TABLE OF CONTENTS
Descriptive Summary
Historical/Biographical Note
Scope and Content Note
Administrative Information
Access Points
Inventory
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Guide to the New York World’s Fair Collection
1935-1989
Control # N-10
Finding Aid prepared by: Lewis, Ian
- Archives at Queens Library
- Queens Borough Public Library
- 89-11 Merrick Boulevard
- Jamaica, NY 11432
- Phone: (718) 990-0770
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Creator |
Archives at Queens Library |
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Title |
New York World’s Fair Collection, |
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Dates: |
1935-1989 |
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Abstract: |
The World’s Fair was an International exhibition that took place three times in the city of New York. The first World’s Fair took place in Manhattan in 1853. The 1939/1940 and 1964/1965 World’s Fairs took place in Queens, NY. This collection highlights the articles written before, during, and after each event. The collection also contains information on the proposal of a 1989 World’s Fair. |
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Extent: |
6 boxes, 5.5 cubic feet |
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Identification: |
N-10 |
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Location: |
The material is located in the Archives at Queens Library. |
First planned in 1935 the 1939/1940 World’s Fair was put together by an organization that became the New York World’s Fair Corporation. The corporation was led by former New York City Police Commissioner Grover A. Whalen. The site of the fair was a former “ash dump” on 1,255 acres of land that was located in Flushing Meadow. Ground was broken on June 29, 1936. The baseball teams in New York (Dodgers, Giants, and Yankees) promoted the fair in 1938 with patches that they wore on their Baseball uniforms. The corporation decided that the fair colors would be orange & blue with the theme being “Building the World of Tomorrow”. Its symbols were the Trylon (700 feet pinnacle) and Persisphere (200 feet polished globe). The fair included pavilions and exhibits from thirty-three states and sixty countries.
The New York World’s Fair Corporation invested 67 million dollars into the fair and made sure that Fair exhibits were made up of different themes and zones. New York City donated 26.7 million to the fair, the federal government donated 3 million, New York State 6.2 million, and foreign countries donated 30 million. The main exhibits fell under seven diverse zones: amusement, communications, community interests, food, government, production and distribution, and transportation. The most popular exhibits at the fair were “Futurama”, depicting a world in 1960, and “Aquacade”. The fair saw the first florescent light fixtures and drew 44 million attendees. Among the notable displays were television, air conditioning, color film, nylon stockings, and diesel engines. The Grand opening took place on Sunday April 30, 1939 with a speech by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt that was broadcasted on television. The launch of the fair also coincided with the 150th anniversary of George Washington’s inauguration.
The 1939 portion of the fair took place from April to October 1939. The 1940 portion took place from April to October 1940 with a closing date of October 27, 1940. In 1940 the theme of the fair was changed to “For peace & freedom” with the beginnings of political tension that would ultimately lead to World War II. On July 4, 1940 a bomb exploded at the British Empire Exhibition that killed two police officers. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor the Japanese Exhibit was torn down.
Generating 48 million in revenue the 1939/1940 fair was not deemed a financial success but is remembered more fondly than the 1964/1965 World’s Fair.
New York City Park’s Commissioner, Robert Moses, was president of the World’s Fair Corporation. The World’s Fair Corporation issued 29.8 million in bonds and with a loan from the city, of 24 million, went about the development of a World’s Fair in Queens. The corporation emphasized the benefits for the city in having the fair which included 10,000 jobs for construction and another 30 to 40,000 in Fair employees. The fair coincided with the 300th anniversary of the name New York. The theme of the fair was “Peace through Understanding” and was symbolized by the “Unisphere” created by the U.S. Steel company. Unlike the 1939 fair the 1964/65 fair was not sanctioned by the Bureau of International Expositions.
The development of the fair brought about the widening of the Grand Central Parkway and Whitestone expressway. The Van Wyck expressway was also extended and Shea Stadium was constructed. The site of the fair was developed into what is now known as Flushing Meadow/Corona Park. The exhibits included eight countries, twenty four states, the federal government, New York City, and corporations. The corporate influence is why the 1964/1965 fair is not as fondly remembered as the fair from 1939/1940. President John F. Kennedy attended the ground breaking ceremony in 1962. President Lyndon B. Johnson attended the opening of the fair on April 22, 1964. Former President Harry Truman and New York State Governor Nelson Rockefeller were also in attendance. The fair encountered protests from several groups including the Congress of Racial Equality led by James Farmer. No structure was allowed to be more than 80 feet. The fair was open to the public from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily including Sundays and holidays. Standout exhibits included the computers from the IBM pavilion, a lifelike statue of Abraham Lincoln, the New York City pavilion that included a structure with every building in the five boroughs, “Futurama 2” an update of the popular exhibit from 1939 this time focusing on the year 2064, and the introduction of the Belgian Waffle.
