Johns Hopkins University World's Fair collection
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Scope and Contents
This artificially-assembled collection consists of materials relating to international World's Fairs and Expositions, including photographs; postcards; written travelogues or personal accounts of the fairs; ephemera, including programs and printed souvenirs; lithographs and engravings; and physical objects. The materials date from the 1830s to the 1960s.
Dates
- Creation: 1830s-1967
Creator
- H. Chipault (Firm) (Organization)
- Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Company (Organization)
- Johns Hopkins University (Collector, Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is housed off-site and requires 48-hours' notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections for more information.
Collection is open for use.
Conditions Governing Use
Single copies may be made for research purposes. Researchers are responsible for determining any copyright questions. It is not necessary to seek our permission as the owner of the physical work to publish or otherwise use public domain materials that we have made available for use, unless Johns Hopkins University holds the copyright.
Biographical / Historical
This is an artificially assembled collection, so no biographical or historical note is required.
Extent
7.07 Cubic Feet (6 full-sized legal document boxes, 3 half-sized legal document boxes, 2 full-sized letter document boxes, 2 postcard boxes (7 x 3.75 x 5), 4 flat boxes (12.5 x 9 x 3; 10.75 x 7.75 x 2.5; 18.75 x 12.75 x 1.5; 25 x 21 x 1.5), and 1 custom box, 1 flat box (10.75 x 7.25 x 3.75; 21 x 3 x 17), 1 flat box (24.5 x 1.5 x 20.5), 1 flat box (12.5 x 9.5 x 3) )
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This artificially-assembled collection consists of materials relating to international World's Fairs and Expositions, including photographs; postcards; written travelogues or personal accounts of the fairs; ephemera, including programs and printed souvenirs; lithographs and engravings; and physical objects. The materials date from the 1830s to the 1960s.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was accumulated through discrete purchases and donations. Please see the accession files for more information.
Processing Information note
Finding aid prepared by Kelly Spring in 2014 and Valerie Addonizio in 2016. Additional processing by Annie Tang in May 2016, Charlottee Gassoway in May 2018, and Brooke Shilling in December 2021.
Subject
- Exposition universelle de 1889 (Paris, France) (Organization)
- New York World's Fair (1964-1965 : New York, N.Y.) (Organization)
- New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.) (Organization)
- World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) (Organization)
- Exposition internationale (1937 : Paris, France) (Organization)
- Roosevelt, Théodore, 1858-1919 (Person)
- Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.) (Organization)
- Jamestown Ter-centennial Exposition (1907) (Organization)
- Century 21 Exposition (1962, Seattle, Wash.) (Organization)
- Crystal Palace (Great Exhibition, 1851, London, England) (Organization)
- Great Exhibition (1851: London, England) (Organization)
- Century of progress international exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.) (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Johns Hopkins University World's Fair collection
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
The Sheridan Libraries
Special Collections
3400 N Charles St
Baltimore MD 21218 USA
specialcollections@lists.jhu.edu