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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Paul R. Strain Columbian Exposition Diary
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0330
- Creators:
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Strain, Paul R., 1879-1954
- Dates:
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1893.
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.15 Cubic feet1 box
- Repository:
- Container:
- 1
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
A diary kept by Paul R. Strain during his visit to the Exposition, October 1893. It describes various buildings he toured and the exhibits that caught his attention, and records his personal impressions of the Exposition. The diary takes the form of hand-written notes.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Paul R. Strain of Colliers, West Virginia, attended the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, October 1893, with his father, Thomas H. Strain, who received the Blue Ribbon for Spanish Merino Wool at the Exposition. Paul Strain was fourteen at the time and this was his first long-distance trip.
Administration
Author
C.A. Orr
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collection donated by Paula M. Strain, 1989, April 14.
Processing Information
Collectioon processed by Craig Orr, 1989.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
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.
Preferred Citation
Paul R. Strain Columbian Exposition Diary, 1893, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Exhibitions | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Diaries -- 1890-1900 | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Chicago (Ill.) | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Strain, Thomas H. | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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