The 1964 portion of the fair took place from April 22 to October 18th 1964. The 1965 portion of the fair started on April 21 and ended on October 17th 1965. The 1964 fair reported 27 million attendees and the 1965 fair reported 24 million. Overall the fair ran a deficit of 21 million dollars. The legacy of the fair can still be seen in the structures that were left behind in the park. The Unisphere, the Singer Bowl, the Port Authority Heliport, and Hall of Science are still located in Flushing Meadow Park. The New York City Pavilion was turned into the Queens Museum and still operates today.
A push to have a fourth World’s Fair in New York was discussed as early as 1970. The New York World’s Fair 1989 Corporation was incorporated on February 2, 1981. The Not-For-Profit organization wanted Queens to have its third World’s Fair in 1989 in celebration of the 200th anniversary of George Washington’s Inauguration. David Oats was the leader of the organization and had actually become friends with Robert Moses after the Park’s commissioner saw him exploring the park’s fairgrounds during the development of the fair in 1962. The organization broke themselves down into different committees that would come up with ideas on fair themes and having the fair represented in all five of the New York City boroughs. The five boroughs would have various aspects of the overall theme of the fair which was to be “Communication: Together…Touching Tomorrow”.
Queens: The Fairgrounds containing the International, ceremonial, entertainment, and athletic components. Bronx: The Proving Grounds containing a joint industrial-governmental exhibition focusing on urban renewal in the area. Brooklyn: The Fun Grounds an amusement area that would include the “parachute jump”. Manhattan: The World Festival would focus on discussions on the U.S. Constitution and its place in the new century. Staten Island: Earth Grounds focusing on the examination of Ecology in an urban nation.
Discussion of the new World’s Fair led to the Flushing Council on Culture and the Arts having a 1964/1965 World’s Fair Retrospective called “The Mighty Fair”. A proposal was written and presented to highlight the benefits of having a fair in Queens as well as the possible funding of the event. The 1989 World’s Fair had garnered plenty of public support but ultimately did not take place.
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The New York World’s Fair Collection (6 boxes, 1935-1989) consists of material related to the two World’s Fair festivals in New York City. Both events took place within the borough of Queens. The collection is broken down into three groups. The first group consists of material related to the World’s Fair that was held from 1939-1940. The second group contains records related to the World’s Fair that was held in 1964-1965. The third group contains records associated with a proposed World’s Fair in 1989. Each group includes series that are arranged in alphabetical and chronological order.
New York World’s Fair 1939-1940
Executive Committee (24 folders, 1936-1940) contains documents about the committee that arranged, organized, and oversaw the World’s Fair in the years 1939 and 1940. The records contain correspondence with donors, exhibit creators, and government. This series contains invitations to various events being held at the fairs and news bulletins highlighting the progress of the fair. This series also contains the plans leading up to the Westinghouse Corporation’s Time Capsule dug into the ground to be opened 50 centuries after being buried.
Folders are arranged alphabetically by subject/author heading then chronologically within each subject/author heading.
