Invitations-Other Functions (21 documents). Invitations to receptions, dinners and programs from various organizations. Includes invitations to meet Theodore Roosevelt, Commander Robert Perry, Cardinal Bishop Frascati, YMCA, International Typographical Union Day, St. Louis Chemical Society, and others., 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)
- Philippine Village Constabulary Band, Opening Program, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, 1904
- National Exhibit Company Invitation, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, 1904
- American Bar Association and Universal Congress of Lawyers and Jurists Banquet Menu, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, 1904
- Indian Industrial Exhibit, Formal Opening Invitation, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, 1904
- Cardinal Bishop of Frascati, Meeting Invitation, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, 1904
- International Typographical Union Day Celebration Programme, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, 1904
- Growlery Invitation, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, September 5, 1904
- Roosevelt Day Musical Programme and Menu, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, 1904
- St. Louis-Chicago Wireless Telegraph Formal Opening Invitation, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, 1904
- Commissioners Reception and Banquet Invitation, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, 1904
- Das Deutsche Haus Luncheon Invitation, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, 1904
- Burns Cottage Association Reception Invitation, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, 1904
- Secretary of the Committee on Reception and Entertainment Response Request, no date
- E.L. Masqueray Address Notice, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, 1904
- Commander Robert E. Peary Reception Invitation, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, 1904
- Ship "Discoverer" Admission Card, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, 1904
- William Flewellyn Launders Response Request, no date
- Chicago Board of Trade, Lagoon Trip Invitation, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, 1904
- Railroad Young Men's Christian Association Reception Invitation, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, 1904
- General Press Bureau Invitation, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, [1904]
Repository Details
Part of the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center Repository