Invitations-Board of Directors and Board of Lady Managers (20 documents). Invitations from both boards to various receptions and other functions. Several addressed to W.K. Bixby, A.L. Shapleigh, and W. Delafield., 1902, 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
- 1902, 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)
- World's Fair Groundbreaking Ceremony Invitation, December 7, 1901
- Unidentified Event Invitation, no date
- Ladies' Ticket to the Press Building, October 25, 1902
- The Board of Lady Managers Building, Reception Invitation, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, [1904]
- Spanish Minister Dinner Invitation, no date
- Baron Matsudaira Dinner Invitation, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, [1904]
- Prince Pu Lun Dinner Invitation, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, [1904]
- United Daughters of the Confederacy Meeting Invitation, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, [1904]
- International Jury of Awards Reception Invitation, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, [1904]
- National Society of the Colonial Dames of America Reception Invitation, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, [1904]
- State and Territory Building Hostesses Tea Invitation, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, [1904]
- Parliamentary Union Reception Invitation, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, [1904]
- Art Hill Luncheon, Director Attendance Request, October 24, 1903
- Congress of Arts and Sciences Dinner Invitation, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, [1904]
- Board of Lady Managers, U.S. Government Board, and State and Territorial Commissioners Reception Invitation, no date
- Press Building Dedication and Chicago Press Club Dinner Invitation, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, no date
- Roosevelt Dinner Invitation, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, November 26, 1904
- British Ambassador Dinner Invitation, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, [1904]
- Prince Fushimi Dinner Invitation, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, [1904]
- Board of Lady Managers Building Admission Card, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, [1904]
- Daughters of the American Revolution Luncheon Invitation, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, [1904]
- Miss Helen Miller Gould Meeting Invitation, no date
Repository Details
Part of the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center Repository