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Guide to the New York World's Fair collection
ARC.077
Descriptive Summary
| Title: |
New York World's Fair collection |
| Dates: |
1936-1940, 1960-1965 |
| Abstract:
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The New York World's Fair collection includes materials from the 1939 and 1964 World's
Fairs. Both took place in Queens, N.Y. at Flushing Meadows Park, a site that was extensively
redesigned and landscaped in preparation for the 1939 Fair. The collection contains
pre-planning documents, preliminary site reports, maps to the grounds, public relations
material, memorabilia, clippings, artifacts, invitations to Fair ceremonies, and individual
pavilion guides, among other items.
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| Quantity: |
6.14 Linear feet in eleven manuscript boxes, two artifact boxes, and one oversize box. |
| Language of Materials:
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A small number of travel brochures are in French, Spanish, and Slovak. All other materials
are in English.
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| Mixed materials [Box]:
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ARC.077 6 of 11 |
| Mixed materials [Box]:
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ARC.077 5 of 11 |
| Mixed materials [Box]:
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ARC.077 4 of 11 |
| Mixed materials [Box]:
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ARC.077 3 of 11 |
| Mixed materials [Box]:
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ARC.077 2 of 11 |
| Mixed materials [Box]:
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ARC.077 1 of 11 |
| Mixed materials [Oversize]:
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ARC.077 1 of 1 |
| Mixed materials [Box]:
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Artifacts ARC.077 2 of 2 |
| Mixed materials [Box]:
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Artifacts ARC.077 1 of 2 |
| Mixed materials [Box]:
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ARC.077 11 of 11 |
| Mixed materials [Box]:
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ARC.077 10 of 11 |
| Mixed materials [Box]:
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ARC.077 9 of 11 |
| Mixed materials [Box]:
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ARC.077 8 of 11 |
| Mixed materials [Box]:
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ARC.077 7 of 11 |
| Call Phrase: |
ARC.077 |
