New York World's Fair 1939 and 1940 Incorporated Records
name: label: Collection Collector
content: Orth, Edward J.
label: Collection Collector
content: Exhibition Collectors Historical Organization
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content: Edward J. Orth Memorial Archives of the New York World's Fair
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1900-1988, undated
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0560, Series 3
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Contain records, acquired by Orth and grouped together, relating to the non-profit corporation formed to create the 1939 fair and similar materials. Unlike other portions of the collection these materials document the most comprehensive view of the fair from a management perspective, rather than from that of a collector or fairgoer. The materials are arranged into nine subseries. Seven of the subseries relate to the sections or zones of the fair including amusement, communication, community interests, food, government, production and distribution, and transportation. In addition, administrative files and ephemera are also found among the materials.