Object Details
- Collection Collector
- Orth, Edward J.
- Exhibition Collectors Historical Organization
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- Edward J. Orth Memorial Archives of the New York World's Fair
- Date
- 1851-2000, undated
- Archival Repository
- Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Identifier
- NMAH.AC.0560, Series 8
- Type
- Archival materials
- Collection Citation
- Edward J. Orth Memorial Archives of the New York World's Fair, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Collection Rights
- 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.
- Scope and Contents
- Consist of programs, maps, correspondence, official guides, view books, images, publications, magazine articles, newspaper clippings, and ephemera created for and about world's fairs dating from 1851-2000. There is a small amount of material about carnivals, the Olympic games, state fairs, the American Revolution bicentennial, and festivals. In addition, Orth also collected materials that discussed more than one fair or provided general information about them. Series is arranged into fifty subseries: Subseries 8.1: Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations/Crystal Palace Exhibition, 1851; Subseries 8.2, Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations, 1853-1853; Subseries 8.3, International Exhibition of Arts, Manufactures, and Products of the Soil and Mine or Centennial International Exhibition, 1876; Subseries 8.4, World's Columbian Exposition, 1893; Subseries 8.5, Exposition Internationale D'Anvers, Antwerp, Belgium; Subseries 8.6, Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition, 1897; Subseries 8.7, Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition, 1898; Subseries 8.8, Expositions, 1901; Subseries 8.9, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, 1906; Subseries 8.10, Jamestown Tercentennial Exposition, 1907; Subseries 8.11: Alaska, Yukon, Pacific Exposition, 1909; Subseries 8.12, Panama-California Exposition, 1915-1916; Subseries 8.13, Bronx International Exposition of Science, Arts, and Industries, 1918; Subseries 8.14, Sesquicentennial Exposition, 1926; Subseries 8.15, Barcelona International Exposition, 1929; Subseries 8.16, L'Exposition Coloniale, Paris, 1931; Subseries 8.17, Olympics, 1932; Subseries 8.18, A Century of Progress International Exposition, 1933; Subseries 8.19, Expositions, 1935; Subseries 8.20, Expositions, 1936; Subseries 8.21, Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne, 1937; Subseries 8.22, Golden Gate International Exposition, 1939 Subseries 8.23, Festival of Britain, Festival of Britain, London, United Kingdom, 1951; Subseries 8.24: Milan Fair, 1955; Subseries 8.25, Exposition Universelle et venti Internationale de Bruxelles, 1958; Subseries 8.26, New York's World Fair, 1961-1965; Subseries 8.27, American National Exhibition, 1959; Subseries 8.28, Century 21 Exhibition, 1962; Subseries 8.29, International and Universal Exposition or Expo '67, 1967; Subseries 8.30, Long Beach, California Long Beach, California; Subseries 8.31, HemisFair '68, 1968; Subseries 8.32, Expo '70, Japan World Exposition, 1970; Subseries 8.33, Expo 74, 1974; Subseries 8.34, Expo '75 or International Ocean Exposition, 1975; Subseries 8.35, American Revolution Bicentennial, 1776-1976, 1976; Subseries 8.36, Queens Bicentennial Festival, 1975-1976; Subseries 8.37, Expo 81; Subseries 8.38, Kobe Port Island Exposition or Portopia 81, 1981; Subseries 8.39, Knoxville International Energy Exposition or 1982 World's Fair, 1982; Subseries 8.40: Louisiana World Exposition, 1984; Subseries 8.41: Games of the XXIII Olympiad, 1984; Subseries 8.42: The International Exposition, Tsukuba, Japan or The International Science Technology Exposition, 1985; Subseries 8.43, Queens Festival, 1985; Subseries 8.44: Expo '86, 1986; Subseries 8.45: World Expo '88, 1988; Subseries 8.46, Universal Exposition of Seville or Expo 92, 1992; Subseries 8.47, Expo 2000, 2000; Subseries 8.48, Other Events and Celebrations, 1886-1989; Subseries 8.49, Combined Fairs, 1968-1994; and Subseries 8.50, General information about world's fairs, 1964-1980.
- Collection Restrictions
- Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves. Researchers must use reference copies of audio-visual materials. When no reference copy exists, the Archives Center staff will produce reference copies on an "as needed" basis, as resources allow. Viewing film portion of collection requires special appointment, please inquire. Do not use when original materials are available on reference video or audio tapes. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
- Record ID
- ebl-1503512534652-1503512534933-5