The files are grouped into series:
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Articles (22 folders, 1937-1942) series contains News clippings related to the 1939-1940 World’s Fair. These articles include stories on the development of the fair through funding and construction. Various articles feature stories on different exhibits and demonstrations at the fair as well as everyday occurrences on the fair’s grounds. |
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The Ephemera (35 folders, 1938-1940) series contains documents defined by Maurice Rickards as “minor transient documents of everyday life”. This includes flyers, brochures, postcards, souvenirs, books, tickets, and stamps related to the 1939-1940 World’s Fair. |
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The Exhibits (3 folders, 1980; 1989-1990) series contains brochures from various exhibits and celebrations about the 1939-1940 World’s Fair. One event was held by the Queens Public Library in 1989 in honor of the fiftieth anniversary and another was put together by the New York World’s Fair 1989 Corporation in 1990. |
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The Exhibits and Pavilions (91 folders, 1938-1940) series highlights the numerous participants of the World’s Fair. This series is broken down into four sub-series: |
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The Industries (36 folders, 1939-1940) sub-series contain brochures for pavilions created by various companies such as General Motors, Long Island Railroad, and General Electric. The Territories: Domestic (14 folders, 1939-1940) sub-series consist of brochures for pavilions created by individual states in America. The folders are organized in alphabetical order. The Territories: International (35 folders, 1938-1940) sub-series contain brochures and flyers for pavilions set up by various countries in Europe and South America. The Themes (6 folders, 1938-1940) sub-series contain brochures and overviews of pavilions and exhibits dedicated to various ideas. Included in this sub-series are the pavilions for the Town of Tomorrow, Columbus Day Celebration, and Christian Science. |
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Guides (17 folders, 1939-1940) consist of brochures and handbooks by various companies highlighting events and exhibits for the World’s Fair. These brochures helped promote the events at the fair as well as giving directions and guidance to fair attendees and “out of towners” who came to Queens specifically for the fair. |
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Maps (1 folder, 1939) provide an overview of the 1939 fair locations and exhibits. |
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New York World’s Fair 1964-1965 |
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1964-1965 World’s Fair Corporation (31 folders, 1960-1965) contains documents created by the executive body in charge of organizing the fairs in 1964 and 1965. These documents contain the fair letterhead and financial benefits of the fair. This series also contains five sub-series: |
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Design & Construction (2 folders, 1960; 1962) is a sub-series documenting the development of structures and physical make up of the fair. Executive Committee (4 folders, 1964-1965) contains documents highlighting invitations, press releases, and a program for the opening day festivities of the fair. Newsletters (1 folder, 1962-1963) contains mini newspapers created by the 1964-1965 World’s Fair Corporation for the public detailing the progress of the fair’s construction and development before the grand opening in 1964. The Reports (13 folders, 1960-1965) sub series consists of fact sheets, correspondence with the United Steel Corporation, and a financial report. Speeches (6 folders, 1960-1966) contains full speeches by Robert Moses pertaining to the cost of the fair, the benefits of having it in New York, and the criticism of the fair by outsiders. |
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Articles (35 folders, 1959-1989) series collects various stories from newspapers that follow the fair from the planning, development, opening in 1964, to its conclusion. The articles detail everyday events at the fair including visits by notable personalities and the opening of new exhibits. |
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Ephemera (17 folders, 1963-1965) series contains documents defined by Maurice Rickards as “minor transient documents of everyday life”. This includes flyers, brochures, postcards, souvenirs, books, tickets, and stamps related to the 1964-1965 World’s Fair. |
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Exhibits and Pavilions (81 folders, 1962-1965) is the largest series in the collection. The series consist of four sub-series: |
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Industries and Themes (41 folders, 1962-1965) include pavilions created by industries like Brooklyn Union Gas, Con Edison, and General Motors. Domestic Territories (7 folders, 1963-1965) focuses on Pavilions set up by the various states in America. International Territories (21 folders, 1962-1965) focuses on countries in Europe and South America. Religion (12 folders, 1964-1965) focuses on the religious pavilions at the fair. |
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Guides (21 folders, 1962-1965) consist of brochures and handbooks by various companies highlighting events and exhibits for the World’s Fair. These brochures helped promote the events at the fair as well as giving directions and guidance to fair attendees and “out of towners” who came to Queens specifically for the fair. |
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Maps (1 folder, 1964-1965) provide an overview of the 1964-1965 fair locations and exhibits. |
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Pictures (4 folders, 1961-1965) contain four images of the Unisphere during its construction. |
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New York World’s Fair 1989 |
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The New York World’s Fair 1989 (11 folders, 1970-1989) portion of the collection follows the proposal to bring the World’s Fair back to Queens in the late 1980’s. This part of the collection is made up of three series. |
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Articles (1 folder, 1980) detailing the request to bring the World’s Fair back to Queens by the 1989 World’s Fair Corporation. |
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1989 World’s Fair Corporation (10 folders, 1970-1989) contains documents that focus on the organization’s activities in developing as a corporation. Documents include meeting agendas, meeting minutes, and a certificate of incorporation. The group did succeed in putting on an exhibit for the 1939-1940 World’s Fair entitled “The Mighty Fair” in 1985 that was attended by then New York City mayor Ed Koch. These folders also contain a template for a non profit organization and the written proposal for the 1989 World’s Fair. |
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Preferred Citation
Published citations should take the following form:
Creator of item, date of item (if known), identification of item, if a photograph its control number. The New York World’s Fair Collection, Archives at Queens Library, Queens Borough Public Library.
