Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company Records
Collection
Identifier: A0934
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
- 1898-1925
Creator
- Francis, David R. (David Rowland), 1850-1927 (Creator, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Conditions Governing Use
For permission to publish, quote from, or reproduce material in this collection, please contact the Archives Reference Desk at archives@mohistory.org. Copyright restrictions may apply. The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming to the laws of copyright.
Historical Sketch
The Louisiana Purchase Exposition, also known as the St. Louis World's Fair or the 1904 World's Fair, was held in St. Louis from April 30 to December 1, 1904, to commemorate the centennial of the Louisiana Purchase.
Extent
35.0 Cubic Feet ( (41 boxes; 56 volumes; 5 roll tubes; 9 oversize folders))
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company Records have been arranged in 14 series: Organization, Division of Works, Division of Exhibits, Division of Exploitation, Division of Concessions and Admissions, Committee on Finance, Legal Department, Other Departments, Executive, Stockholders, Board of Directors, Park Restoration, History, and Miscellaneous. The Division of Works Series includes the following subseries: Committee on Grounds and Buildings, Department of Architecture, Department of Civil Engineering, Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Department of Sculpture, Department of Traffic and Bureau of Transportation, Department of Insurance, General Service Company, and Construction. The Division of Exhibits Series includes the following subseries: Department of Education, Department of Art, Department of Liberal Arts, Department of Manufactures, Department of Machinery and Electricity, Department of Transportation, Departments of Agriculture and Horticulture, Department of Forestry, Department of Mines and Metallurgy, Department of Fish and Game, Department of Anthropology, Department of Social Economy, Department of Physical Culture, Department of Livestock, Department of International Congresses, Bureau of Music, and Miscellaneous. The Division of Exploitation Series includes the following subseries: Department of Ceremonies, Reception, and Entertainment, Department of Press and Publicity, Department of Domestic Exploitation, and Department of Foreign Exploitation. The Division of Concessions and Admissions Series includes the following subseries: Department of Concessions and Department of Admissions. The Stockholders Series includes the following subseries: Stockholders Meetings and Stock Subscriptions. The Board of Directors Series includes the following subseries: Annual Meetings, Board of Directors Minutes, and Executive Committee Minutes. The Park Restoration Series includes the following subseries: Restoration and Post-Exposition Construction. The History Series includes the following subseries: D.R. Francis' History and Louisiana Purchase Exposition Historical Association.
Physical and Technical Requirements
There are no physical or technical restrictions.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The Louisiana Purchase Exposition Historical Association merged with the Missouri Historical Society in 1925, at which time the bulk of the papers in this collection became Missouri Historical Society property.
Existence and Location of Originals
Selected items from this collection were digitized by Missouri Historical Society staff. The images may be viewed online by clicking the links beside the items in the inventory.
Processing Information
