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| Title: | Century of Progress International Exposition. Collection |
|---|---|
| Dates: | 1916-1934 |
| Size: | 0.25 linear feet (1 box) |
| Repository: |
Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center |
| Abstract: | Souvenirs and photographs mostly related to the 1933-1934 Century of Progress International Exposition in Chicago, Illinois. The collection also includes an album of color photographs of the University of Chicago and a photograph of the Panama Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco, 1916. |
The collection is open for research.
When quoting material from this collection, the preferred citation is: Century of Progress International Exposition. Collection, [Box #, Folder #], Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library
The Century of Progress International Exposition took place in Chicago, Illinois from May 1933 to October 1934. Its exhibits and temporary architecture attracted tens of millions of visitors.
The Century of Progress International Exposition Collection contains souvenirs and print materials (postcards and a map) distributed at the exposition, as well as individual visitors’ records of their experiences: the travel journal of Marian Haskell Engelhardt, a woman from Bismarck, North Dakota, and a book of photographs from the exposition belonging to William A. Griffith. Also in the collection are an early twentieth-century book of color photographs of the University of Chicago, and a photograph of the 1916 Panama Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco.
The following related resources are located in the Department of Special Collections:
Century of Progress International Exposition Publications
Checklist of the Official Publications of the Century of Progress International Exposition and its Exhibitors
Century of Progress International Exposition Scrapbook
Century of Progress International Exposition Press Releases
Harold Louis McDowell Collection of Century of Progress
In addition to the holdings at the University of Chicago Library, significant Chicago-area collections are at the Chicago Architectural Foundation, the Chicago Historical Society, the Chicago Public Library, and the Newberry Library. The official set of organizational records of the Century of Progress Exposition is located at the Special Collections Department of the University of Illinois at Chicago Library.
| Box 1 Folder 1 | Four color post card souvenir booklets, 1933 |
| Box 1 Folder 2 | Century of Progress souvenir cap, 1933 |
| Box 1 Folder 3 | Pieces for Century of Progress aerial view color jigsaw puzzle, some pieces missing, 1933 |
| Box 1 Folder 4 | University of Chicago souvenir color postcard album, undated |
| Box 1 Folder 5 | Photograph of Panama Pacific International Exposition under construction, San Francisco, 1916 |
| Box 2 Folder 1 | Two Fort Dearborn “lucky penny” souvenir medallions, 1933; Century of Progress “Hollywood” flattened penny souvenir, 1933; box for souvenir ashtray from Chrysler Motor Exhibit, 1933 |
| Box 2 Folder 2 | Marian Haskell Engelhardt Travel Diary to the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair, Journal, July 15-25, 1933 |
| Box 2 Folder 3 | William A. Griffith Century of Progress Scrapbook, 1934 |
| Folder OVRZ 1 | “A Geographical Map of the Century of Progress Exposition Held in Chicago, Illinois 1933,” drawn by Tony Sarg, colored and printed by Lakeside Press |