Provenance
These records were donated to the Queens Library Archives by various Queens’ residents. News clippings and articles were collected by Queen’s library staff members through the years.
Access Restrictions
Open for research without restrictions. Manuscripts are only available in the Archives at Queens Library, please call (718) 990-0770 for hours. Manuscript users will be required to complete the division's Manuscript Usage Form and deposit their photograph identification or Queens Borough Public Library card with a staff member. The identification will be returned to the user after she/he has returned the material. Manuscript users will deposit all their personal items behind the reference desk. Manuscript users must use the division's loose sheets of paper for note taking. To reiterate, no pen of any type is permitted. Paper and a pencil are available upon request. Manuscript users may be required to use special handling procedures depending on the conditions of the material.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish materials must be obtained in writing from the:
- Archives at Queens Library
- Queens Borough Public Library
- 89-11 Merrick Boulevard
- Jamaica, NY 11432
- Phone: (718) 990-0770
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Subject Places:
- Flushing Meadows-Corona Park (New York, N.Y.)
Subject Organizations:
- New York (State). Commission on the World's Fair
- New York (State). World's Fair Commission
- New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.)
- New York World's Fair (1964-1965 : New York, N.Y.)
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[The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the
collection.]
Executive Committee (1936-1940, 24 folders)
1939 Opening Ceremony (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-1
1939 Westinghouse Time Capsule (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-2
Demonstration Homes and Domestic Utilities: Price
Guide (1938, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-3
Dinner/Presentation Programs (1938-1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-4
Effect of International Expositions on International Commerce (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-5
Exhibitor’s List (1938, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-6
Fair Progress Reports (1937, 1939, 2 folders)
Box - Folder: 846-7, 846-8
Fair Site Directory (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-9
Government Correspondence (1936, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-10
Government Participants (1939-1940, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-11
Information Bulletins (1937-1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-12
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Invitation (1940, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-13
Masterpieces of Art Exhibit: Invitation (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-14
Mimeo Flashes (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-15
Official Opening Invitation (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-16
Time Capsule Repositories (1938, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-17
Today at the Fair/World’s Fair News (1936-1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-18
World’s Fair Bulletin (1936, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-19
World’s Fair Daily (1940, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-20
World’s Fair Information (1938, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-21
World’s Fair Historical Committee (1936-1937, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-22
World’s Fair News (1937, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-23
World’s Fair Preview Programs (1938, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-24
Articles (1937-1942, 22 folders)
Alphabetical List of Periodicals (1937, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-25
Borden’s Farm Products: Borden Banner (1940, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-26
“City of Light” (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: os259-2
Development of Flushing Meadow Park (1941, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-27
Directors of N.Y. 1939 World’s Fair (1936, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-28
Gateway to New York World’s Fair (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: os259-1
Grover Aloysius Whalen (1938, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-29
Memories and Recollections (1942-2004, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-30
NYT Sunday Magazine: “The Fair and the City” (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-31
National Railway Bulletin (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-32
Obituaries (1985-1998, 2004, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-33
Progress on the Fair (1935-1938, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-34
Worlds Beyond: A Fair to Remember (1989, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: os259-19
World’s Fair Coverage (1939-1940, 2 folders)
Box - Folder: 846-35, 846-36
World’s Fair Seal (1938-1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-37
Quarterly Review, April 1939 (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-38
Queensborough Magazine (1937, 1938-1940, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-39
Queensborough: World’s Fair (1940, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-40
Regional Plan Association: Info Bulletin (1936, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-41
Spotlight: Notable Contributions (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-42
“The Way the Future Was” (1980, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-43
Ephemera (1938-1940, 35 folders)
54 Licensed Poster Stamps (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-44
Administration Building: Entrance Tickets (1938, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-45
Administration Building: Official Admit (1939-1940, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-46
Book of Souvenir Tickets (1940, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-47
“The Boy of Today will build the World of Tomorrow” (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-48
Combination Book of Souvenir Tickets (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-49
Dunlop Tires: “Light on the Hills” (1939-1940, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-50
Fair Tickets (1939-1940, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-51
Golden Key Contest (1940, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-52
Greyhound: Preview the Fair (1940, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-53
Guest Card (1940, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-54
Guided Tours (1939-1940, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-55
Guided Tours: New York World’s Fair (1939-1940, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-56
“I am an American Day” (1940, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-57
King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Certificate (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 850-2
