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Guide to Allen D. Albert, Reports on World's Fairs 1929

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Descriptive Summary

Title:

Albert, Allen D., Reports on World's Fairs

Dates:

1929

Manuscript Number:

Crerar Ms 229

Size:

3 volumes

Repository:

Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center
University of Chicago Library
1100 East 57th Street
Chicago, Illinois 60637 U.S.A.

Abstract:

Typewritten comparative reports regarding financing, expenses, logistics, and publicity of the World's Columbian Exposition (Chicago, 1893), Louisiana Purchase Exhibition (St. Louis, 1904), Panama-California Exposition (San Diego, 1915), and Panama-Pacific Exposition (San Francisco, 1915). Prepared for the Chicago World's Fair Centennial Celebration, 1933.

Information on Use

Access

The collection is open for research.

Citation

When quoting material from this collection, the preferred citation is: Albert, Allen D., Reports on World's Fairs, Crerar Ms 229, Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library

Scope Note

Typewritten comparative reports regarding financing, expenses, logistics, and publicity of the World's Columbian Exposition (Chicago, 1893), Louisiana Purchase Exhibition (St. Louis, 1904), Panama-California Exposition (San Diego, 1915), and Panama-Pacific Exposition (San Francisco, 1915). Prepared for the Chicago World's Fair Centennial Celebration, 1933.

Contents: Vol. 1.Use of newspaper space in world's fair publicity -- v. 2. Foreign exploitation: Chicago-1893, St. Louis-1904, San Francisco-1915 -- v. 3. Summary of financial statements in other world's fairs.

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Subject Headings

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Crerar Ms 229