Alfred E. Heller collection of world's fair material
Collection
Call Number: GEN MSS 734
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of photographs, picture postcards, printed ephemera and other printed material collected by Alfred E. Heller documenting international fairs and exhibitions held around the world between 1851 and 2005. Photographs, picture postcards, and printed ephemera depict the locations and attractions of individual fairs and exhibitions, particularly those held in Europe and America during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Highlights include: photographs of the Paris Universal Exposition of 1878 taken by Hippolyte Auguste Collard and photographs of the Exposition universelle de 1889 (Paris, France) taken by the Neurdein Brothers. Files of printed material relating to late-twentieth-century fairs and exhibitions document aspects of the planning, promotion and publicity associated with each. Extensive documentation can be found for the Lousiana World Exposition (1984: New Orleans, Louisiana), Expo 86 (1986: Vancouver, British Columbia), Expo '88 (1988: Brisbane, Queensland), Exposición Universal de 1992 (1992: Seville, Spain), Expo '98 (1998: Lisbon, Portugal), and Expo 2000 (2000: Hannover, Germany), among others.
Dates
- 1851-2005
Creator
Language of Materials
In English and other languages.
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Box 47 (digital media): Restricted fragile material. Access copies of digital files may be requested. Consult Access Services for further information.
Box 47 (digital media): Restricted fragile material. Access copies of digital files may be requested. Consult Access Services for further information.
Conditions Governing Use
The Alfred E. Heller Collection of World's Fair Material is the physical property of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the appropriate curator.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from William Reese Company on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 2005-2006.
Arrangement
Organized into three series: I. Photographs and Other Material, 1873-1933, 1981. II. Picture Postcards, 1851-2000. III. Printed Material, 1851-2005.
Extent
45 Linear Feet ((48 boxes) + 1 broadside folder)
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Overview
The collection consists of photographs, picture postcards, printed ephemera and other printed material collected by Alfred E. Heller documenting international fairs and exhibitions held around the world between 1851 and 2005. Photographs, picture postcards, and printed ephemera depict the locations and attractions of individual fairs and exhibitions, particularly those held in Europe and America during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Highlights include: photographs of the Paris Universal Exposition of 1878 taken by Hippolyte Auguste Collard and photographs of the Exposition universelle de 1889 (Paris, France) taken by the Neurdein Brothers. Files of printed material relating to late-twentieth century fairs and exhibitions document aspects of the planning, promotion and publicity associated with each. Extensive documentation can be found for the Louisiana World Exposition (1984: New Orleans, Louisiana), Expo 86 (1986: Vancouver, British Columbia), Expo '88 (1988: Brisbane, Queensland), Exposición Universal de 1992 (1992: Seville, Spain), Expo '98 (1998: Lisbon, Portugal), and Expo 2000 (2000: Hannover, Germany), among others.
Alfred Heller
Alfred Edward Heller (born 1929) is a collector, investor, and writer. He is the author of "World's Fairs and the End of Progress" (1999) and was the publisher and editor of the quarterly magazine World's Fair from 1981 to 1995.
Processing Information
Collection are processed to a variety of levels, depending on the work necessary to make them usable, their perceived research value, the availability of staff, competing priorities, and whether or not further accruals are expected. The library attempts to provide a basic level of preservation and access for all collections, and does more extensive processing of higher priority collections as time and resources permit.
This collection received a basic level of processing, including rehousing and minimal organization. Information included in the Description of Papers note and Collection Contents section is drawn from information supplied with the collection and from an initial survey of the contents. The formal titles of individual fairs and exhibitions are based on those established by the Library of Congress.
This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
This collection received a basic level of processing, including rehousing and minimal organization. Information included in the Description of Papers note and Collection Contents section is drawn from information supplied with the collection and from an initial survey of the contents. The formal titles of individual fairs and exhibitions are based on those established by the Library of Congress.
This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
- Born digital
- California Pacific International Exposition (1935-1936 San Diego, Calif.)
- Centennial Exhibition (1876 Philadelphia, Pa.)
- Century 21 Exposition (1962 Seattle, Wash.)
- Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 Chicago, Ill.)
- Collard, Auguste Hippolyte, 1812-approximately 1897
- Electronic documents
- Exhibitions
- Expo (International Exhibitions Bureau) (1967 Montréal, Québec)
- Expo (International Exhibitions Bureau) (1974 Spokane, Wash.)
- Expo (International Exhibitions Bureau) (1986 Vancouver, B.C.)
- Expo (International Exhibitions Bureau) (1988 Brisbane, Qld.)
- Expo (International Exhibitions Bureau) (1992 Seville, Spain)
- Expo (International Exhibitions Bureau) (1998 Lisbon, Portugal)
- Expo (International Exhibitions Bureau) (2000 Hannover, Germany)
- Exposition coloniale internationale de Paris (1931)
- Exposition universelle (1900 Paris, France)
- Exposition universelle de 1878 (Paris, France)
- Exposition universelle de 1889 (Paris, France)
- Fairs
- Golden Gate International Exposition (1939-1940 San Francisco, Calif.)
- Heller, Alfred E.
- International Specialized Exhibition "Christopher Columbus, Ships and the Sea" (1992 Genoa, Italy)
- Louisiana World Exposition (1984 New Orleans, La.)
- Neurdein frères
- New York World's Fair (1939-1940 New York, N.Y.)
- New York World's Fair (1964-1965 New York, N.Y.)
- Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915 San Francisco, Calif.)
- Photographic prints
- Picture postcards
- Printed ephemera
- Vienna International Exhibition (1873)
- World's Columbian Exposition (1893 Chicago, Ill.)
- World's Fair of 1982 (Knoxville, Tenn.)
- Title
- Guide to the Alfred E. Heller Collection of World's Fair Material
- Author
- by Leigh Golden and Jennifer Meehan
- Date
- 2010
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Repository
Location
121 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Opening Hours
Access Information
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