Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Guide to the Division of Community Life Worlds Fairs Collection

Summary
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.1132
Creators:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Community Life
Dates:
1876-1993
Languages:
Some materials in
Korean
and
Spanish
.
Physical Description:
3.3 Cubic feet
11 boxes, 12 map-folders
Repository:
Collection documents World's Fairs from 1876 to 1993.
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
The collection is a compilation of gifts from numerous donors, of printed materials and ephemera relating to World's Fairs.
Arrangement
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into one series chronologically by fair.
Administration
Author
Catarina Hurtado and Sarah Rung
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.
Processing Information
The collection was processed by Catarina Hurtado, intern and Sarah Rung, intern, 2018.
Custodial History
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.
Using the Collection
Restrictions on Access
The collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
Division of Community Life World's Fairs Collection, 1876-1993, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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.
Keywords
Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Photographs -- Color transparencies -- 1950-2000 Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Programs Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Clippings Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Leaflets Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Exhibitions Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
World's fairs Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Stickers Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Guidebooks Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Brochures Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Commemoratives Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Schedules Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Stationery Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Fans Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Calendars Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Postcards Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Shopping bags Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Press releases Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Tickets Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Certificates Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Bumper stickers Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Pamphlets Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Maps Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Catalogs Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Shafer, Mary C. Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Sheppard, Stephen Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Vogel, Robert M. Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Warner, Peter M. Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
New York World's Fair (1964-1965) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Salon International de l'Aeronautique et de l'Espace (Paris, France: 1991) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Landor, Josephine Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Political History Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Landor, Walter Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Lindsay, Elizabeth R. Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Meggars, Edith R. Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Exposition universelle et internationale (1958 : Brussels, Belgium) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Hallwig, Elizabeth Ann Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Hallwig, O.Morton Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Holt, C.W. Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Krause, Roy Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Willcutts, Viola E. Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Golden Gate International Exposition (1939-1940 : San Francisco, Calif.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Carmody, Stella Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Ameriflora '92 (Columbus, Ohio) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Annis, Esther Pauline Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Coppola, John Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Christopher Columbus Quincentenary Jubilee (Genova, Italy: 1992) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Exposición Universal de 1992 (Seville, Spain) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Expo '93 (Stuttgart, Germany) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Expo '93 (Taejŏn-si, Korea) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Grossman, Walter Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Floriade Zoetermeer (The Hague, Netherlands: 1992) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Frick, Margaret Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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