LIRR: Quickest Route (1939-1940, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-58
NYPL Exhibit: “Last Fair on Earth” (1989, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-59
National Automotive Fibres, Inc. (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-60
New York World’s Fair 1789-1939 (1939-1940, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 850-3
New York World’s Fair “Colortint” Views (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-61
Official World’s Fair License Plate (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-62
QBPL Exhibit Postcards: “World of Tomorrow” (1989, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-63
Re-Opening Day: Entry Tickets (1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-64
Royal-Liverpool Insurance Group (1940, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-65
School Admission Tickets (1939-1940, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-7
Sketch: World’s Fair (1939-1940, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 850-5
“So you think you know the Fair” (1940, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-66
Solid Bronze Coin (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 850-4
Souvenir Certificate of Attendance (1940, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-67
Souvenir Tickets (1939-1940, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 850-6
Swedish American Line (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-68
Swiss Pavilion Napkin (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-69
World’s Fair Picture Album (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-70
World’s Fair Entry Tickets (1939-1940, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-71
World’s Fair Golden Key Contest (1939-1940, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 850-8
Exhibits (19801989-1990, 3 folders)
Queens Library 50th Anniversary Celebration (1989-1990, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-72
Dawn of a New Day (1980, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-73
Selling the World of Tomorrow (1990, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-74
Exhibits and Pavilions (1938-1940, 91 folders)
Industries (1939-1940, 36 folders)
AGFA Ansco Corporation (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-75
Billy Rose’s Aquacade (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 850-10
Bell System: A Nation Tests its Hearing (1940, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-76
Celotex House (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-77
Chrysler Motors Exhibit (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-78
Consolidated Edison: City of Light (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-79
Coronation Scot (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-80
Court of Flame (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-81
Death Dodgers (1940, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 850-11
DuPont: Wonder World of Chemistry (1940, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-82
Electric Utilities Exhibit (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-83
Electric Utility Industry: Electrified Farm (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-84
Equitable Life (1939-1940, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-85
Firestone: The Tire of Tomorrow (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-86
Flush-Metal Partition Corporation: Bath of
Tomorrow (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-87
Ford Exposition (1939-1940, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-88
Gas Industries: Puppet World (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-89
General Electric Building (1940, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-90
General Electric: Triple Thrift Refrigerator (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-91
General Motors: Futurama (1940, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-92
General Motors: Highways and Horizons (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-93
Gertz: Long Island (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-94
Girl Scout Chalet (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-95
Glass Incorporated: The Miracle of Glass (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-96
Heinz Exhibit (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-97
Horticultural Exhibition: Gardens on Parade (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-98
Long Island Railroad (1997, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-99
Lucky Strike Cigarettes (1939-1940, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-100
Mikimoto Pearls (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-101
Otis Elevators: 87 Years of Vertical
Transportation (1940, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-102
Pan American Union (1939-1940, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-103
Pullman Company Exhibit (1939-1940, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-104
Railroads on Parade (1939, 2 folders)
Box - Folder: os259-3, os259-4
Railroad Building: Railroads at Work (1939-1940, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-105
Views of the New York’s World Fair (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: os259-5
Territories: Domestic (1939-1940, 14 folders)
American Jubilee (1940, 2 folders)
Box - Folder: 850-9, os259-7
Connecticut (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-106
Florida (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-107
Ohio (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-108
Old New York Exhibit Poster (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-109
New Jersey (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-110
Michael Todd Presents Gay New Orleans (1940, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 850-12
New York State Building (1939-1940, 2 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-111, 846-112
City of New York Exhibit Building (1939-1940, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-113
Tennessee Valley Authority: World of Tomorrow (1939-1940, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-114
Utah (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-115
Vermont (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-116
Territories: International (1938-1940, 35 folders)
International Pavilion Menus (1940, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-117
Argentine Republic (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-118
Australia (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 846-119
Bahamas Islands (1938, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-1
Belgian (1939-1940, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-2
Brazil (1939-1940, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-3
British Pavilion (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-4
Canada & Quebec (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-5
Chile (1939-1940, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-6
