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Guide to Collection on the 1964-1965 New York World’s Fair 1930-2012 (Bulk 1963-1965)

Identifier: aql:5893

Description: This finding aid intellectually unifies collections on the 1964-1965 New York World’s Fair held physically at the Museum of the City of New York (MCNY) and the Queens Museum (QM) in order facilitate more efficient researcher access to these two related collections. The collection at the QM is 10 times larger than the collection at MCNY. Parallels and divergences in the holdings are noted throughout the finding aid. Based on researcher interest, appointments to examine materials must be made with staff at the appropriate institution(s). The collections include books, pamphlets, printed ephemera, architectural drawings and blueprints, original artworks, film and audio recordings, photographic prints and negatives, architectural models, textiles, and three dimensional commemorative objects. The 1964-1965 Fair was likely the largest and most expensive in the history of World’s Fairs. The varied formats and subjects of the materials provide a uniquely holistic perspective on events that shaped the physical and cultural landscape of the city, even as their impact was felt around the globe.

Title : Guide to Collection on the 1964-1965 New York World’s Fair 1930-2012 (Bulk 1963-1965); Collection on the 1964-1965 New York World’s Fair, 1930-2012 (bulk dates 1963-1965)

Collection : aql:30881

Summary/Description : This finding aid intellectually unifies collections on the 1964-1965 New York World’s Fair held physically at the Museum of the City of New York (MCNY) and the Queens Museum (QM) in order facilitate more efficient researcher access to these two related collections. The collection at the QM is 10 times larger than the collection at MCNY. Parallels and divergences in the holdings are noted throughout the finding aid. Based on researcher interest, appointments to examine materials must be made with staff at the appropriate institution(s). The collections include books, pamphlets, printed ephemera, architectural drawings and blueprints, original artworks, film and audio recordings, photographic prints and negatives, architectural models, textiles, and three dimensional commemorative objects. The 1964-1965 Fair was likely the largest and most expensive in the history of World’s Fairs. The varied formats and subjects of the materials provide a uniquely holistic perspective on events that shaped the physical and cultural landscape of the city, even as their impact was felt around the globe.

Subject : Demontagut, P.; Disney, Walt, 1901-1966; Dobak, William A., 1905-1987; Fisher, Albert; Giebelhaus, Walter E.; Golby, Bob; Kean, Jerry; Moses, Robert, 1888-1981; Noble, Joseph Veach, 1920-2007; Oenslager, Donald, 1902-1975; Picker, M.; Roszak, Theodore, 1907-1981; Williams, Van; Clarke & Rapuano; Lester Associates Inc.; New York World’s Fair 1964-1965 Corporation; Wurts Brothers (New York, N.Y.); Amusements; Architecture; Corporations, American; Exhibitions; Fairs; Industries; New York World's Fair (1964-1965 : New York, N.Y.); Popular culture; Technology; Tourism; Transportation

Coverage : Flushing Meadows-Corona Park (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.)

Publisher : Museum of the City of New York and Queens Museum, Publishers.

Identifier : aql:5893

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Demontagut, P.; Disney, Walt, 1901-1966; Dobak, William A., 1905-1987; Fisher, Albert; Giebelhaus, Walter E.; Golby, Bob; Kean, Jerry; Moses, Robert, 1888-1981; Noble, Joseph Veach, 1920-2007; Oenslager, Donald, 1902-1975; Picker, M.; Roszak, Theodore, 1907-1981; Williams, Van; Clarke & Rapuano; Lester Associates Inc.; New York World’s Fair 1964-1965 Corporation; Wurts Brothers (New York, N.Y.); Amusements; Architecture; Corporations, American; Exhibitions; Fairs; Industries; New York World's Fair (1964-1965 : New York, N.Y.); Popular culture; Technology; Tourism; Transportation

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