Invitations-Various Countries. Invitations and programs for events sponsored by the Philippines, China, Sweden, Switzerland, Great Britain, Austria and Hungary. Several invitations addressed to W. K. Bixby and C. W. Eckhardt., 1904
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the official records of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company, formed to plan and operate the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. The collection consists of records related to the initial conception and planning of the exposition from 1898; the official records of the four divisions of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company, namely, the Divisions of Works, Exhibits, Exploitation, and Concessions and Admissions; the minutes of the Executive Committee, the Board of Directors, and the Stockholders; the records of the Committee on Finance and the Legal Department, including the ledgers and account books and material relating to post-exposition litigation; correspondence and other materials related to the restoration of Forest Park; and materials relating to the official history of exposition, including some of the records of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Historical Association. It includes plans for the Electricity and Machinery Building, Walker and Kimball, architects, Boston and Omaha.
Dates
- 1904
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Extent
From the Collection: 35.0 Cubic Feet ( (41 boxes; 56 volumes; 5 roll tubes; 9 oversize folders))
Language of Materials
English
Creator
- From the Collection: Francis, David R. (David Rowland), 1850-1927 (Creator, Person)
- From the Collection: Louisiana Purchase Exposition Co. (Saint Louis, Mo.) (Creator, Organization)
- From the Collection: Louisiana Purchase Exposition Co. (Saint Louis, Mo.). Board of Directors (Creator, Organization)
- From the Collection: Louisiana Purchase Exposition Co. (Saint Louis, Mo.). Board of Directors. Executive Committee (Creator, Organization)
- From the Collection: Stevens, Walter B. (Walter Barlow), 1848-1939 (Creator, Person)
- Invitation to W.J. McGee to a birthday party for the Empress Dowager of China at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, 1904
- British Royal Pavilion, Congress on Engineering Invitation, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, 1904
- British Royal Pavilion, Interparliamentary Union Invitation, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, 1904
- Philippine Reservation, Visayan Village Invitation, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, July 28, 1904
- Hungary, Interparliamentary Union Invitation, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, 1904
- Swedish Pavilion Reception Invitation, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, June 21, 1904
- Swedish Pavilion Reception Invitation, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, 1904
- Austrian Government Pavilion Inauguration Invitation, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, 1904
- Schoch Company Pamphlet and Address Card, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, [1904]
Repository Details
Part of the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center Repository