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Enchanted Island - B. W. Construction, August 1932 - April 1933 (Folder 12-20)
Correspondence and records regarding the planning and financing of construction.
1933
Enchanted Island - Theatre Memos, 1933-1934 (Folder 12-52)
1934
Promotion Stories, October 1934 (Folder 14-126)
1934
Illumination, 1934 (Folder 14-142)
Material of publicity purposes which details the impressive lighting on display at the fair.
1933
Greek Village, correspondence, November, 1931 (Folder 9-123)
1931
U.S. Department of State, 1933 (Folder 9-127)
1932
Miniature rooms (Folder 16-250)
1933
Inviting you to visit the Air Show, the world's greatest educational display of aircraft (Folder 16-254)
Pamphlet promoting the Air Show, and other material relating to various exhibits, including the Hiram Walker exhibit.
1933
Home Planning, 1933 (Folder 16-344)
Various booklets advertising products for the home, especially those relating to kitchens and cleaning.
1933
Events - Groups, 1934 (Folder 14-191)
A series of notes and press releases about special groups who were visiting the fair. These included factory workers for companies exhibiting there, youth groups, and organized societies, all of whom were given time off to go and visit the exposition.
1934
Events - Lagoon Theater, 1934 (Folder 14-192)
Papers on the shows that were on at the Lagoon Theater at the fair. Highlights included a series of circus performers and Beeswax the Educated Mule.
1934
Roosevelt - Speech, May 1934 (Folder 14-227)
Press release copy of the speech given by President Roosevelt at the opening of the 1934 World's Fair.
1934
Dawes - Speech, May 1934 (Folder 14-235)
Press release copy of the speech given by the president of the fair, Rufus C. Dawes, at the opening of the 1934 World's Fair.
1934
Progress, vol. 4, no. 6, March 15, 1934
1934
Progress, vol. 4, no. 10, May 15, 1934
1934
La Belgique pittoresque (Folder 16-238)
1933
A comprehensive description of the greatest work of the celebrated French artist, Paul Philippoteaux: Battle of Gettysburg (Folder 16-243)
1933
World's Fair Weekly, Week Ending August 12, 1933
1933
Events - Special Days, 1934, part 2 (Folder 14-200)
Press releases relating to special days at the fair. These documents include descriptions of Farm Week, where people could bring in animals or produce instead of having to pay for admission. Entries included Mrs Smith and a baby possum caught by her dog, and Adolf Hitler the goose, who was worth 4 tickets. Farm Week also involved agriculture-related contests and prizes.
1934
Events - Weather, 1934 (Folder 14-206)
Press release about temperatures recorded at the fair on two separate days.
1934
Progress, vol. 4, no. 4 , February 15, 1934
1934
Progress, vol. 4, no. 5, March 1, 1934
1934
Progress, vol. 4, no. 8, April 15, 1934
1934
World's Fair Weekly, Week Ending June 10, 1933
1933
Foreign exhibits - pageants (Folder 16-281)
1934
Executive Committee - digest of meetings, ca. 1933-1934 (Folder 5-125)
1928
Exhibits, Directors Memos, June - November 1933 (Folder 11-1)
Memoranda on many different topics, including payment of rates; what will happen to the exhibits after the fair; incidental expenditures for exhibitors and general maintenance of the halls; publicity, and health and safety.
1931
World's Fair Weekly, Week Ending August 26, 1933
1933
A Century of Progress Exposition: Chicago's 1933 world's fair (Folder 16-165)
1933
The New World's Fair of 1934 (Folder 16-172)
1934
Official Guidebook of The World's Fair, 1934 (Folder 16-176)
1934
A Century of Progress exposition: official view book (Folder 16-195)
1933
Old Europe (Folder 16-279)
1933
Bendix Lama Temple, 1933-1935 (Folder 12-7)
Regarding the removal of the temple at the end of the fair.
1933
Skyride - Fries-Walters Co., October 1932 - October 1933 (Folder 12-151)
Discusses installation, labor, maintenance, ticket booths, electricity supply and more.
1932
Promotion Stories, October 1934 (Folder 14-130)
1934
Publicity - Research Statistics, 1934 (Folder 14-184)
Statistics relating to the fair, together with information on press releases and publicity for 1934.
1934
Events - Recurring, 1934 (Folder 14-197)
Press releases mainly relating to Children's Day and associated events. There are also some papers on the advantages offered by airmail.
1934
Promotion Stories, December 1934 (Folder 14-131)
1933
Miscellaneous Correspondence, May, 1933 (Folder 4-33)
Correspondence relates to experiences of the exhibition, requests for autographs, requests for work, souvenirs from 1893 fair, religious organizations, and many other inquiries.
1933
Architectural Committee - Gilmore D. Clarke, ca. 1933 - 1934 (Folder 5-14)
Correspondence relating to Clarke's work for the world's fair.
1929
Danes, Charles G., correspondence, January - May, 1930 (Folder 9-24)
Correspondence with US and foreign embassies regarding conditions, such as contracts, of their participation in the fair.
1930
Danes, Charles G., correspondence, May - December, 1930 (Folder 9-25)
Correspondence regarding exhibits (specifically issues with the electrical exhibits) and foreign participation.
1930
Belgium, participation (Folder 9-122)
Discusses the politics surrounding convincing Belgium to participate, recalling U.S. relations with Belgium during the First World War.
1931
German participation, 1931-1932 (Folder 9-124)
Letters regarding a Goethe memorial and Germany's domestic situation.
1931
Foreign Participation, 1930 (Folder 11-124)
Alphabetically ordered details of participation or otherwise of all countries which had been considered.
1931
Events - Musical, Etc., 1934 (Folder 14-194)
Press releases and internal administration notes about musical acts at the fair, including orchestras, bands, choirs, singers and company glee clubs.
1934
Events - National Days, 1934 (Folder 14-196)
Overviews of several national days at the fair. These were days that were officially dedicated to a particular foreign country, with a program of events celebrating its people and culture.
1934
Dawes Farewell Address, 1934 (Folder 14-238)
Press release copy of the speech given by the president of the fair, Rufus C. Dawes, at the closing of the 1934 World's Fair.
1934
The official pictures of the 1934 world's fair (Folder 16-201)
Two items, the first with photographs taken at the fair and the second with illustrations, showing many pavilions and popular exhibits.
1934

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