Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Guide to the Archives Center World Expositions Collection

Summary

Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0825
Creators:
Norton, Robert H.
Cooper-Hewitt Museum
Kass, Marcia
Dates:
1873-2010
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
.50 Cubic feet
2 boxes, 1 map folder
Repository:

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
An artificial collection of ephemera from World's Fairs, intended as a growing repository for such miscellany from multiple sources. The initial donation consists of a season ticket, a booklet of souvenir tickets, and one menu from the 1939 New York World's Fair. The 2010 addendum contains eleven graphic works relating to World's Fairs. Eight of the items relate to the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia in 1876, including a poster, a map, a souvenir booklet, and several views of the Fair printed in Harper's Weekly; in addition to a cartoon depicting the Crystal Palace in New York in 1883, and two ads for the Canadian Pacific Railroad. Also in the collection are souvenir books and pamphlets from the 1964-1965 New York World's Fair.

Arrangement

Arrangement
1 series.

Administration

Author
NMAH Staff
Ownership and Custodial History
This collection is a repository for miscellaneous World's Fair-related ephemera of insufficient quantity to warrant a separate collection. The material in the Archives Center American World Expositions Collection is newly acquired ephemera received from many sources, including curatorial units, the public, and SI staff.
Immediate Source of Acquisiton
Collection materials donated by Robert Norton, Marcia Kass, the Cooper-Hewitt Museum (through Stephen Van Dyke, Craig P. Morton, John Anderson, and Capt. George and Ginger Vance,
Processing Information
Collection is unprocessed.
Accruals
Accruals continue to be received and will be added to the collection.

Using the Collection

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.
Restrictions on Access
Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
Preferred Citation
Archives Center World Expositions Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Exhibitions Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Crystal Palace -- (New York, New York) Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
World's fairs Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Maps Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Guidebooks Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Cartoons (humorous images) Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Brochures Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Menus Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Posters Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Souvenir programs Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Tickets -- World's Fair, 1939 -- New York (N.Y.) Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
New York World's Fair (1964-1965) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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