World's Columbian Exposition scrapbook

Collection

Identifier: MSS 0093-Item 0017

Staff Only

Scope and Content Note

Created by an unknown individual, this scrapbook contains newsclippings from an unidentified source that document the World's Columbian Exposition, held in Chicago, Illinois, from May 1 to October 30, 1893.

The clippings cover a variety of topics, including exhibits, ceremonies, addresses, and attractions, especially art at the Exposition and international participation. The volume features numbered pages and a handwritten index on the rear endpapers. Loose material laid into the scrapbook has been removed to a separate folder housed with the item.

Further material related to the World's Columbian Exposition and other World's Fairs are cataloged with imprints in Special Collections and can be found by searching DELCAT.

Dates

Creation: approximately 1893

Language of Materials

Materials entirely in English.

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. Please contact Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, http://library.udel.edu/spec/askspec/

Historical Note

The World's Columbian Exposition, also known as the Chicago World Fair, was held in Chicago, Illinois, from May 1 to October 30, 1893, to commemorate the four-hundredth anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in North America in 1492. Several leading architects were responsible for the design of the main buildings, including George B. Post, Sophia Hayden, Charles McKim, and Richard Morris Hunt. The Columbian Exposition was the first World's Fair to include a separate amusement area, called the Midway Plaisance, which featured the world's first Ferris wheel, which had been an attempt to out-do the Eiffel Tower, the centerpiece of the Paris World's Fair of 1889. The Exposition also showcased Chicago's progress since its devastation by the Great Chicago Fire in 1871.

Jackson, Anna.Expo: International Expositions, 1851-2010. London: V&A Publishing, 2008.