Louisiana Purchase Exposition, Department of Art records
name: label: Creator
content: Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904: Saint Louis, Mo.)
label: Names
content: Ives, Halsey Cooley, 1847-1911
label: Names
content: Kurtz, Charles M. (Charles McMeen), 1855-1909
label: Names
content: Whiting, Frederic Allen, 1873-1959
topic: label: Occupation
content: Museum directors
label: Topic
content: Art -- Missouri -- Saint Louis -- Exhibitions
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Lent for microfilming 1975 by the St. Louis Museum of Art.
creator: label: Creator
content: Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904: Saint Louis, Mo.)
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: The art department of the Lousiana Exposition was responsible for the art exhibition for the St. Louis World's Fair, 1904. Halsey C. Ives was the chief of the department, Charles M. Kurtz was the chief assistant, and Frederic Allen Whiting was the superintendent of Applied Arts.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 9 Linear feet ((on 20 microfilm reels))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1896-1908
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.louipurc
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reels 1734-1753 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals returned to the St. Louis Museum of Art, St. Louis, Missouri after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Biographical sketch on Halsey Ives, Chief of the Department; Halsey Ives' files, including general correspondence, correspondence and material relating to the Art building, confidential letters, letters with artists' biographies for the Handbook for the Exposition, shipping department correspondence, and personal correspondence. Also included are Charles M. Kurtz's files of correspondence; Frederic Allen Whiting correspondence; Jury of Awards correspondence and lists; applications from artists to International, National, and Local Advisory Committees; monthly reports; clippings; printed material; and miscellaneous invitations.