1965 New York World's Fair, Fact Sheet, 1964 Page 5 of 18 Series 1: World Expositions Daniel H. Meyerson World's Fair Collection NMAH.AC.0745 Box 3, Folder 7 1965 New York World's Fair, Interim Report, 1964 - 1965 Box 3, Folder 8 1965 New York World's Fair, Post-Fair Engineering Report, 1964 - 1965 Box 3, Folder 9-12 1965 New York World's Fair, General Information, 1964 - 1965 Box 3, Folder 13 1965 New York World's Fair, Photograph, undated Box 3, Folder 14-15 1965 New York World's Fair, Guides, 1964 - 1965 Box 4, Folder 1-4 1965 New York World's Fair, Guides, 1964 - 1965 Box 4, Folder 5-12 1965 New York World's Fair, Pavilion, United States, 1964 - 1965 Box 5, Folder 1-4 1965 New York World's Fair, Pavilion, United States, 1964 - 1965 Box 5, Folder 5-11 1965 New York World's