Division of Community Life World's Fairs Collection
name: label: Collector
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Community Life
label: Names
content: Ameriflora '92 (Columbus, Ohio)
label: Names
content: Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.)
label: Names
content: Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.)
label: Names
content: Christopher Columbus Quincentenary Jubilee (Genova, Italy: 1992)
label: Names
content: Expo '93 (Stuttgart, Germany)
label: Names
content: Expo '93 (Taejŏn-si, Korea)
label: Names
content: Exposición Universal de 1992 (Seville, Spain)
label: Names
content: Exposition universelle et internationale (1958 : Brussels, Belgium)
label: Names
content: Floriade Zoetermeer (The Hague, Netherlands: 1992)
label: Names
content: Golden Gate International Exposition (1939-1940 : San Francisco, Calif.)
label: Collector
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Political History
label: Names
content: New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.)
label: Names
content: New York World's Fair (1964-1965)
label: Names
content: Salon International de l'Aeronautique et de l'Espace (Paris, France: 1991)
label: Names
content: World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)
label: Donor
content: Annis, Esther Pauline
label: Donor
content: Carmody, Stella
label: Donor
content: Coppola, John
label: Donor
content: Frick, Margaret
label: Donor
content: Grossman, Walter
label: Donor
content: Hallwig, Elizabeth Ann
label: Donor
content: Hallwig, O.Morton
label: Donor
content: Holt, C.W.
label: Donor
content: Krause, Roy
label: Donor
content: Landor, Josephine
label: Donor
content: Landor, Walter, 1913-1995
label: Donor
content: Lindsay, Elizabeth R.
label: Donor
content: Meggars, Edith R.
label: Donor
content: Shafer, Mary C.
label: Donor
content: Sheppard, Stephen
label: Collector
content: Vogel, Robert M.
label: Former owner
content: Warner, Peter M.
label: Donor
content: Willcutts, Viola E.
topic: label: Topic
content: Exhibitions
label: Topic
content: World's fairs
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: 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.
creator: label: Collector
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Community Life
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content: Division of Community Life World's Fairs Collection
abstract: label: Summary
content: Collection documents World's Fairs from 1876 to 1993.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 3.3 Cubic feet (11 boxes, 12 map-folders)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1876-1993
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: 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.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1132
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Photographs
label: Type
content: Programs
label: Type
content: Clippings
label: Type
content: Leaflets
label: Type
content: Stickers
label: Type
content: Guidebooks
label: Type
content: Brochures
label: Type
content: Commemoratives
label: Type
content: Schedules
label: Type
content: Stationery
label: Type
content: Fans
label: Type
content: Calendars
label: Type
content: Postcards
label: Type
content: Shopping bags
label: Type
content: Press releases
label: Type
content: Tickets
label: Type
content: Certificates
label: Type
content: Bumper stickers
label: Type
content: Pamphlets
label: Type
content: Maps
label: Type
content: Catalogs
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged into one series chronologically by fair.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed by Catarina Hurtado, intern and Sarah Rung, intern, 2018.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs -- Color transparencies -- 1950-2000
label: Genre/Form
content: Programs
label: Genre/Form
content: Clippings
label: Genre/Form
content: Leaflets
label: Genre/Form
content: Stickers
label: Genre/Form
content: Guidebooks
label: Genre/Form
content: Brochures
label: Genre/Form
content: Commemoratives
label: Genre/Form
content: Schedules
label: Genre/Form
content: Stationery
label: Genre/Form
content: Fans
label: Genre/Form
content: Calendars
label: Genre/Form
content: Postcards
label: Genre/Form
content: Shopping bags
label: Genre/Form
content: Press releases
label: Genre/Form
content: Tickets
label: Genre/Form
content: Certificates
label: Genre/Form
content: Bumper stickers
label: Genre/Form
content: Pamphlets
label: Genre/Form
content: Maps
label: Genre/Form
content: Catalogs
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The collection is a compilation of gifts from numerous donors, of printed materials and ephemera relating to World's Fairs.