Finding aid by Magdalyn M. Sebastian, July 1984. Updated by Martha R. Clevenger, March 1988, and Chuck Hill, October 1997.
Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company Records Index (see also PDF finding aid)
- Addresses and Newspaper Articles by D.R. Francis: Box 16d, Folders 13-15
- Admissions, Department of: Box 13, Folders 12-14; Box 14, Folders 1-9; Box 28, Folders 7-12; Box 29, Folders 1-18
- Advertising Cards: Box 26, Folder 19
- Advertising Proposal: Box 11, Folder 18
- Advisory Board on Aerial Contests: Box 9, Folder 6
- Agriculture and Horticulture Building: Box 4, Folder 9
- Agriculture, Department of: Box 7a, Folders 6-7; Box 8, Folders 1-2
- Ainu Group: Box 30, Folder 5
- Allen, J.M.: Box 3, Folder 12
- Alumni Day - Washington: Box 28, Folder 1
- American Pacific Exposition: Box 28, Folder 3
- Anthropology, Department of: Box 8, Folders 12-14; Box 30, Folders 1-6
- Architects, Commission of: Box 2, Folder 9
- Architectural Drawings: Boxes 31-32
- Arkansas - Invitations: Box 27, Folder 11
- Art Building: Box 4, Folder 3
- Art, Department of: Box 5, Folders 12-14; Box 6, Folders 1-6; Volume 3; Oversize
- Art Museum Inventory: Box 24, Folder 4
- Ashforth, Albert: Box 16a, Folders 2-4
- Austria - Invitations: Box 27, Folder 8
- Award, Diploma of: Box 9, Folder 12
- Awards - Agriculture: Box 8, Folder 1
- Awards - Anthropology: Box 8, Folder 13
- Awards - Art: Box 6, Folders 4-5
- Awards - Collaborators: Box 9, Folder 7
- Awards - Education: Box 5, Folders 8-10
- Awards - Fish and Game: Box 8, Folder 11
- Awards - Forestry: Box 8, Folder 4
- Awards - Horticulture: Box 8, Folder 3
- Awards - Inquiries: Box 9, Folder 9
- Awards - Liberal Arts: Box 6, Folders 10-11
- Awards - Manufactures: Box 7, Folder 2
- Awards - Physical Culture: Box 8, Folder 18
- Awards - Social Economy: Box 8, Folder 16
- Awards - Transportation: Box 7a, Folder 5
- Banco Popolare of Soncino at the Exhibition of St. Louis: Volume 4
- Bank and Safety Deposit Co.: Box 15, Folder 7
- Bank Assignments: Box 17b, Folder 8
- Battle Abbey: Box 29, Folder 18
- Bean, Tarleton H.: Box 8, Folder 9; Box 16, Folder 1
- Bibliographical Society of Chicago: Box 5, Folder 11
- Bill Register, General Service Co.: Volume 1
- Bitter, Karl: Box 3, Folder 18; Box 24, Folder 9
- Blackmere, Paul: Box 13, Folder 4
- Board of Directors: Box 18, Folders 14-17; Boxes 19-23
- Board of Directors - Annual Meeting: Box 18, Folders 14-17
- Board of Directors - Executive Committee Minutes: Boxes 20-23
- Board of Directors - Invitations: Box 27, Folder 13
- Board of Directors - Minutes: Box 19, Folders 1-9
- Board of Lady Managers - Invitations: Box 27, Folder 13
- Boer War Camp: Box 28, Folder 2a
- Borden Condensed Milk Co.: Box 16, Folders 2-10
- Bowles, Stephen W.: Box 16, Folder 4
- Boyle, Wilbur F.: Box 16, Folder 4
- Brazil - Invitations: Box 27, Folder 3
- Bridges: Box 2, Folder 13
- Brown, N.S.: Box 16d, Folder 3
- Brucker, Joseph: Box 12, Folders 3-7
- Buchanan, Virginia R.S.: Box 1, Folder 10; Box 16, Folder 11
- Building Permits: Box 4, Folders 15-27
- Buildings - Agriculture and Horticulture: Box 4, Folder 9
- Buildings - Art: Box 4, Folder 3
- Buildings - Electricity and Machinery: Box 4, Folder 6; Boxes 31-32
- Buildings - Fire Houses: Box 4, Folder 11
- Buildings - Foreign: Box 4, Folder 16
- Buildings - Hospital: Box 4, Folder 13
- Buildings - Indian Territory: Box 4, Folder 10
- Buildings - Liberal Arts: Box 4, Folder 5
- Buildings - Library, Washington University: Box 4, Folder 2
- Buildings - Manufactures: Box 4, Folder 7
- Buildings - Post Office: Box 4, Folder 12
- Buildings - Press: Box 26, Folder 9
- Buildings - Proposed: Box 4, Folder 1
