Alfred E. Heller collection of world's fair material
Scope and Contents
Dates
- 1851-2005
Creator
Language of Materials
Conditions Governing Access
Box 47 (digital media): Restricted fragile material. Access copies of digital files may be requested. Consult Access Services for further information.
Conditions Governing Use
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Arrangement
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
Alfred Heller
Processing Information
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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