Cuba (1939-1940, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-7
Danish Building: George Jensen & Royal
Copenhagen (1939-1940, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-8
Denmark (1939-1940, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-9
Dominican Republic (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-10
Ecuador (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-11
Finland (1939-1940, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-12
France (1939-1940, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-13
French Pavilion (1939-1940, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-14
Great Britain and Ireland (1939-1940, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-15
Iceland (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-16
Ireland (1939-1940, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-17
Royal Iraqi Commission (1940, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-18
Japan Pavilion (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-19
Japan Pavilion: Far Eastern Trade (1939-1940, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-20
Jewish Palestine Pavilion: Palestine Book (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-21
League of Nations (1940, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-22
League of Nations: International Exhibitions (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-23
Lithuania (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-24
Luxemburg (1939-1940, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-25
New Zealand (1939-1940, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-26
Norway (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-27
Polish State Forests (1939-1940, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-28
Romania (1939-1940, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-29
Switzerland (1939-1940, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-30
Turkish Exhibits (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-31
Uruguay (1939-1940, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-32
Themes (1938-1940, 6 folders)
Children’s World (1938, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-33
Christian Science Building (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-34
Columbus Day Celebration (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-35
Railroads Exhibit (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-36
Town of Tomorrow (1939-1940, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-37
Yale & Towne MFG. Co.: Trade Yale Mark (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-38
Guides (1939-1940, 17 folders)
Fair and Subway Map (1939-1940, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-39
Highways and Horizons Souvenir Map (1940, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-40
The Host’s Key to World’s Fair (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-41
Information Guide: New York City (1936, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-42
Location Finders (1939-1940, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-43
Long Island Guest Homes (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-44
National Goodwill Tour (1937, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-45
New York World’s Fair Official Guide (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-46
Official Guide Book 1939 (1939, 2 folders)
Box - Folder: 847-47, 847-48
Seeing the U.S.S.R. (1939-1940, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-49
Thirty Historic Places in Greater New York (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-50
World’s Fair Daily (1940, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-51
World’s Fair Guide (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-52
World’s Fair Preview (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-53
World’s Fair 1940 (1940, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-54
Your World of Tomorrow (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-55
Maps (1939, 1 folder)
Official World’s Fair Pictorial Map (1939, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: os259-6
1964-1965 World’s Fair Corp (1960-1966, 31 folders)
New York World’s Fair Corp. Letterhead (1964-1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-56
Economic Benefits of the NY World’s Fair (1961, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-57
“Fair is Fair”: Song of the NYWF (1964-1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-58
New York World’s Fair (1964-1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-59, 59
Unisphere: Dedication and Erecting First Steel (1963, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-60
World’s Fair Employment Information (1964, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-61
Design and Construction (1960-1962, 2 folders)
Man’s Achievement in an Expanding Universe (1960, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-62
Marina of the Future (1962, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-63
Executive Committee (1964-1965, 4 folders)
New York World’s Fair Re-Opening Day (1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-64
Official Opening Invitation (1964, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-65
Press Release (1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-66
The New York World’s Fair 1964-1965 (1964-1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-67
Newsletters (1962-1963, 1 folder)
Fair News (1962-1963, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-68
Reports (1960-1965, 13 folders)
Building a Unisphere (1964, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-69
Facts …About the Fair (1961, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-70
Financial Report (1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-71
Industrial and Transportation Exhibit Areas (1964-1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-72
International Exhibit Areas (1964-1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-73
New York World’s Fair Corp. Interim Report (1960, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-74
Operations of the New York World’s Fair (1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-75
Preparation of the Site (1960,1964-1965, 2 folders)
Box - Folder: 847-76-77
Fact Sheets (1962, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-78, 847-79
Misc. Reports (1964-1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-80
United States Steel Corporation (1963, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-81
Speeches (1960-19661975, 6 folders)
Robert Moses Doctor of Laws Citation (1961, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-82
Speeches of Robert Moses (1960-1961, 1975,1963-1966, 5 folders)
Box - Folder: 847-83, 847-84, 847-85, 847-86, 847-87
Articles (1959-1989, 35 folders)
Chamber of Commerce Newsletters (1959-1961, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-88
Civil Engineering Nov. 1962 (1962, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-89
Construction of the Fair (1963, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 847-90
Dunfeys go to the Fair (1964-1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: os259-9
Farewell to the Fair (circa 1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-1
Fair-A Tour for New Yorkers (1964, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: os259-11
Fair (Continued) (1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: os259-12
Friends of Flushing Meadows/Horizons (1963, 1965, 1972, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-2
The Highway User June 1964 (1964, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-3
Holiday July 1964 (1964, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-4
Huntley-Brinkley: Report on the Fair (1964, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: os259-8
JetAge Airlines (1964, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-5
Legacy of Robert Moses (1988, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-6
“Let’s Dress Up for the Fair- Company is coming” (1962, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-7
Mainliner: “Family at the Fair” (1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-8
National Geographic 127 “The Fair Reopens” (1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-9
“A New Yorker Goes to the Fair” (1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-10
New York Alive: “Of Futures Past” (1989, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-11
New York’s Billion Dollar Dream Fair (1964, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-12
Second Time Around (1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: os259-18
Special World’s Fair Section (1964, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: os259-12
Time Magazine Vol. 83 No. 3 (1964, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-13
The Westsider: Spring 64 (1964, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-14
World’s Fair “New York’s 300TH Birthday Festival (1964, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: os259-13
World’s Fair Area in the 1900’s (1964, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-15
World’s Fair Preview (1964, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: os259-10
News Clippings (1959-1989, 10 folders)
Box - Folder: 848-16, 848-17, 848-18, 848-19, 848-20, 848-21, 848-22, 848-23, 848-24, 848-25
Ephemera (1963-1965, 17 folders)
Adult & Child Entry Tickets (1964-1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-33
Con Edison Day Sticker (1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-29
Electric Power & Light Exhibit Postcards (1964-1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-34
Family Fun at the Fair (1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-30
Florida Citrus Express (1964-1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-35
Highlights of the Fair (1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-31
LIRR Ticket (1964-1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-36
Mobil Oil: Car Giveaway (1964, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-26
Monorail Tickets (1963, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-27
Museums of New York City (1964-1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-37
Official Souvenir Book: NY World’s Fair (1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-32
Ride the Monorail (1964-1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-38
Swedish Pavilion: ASEA Powerama (1964-1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-39
Tower of Light Postcard (1964, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-28
U.S. Royal Tires (1964-1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-40
World’s Fair (1964-1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-41
World’s Fair Ticket Information (1964-1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-42
Exhibits and Pavilions (1962-1965, 81 folders)
Industries & Themes (1963-1965, 41 folders)
American Cyanamid Company (1964-1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-43
Art at the New York World’s Fair (1964-1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-44
A Ballad for the Fair (1963, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-45
Boy Scouts “Wonderful of Scouting” (1963, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-46
Brooklyn Union Gas Company (circa. 1964, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: os259-14
Con Edison at the Fair (1964, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-47
Continental Insurance (1964-1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-48
Du Pont “Wonderful World of Chemistry” (1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-49
Electric Power & Light Exhibit: Tower of Light (1964-1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-50
Festival of Gas (1963, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-51
General Douglas MacArthur visits the Fair (1963, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-52
General Motors: Futurama (1964-1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-53
Hall of Education (1963, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-54
HGT: The House of Good Taste (1963, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-56
Hall of Free Enterprise (1964, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-57
Hall of Science: Dedication Ceremony (1964-1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-58
Hilton Café International (1964-1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-55
House of Jewels (1964-1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-59
IBM (1964-1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-60
International Plaza (1963, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-61
Johnson’s Wax Golden Rondelle (1964, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-62
Long Island Rail Road (1964, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-63
Meet me at the Kodak Picture Tower (1964, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: os259-16
Mobil World’s Fair Host Pack (1964-1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-64
The New York World’s Fair from A-Z (1964-1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-65
Norge: “Step into Tomorrow with…” (1964, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-66
The Parker Pen Company (1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-67
Pepsi-Cola: Walt Disney’s “It’s a Small World” (1964-1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-68
Port of New York Authority (1962, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-69
Science at the Fair (1964, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-70
Sermons from Science (1963, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-71
Sinclair Oil: The Exciting World of Dinosaurs (1964, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-72
Sir Winston Churchill: A Tribute (1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-73
Travelers Insurance Co.: “The Triumph of Man” (1964-1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-74
“The Triumph of Man” Records (1964-1965, 2 records)
Box - Folder: 851
U.S. Royal Tires: Giant Tire (1964, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-75
Walt Disney Presents “Great Moments with Mr.
Lincoln” (1964, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 851
Walt Disney Presents “It’s A Small World” (1963, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 851
Walter’s International: Wax Museum (1963, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-76
World’s Greatest Spectrackular (1964, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-77
Domestic Territories (1963-1965, 7 folders)
Hawaii (1964-1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-78
Long Island Exhibit (1964, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-79
Montana: Centennial Train (1964, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-80
New England States (1963-1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-81
New York City: 300th Anniversary (1964, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-82
New York State: World’s Fair Pavilion (1964-1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-83
United States (1964-1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-84
International Territories (1962-1965, 21 folders)
Argentina (1963, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-85
Austria (1964-1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-86
Central America (1964, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-87
Republic of China (1962, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-88
Denmark (1963-1964, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-89
Germany (1964-1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-90
Republic of Guinea (1963, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-91
Hong Kong (1963, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-92
India (1964-1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-93
Indonesia (1963, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-94
Ireland (1963, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-95
Japan (1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-96
Japan Pavilion (circa 1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: os259-15
Jordan (1963, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-97
Korea (1963, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-98
Lebanon (1963, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-99
Morocco (1963-1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-100
Pakistan (1964-1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-101
The Philippines (1964-1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-102
Sweden (1963-1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-103
Tokyo Olympiad (1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-104
Religious (1964-1965, 12 folders)
All Lutheran Exhibit (1964-1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-105
All Lutheran Exhibit Records (1964-1965, 2 records)
Box - Folder: 851
American Felt Company: Miracle of St. Feutre (1964-1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-106
“For liberty and light” Baptist Pavilion (1964, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-107
Graham, Billy Pavilion (1964, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-108
Mormon Pavilion (1964-1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-109
Protestant and Orthodox Center (1964-1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-110
Seventh Day Adventist Exhibit (1964-1965, 2 records)
Box - Folder: 851
Vatican Pavilion (1964-1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-111
30 Years of Progress: Department of Parks (1964-1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-112
Guides (1962-1965, 21 folders)
American Airlines (1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-113
Bell Telephone: “Fun at the Fair” (1964-1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-114
Eastern Airlines (1964, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-115
The “Fair” Borough (1964-1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 848-116
The Fair in 1965 (1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 849-3
Food at the Fair (1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 849-4
Fun at the Fair…1965 (1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 849-5
Gray Line Bus Tours (1964-1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 849-6
Greyhound (1965-1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 849-7
Invitation to the New York World’s Fair (1964-1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 849-8
Look’s Guide to the NY World’s Fair (1964-1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 849-9
NYS Commission: The People of New York State Welcome You to the
World’s Fair (1964-1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 849-10
New York World’s Fair 1964-1965 (1964-1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 849-11
New York World’s Fair Preview Day Packet (1961, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 849-12
Official Guide New York World’s Fair (1964, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 849-13
“Travel Easy” Long Island Rail Road (1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 849-14
A Treasury of World’s Fair Attractions (1964, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 849-15
What every family should know about the World’s Fair (1964-1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 849-16
What’s Free at the Fair (1964-1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 849-17
World’s Fair Preparation (1962-1963, 2 folders)
Box - Folder: 849-1, 849-2
Maps (1964-1965, 1 folder)
Knotts Hotels Souvenir Map (1964-1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 849-18
Pictures (1961-1965, 4 folders)
Unisphere 20 ton Base (1964-1965, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 850-P1
Unisphere Symbol of the 1964-1965 Model (1961, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 850-P2
Unisphere Steel Framework (1963, 2 folders)
Box - Folder: 850-P3.1, 850-P3.2
New York World’s Fair 1989 (1970-1989, 12 folders)
Articles (, )
News Clippings (1980, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 849-19
World’s Fair News (1970-19711978, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 849-20
Pictures (, )
“Mighty Fair” (1985, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 850-P4
Edward Koch (1985, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 850-P5
World’s Fair 1989 Corp. (1970-1989, 10 folders)
Certificate of Incorporation (1981, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 849-21
Meeting Agendas (1985, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 849-22
Meeting Minutes (1981, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 849-23
“The Mighty Fair” Exhibit (1985, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 849-24
Not – For – Profit Corporation By laws
Template (1970, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 849-25
Organization Committee- First Meeting (1970, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 849-26
Summons & Complaint: Thumb Print vs. World’s Fair
1989 (1989, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 849-27
World’s Fair 1989 Proposal (1989, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 849-28
World’s Fair Collector’s Society: 1974 International Expo (1974, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 849-29
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