- Buildings - Records: Volume 2
- Buildings - State: Box 4, Folder 15
- Buildings - Temple of Fraternity: Box 4, Folder 14
- Buildings - Textile: Box 4, Folder 4
- Buildings - Varied Industries: Box 4, Folder 8
- Bureau of Collection and Local Treasury: Box 15, Folder 3
- Bureau of Music: Box 9, Folder 5
- Bureau of Refrigeration: Box 16c, Folders 6-7
- Business Cards: Box 26, Folder 10
- By-Laws: Box 1, Folder 3
- California - Invitations: Box 27, Folder 11
- Camera Passes: Box 29, Folder 15
- Cash Book: Volume 11
- Cash Receipts: Volume 12
- Catlin Lease: Box 1, Folder 10
- Centennial Week: Box 17, Folder 1
- Ceremonies, Dedication: Volume 5
- Ceremonies, Department of: Box 9, Folder 14; Box 10; Box 11, Folders 1-4; Volume 5; Box 27, Folders 1-13; Box 28, Folders 1-6
- Ceremonies, Opening: Box 11, Folder 3
- Chain of Rocks - Proposed Site: Box 1, Folder 9
- Charter Amendments: Box 1, Folder 5
- Chicago Day: Box 29, Folder 17
- Chicago Wrecking House Co.: Box 16, Folder 12; Box 24, Folder 3
- China - Invitations: Box 27, Folder 8
- Chinese Inspector, Voucher: Box 15, Folder 12
- Chronology and Monthly Review of Progress: Box 1, Folder 4
- Chouteau, Pierre: Box 1, Folder 2; Box 26, Folder 9
- Cipher Code: Box 13, Folder 1
- Civil Engineering, Department of: Box 2, Folders 10-13; Box 3, Folders 1-7
- Clark, William J.: Box 15, Folder 12
- Clark Family: Box 26, Folder 4
- Clergy, Passes: Box 14, Folders 1-8
- Cliff Dwellings: Box 29, Folder 18
- Colors, LPE: Box 11, Folder 2
- Columbia Missouri Herald: Box 26, Folder 8
- Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893: Box 2, Folder 2; Box 13, Folder 2, 4
- Commissions Collected: Box 15, Folder 10
- Committees of 50 and 200: Box 1, Folder 2
- Company E, Jefferson Guard: Volume 30
- Competition for LPE Emblem: Box 11, Folder 9
- Concessionaire List: Box 13, Folder 11
- Concessions, Department of: Box 13, Folders 3-11
- Congressional Records: Box 26, Folder 6
- Contracts: Box 3, Folders 18-23; Box 4, Folder 2
- Contracts, Doctrine of: Box 16d, Folder 4
- Contracts - General Service Company: Box 3, Folder 17
- Correspondence - Admissions: Box 13, Folder 14
- Correspondence - Board of Directors, Annual Meeting: Box 18, Folders 14-17
- Correspondence - Borden's Condensed Milk Co.: Box 16, Folders 2-5
- Correspondence - Brucker, Joseph: Box 12, Folders 3-7
- Correspondence - Chouteau, Pierre: Box 1, Folder 2
- Correspondence - Flags: Box 26, Folder 7
- Correspondence - Francis, D.R.: Box 15, Folders 4-6
- Correspondence - General Counsel: Box 16d, Folder 3
- Correspondence - Ground Breaking: Box 10, Folders 4-9
- Correspondence - Hoch, Edmund S.: Box 5, Folder 4
- Correspondence - Individuals: Box 26, Folder 4
- Correspondence - Inquiries about the Collection: Box 26, Folder 12
- Correspondence - Ives, Halsey C.: Box 6, Folder 3
- Correspondence - Jamieson, James P.: Box 24, Folder 11
- Correspondence - Jefferson Guard: Box 16d, Folder 10
- Correspondence - Jefferson Memorial: Box 15, Folders 4-6
- Correspondence - Karl, Edwin: Box 14, Folder 9
- Correspondence - Leggett, Bessie McLeod: Box 16a, Folders 2-3
- Correspondence - LPE History: Box 25, Folder 9
- Correspondence - Memorial Tablets: Box 24, Folder 5
- Correspondence - Organization of LPE: Box 1, Folder 2
- Correspondence - Perry, Edward: Box 15, Folders 4-6
- Correspondence - Press and Publicity: Box 11, Folder 7
- Correspondence - Reeves, Charles M.: Box 30, Folder 7
- Correspondence - Requests for Passes for Clergy: Box 14, Folders 2-5
- Correspondence - Russian Participation: Box 12, Folder 8
- Correspondence - Skiff, Frederick J.V.: Box 5, Folders 3-4
- Correspondence - Star Bottling Co.: Box 16a, Folders 8-9; Box 16b, Folders 1-5
- Correspondence - Stevens, Walter B.: Box 12, Folder 8; Box 17, Folders 1-3
- Correspondence - Stockholders: Box 17, Folder 9
- Correspondence - Thompson, W.H.: Box 15, Folder 7
- Correspondence - Voorhees, Gardner T.: Box 16c, Folders 6-8
- Cox, James: Box 26, Folder 9
- Daughters of the American Revolution: Box 8, Folder 14
- DeBaliviere Entrance: Box 24, Folder 5
- Dedication Ceremonies: Box 27, Folders 1-2; Volume 5
- Dedication of the Jefferson Memorial: Box 24, Folder 10
- Dedication Week Passes: Box 28, Folder 7
- Delinquent and Non-Paying Subscribers: Box 17b, Folders 5-12; Box 17c; Box 18, Folder 1
- Delinquent Payments - Stock: Box 17b, Folders 5-12; Box 17c; Box 18, Folder 1
- Descriptive Sheets: Box 11, Folder 17
- Directory - Name: Box 1, Folder 6
- Directory - Official: Box 1, Folder 8
- Disbursement Ledger: Volume 7
- District of Columbia - Invitations: Box 27, Folder 11
- Dixon, W.: Box 3, Folder 8
- Doanne, Charles F.: Box 16, Folder 4
- Doctrine of Contracts: Box 16d, Folder 4
- Domestic Exploitation, Department of: Box 11, Folders 19-20; Box 30, Folders 7-8
- Dorsey, George A.: Box 30, Folder 6
- Duffy, J.A.: Box 16, Folder 13
- Dunn, John W.: Box 15, Folder 3
- Duty Roster, Jefferson Guard: Volume 29
- Editor's Memoranda: Box 11, Folders 13-15
- Editor's Proof Sheets: Box 11, Folder 16
- Education, Department of: Box 5, Folders 5-10
- Electricity and Electrical Appliances: Box 3, Folder 9
- Electricity and Machinery Building: Box 4, Folder 6; Box 32
- Electricity, Department of: Box 7, Folder 8; Box 7a, Folders 1-4
- Emblem Competition: Box 11, Folder 9
- Employee Figures: Box 15, Folder 14
- Employees - List: Volume 25
- Employees - LPE Co.: Volume 26
- Entry Forms, Dept. of Art: Box 6, Folder 6
- Executive Committee: Boxes 20-23; Box 24, Folder 8
- Exhibits, Division of: Boxes 5-8; Box 9, Folders 1-12; Box 30, Folders 1-6; Oversize; Volumes 3-4
- Exploitation, Division of: Box 9, Folders 13-14; Boxes 10-12; Box 13, Folders 1-2; Box 27, Folders 1-13; Box 28, Folders 1-6; Box 30, Folders 7-8; Volume 5
- Facts About the Fair: Box 11, Folder 12
- Fardwell, H.R.: Box 2, Folder 10
- Ferriss, Franklin: Box 16d, Folder 3
- Finance, Committee on: Box 15, Folders 1-14; Volumes 6-27
- Financial Statements: Box 15, Folder 9
- Fire Houses: Box 4, Folder 11
- Fireworks Displays, Proposed: Box 10, Folder 3
- Fish and Game, Department of: Box 8, Folders 9-11
- Flag Day: Box 11, Folder 1
- Flags - Correspondence: Box 26, Folder 7
- Ford, James L.: Box 16, Folder 3
- Foreign Buildings: Box 4, Folder 16
- Foreign Commissions and Delegations - Invitations: Box 27, Folders 3-8
- Foreign Exploitation, Department of: Box 11, Folders 21-22; Box 12; Box 13, Folders 1-2
- Forest Park Restoration: Box 24, Folder 2
- Forestry, Department of: Box 8, Folder 4
- France - Invitations: Box 27, Folder 4
- Francis, David R.: Box 11, Folder 10; Box 15, Folders 4-6; Box 16d, Folders 11-15; Box 25, Folders 1-9; Box 26, Folder 9; Volume 46a
- Francis Day: Box 29, Folder 18
- Francis Field Gates, Washington University: Box 24, Folder 11
- Frascati, Cardinal: Box 28, Folder 2
- Freight Shipments - Records: Volume 23
- Fushimi, Prince: Box 26, Folder 1
- General Counsel: Box 16d, Folder 3
- General Service Company: Box 3, Folders 15-17; Volume 1
- German Participation: Box 12, Folders 3-7
- Glasgow, Allan C.: Box 1, Folder 9
- Globe-Democrat: Box 17a, Folder 4
- Government Aid: Box 24, Folder 7
- Great Britain - Invitations: Box 27, Folder 8
- Gregg, Norris: Box 13, Folder 4
- Ground Breaking: Box 10, Folders 4-10
- Ground Plans: Oversize
- Grounds and Buildings, Committee on: Box 2, