Daniel H. Meyerson World's Fair Collection
name: label: Collector
content: Meyerson, Daniel H.
topic: label: Topic
content: Exhibitions -- 1960-1990
label: Topic
content: World's fairs
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Collection was donated by Daniel H. Meyerson in 2000 in honor of Mel Seiden.
creator: label: Collector
content: Meyerson, Daniel H.
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content: Daniel H. Meyerson World's Fair Collection
abstract: label: Summary
content: The collection primarily documents through press releases, news bulletins, guidebooks, souvenirs, maps, ephemera and related publications world's fairs occurring after 1960.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Daniel H. Meyerson was San Francisco antiques dealer.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 16 Cubic feet (43 boxes)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1915-2000
label: Date
content: undated
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0745
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
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content: Brochures
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content: Magazines (periodicals)
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content: Guidebooks
label: Type
content: Press releases
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content: Picture postcards
label: Type
content: Bulletins
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Series 1, World Expositions, 1915-2000, undated

Series 2, Other Celebrations, 1949-1994, undated
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Processed by: Austin Arminio (intern), Thomas Espe (intern), Ann Jones (volunteer), Alexander Henry (intern); supervised by Vanessa Broussard Simmons, archivist, April 2017.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Brochures -- 1950-2000
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content: Magazines (periodicals) -- 1950-1980
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content: Guidebooks
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content: Press releases
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content: Picture postcards -- 20th century -- United States
label: Genre/Form
content: Bulletins
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The strength of this collection lies in the documentation of world's fairs occurring after 1960.  There is a substantial amount of material for the 1964/1965 New York World's Fair, International and Universal Exposition or Expo 67 (Montreal, Canada), HemisFair '68 (San Antonio, Texas), Japan World Exposition or Expo '70 (Osaka, Japan), International Exposition on the Environment or Expo '74 (Spokane, Washington), International Ocean Exposition or Expo '75 (Okinawa, Japan), International Energy Exposition or 1982 World's Fair (Knoxville, Tennessee), Expo '86 (Vancouver, Canada), and Expo '88 (Brisbane, Australia). These materials were originally assembled by Eugene Kaeck, who created and managed the non-profit organization San Francisco Archive and Research Center for World's Fairs and Expositions, Incorporated.  After Kaeck's death his home and its contents were purchased by Daniel Meyerson. 
 
The collection contains some of the correspondence from the San Francisco Archive and Research Center for World's Fairs and Expositions, Incorporated but primarily consists of material that was created for fair goers.  These materials inform the consumer about activities, amusements, pavilions, eating establishments and offer tips about getting around the grounds.  Included among these materials are guidebooks, press releases, news bulletins, brochures, schedules, postcards, souvenirs, maps, fact sheets and ephemera. There is also a substantial amount of material created by the hospitality industry that relates to tourism including lodging accommodations, transportation and sightseeing opportunities.  Mostly created by transportation and lodging companies, the materials include maps, guides, tickets, brochures and tour books. In addition publications including magazines, newspapers and books discuss the history of world's fairs as well as the theme, significance, corporate participants and achievements of individual expos dating before, during and after the fair. 

The collection is arranged into two series.  Series one includes fairs sanctioned by the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE). The materials are arranged in chronological order. Series two consists of other celebrations around the world including the Prague International Fair, Festival of Britain, Soviet Exhibition of Science, Technology, and Cuture, Mexican National Fair, Alaska Centennial, First World Exhibition of Transport and Communications and the International Garden Show in Amsterdam.  There is a substantial amount of material from the Canadian National Exhibition, 1977-1981.  These materials are arranged in chronological order.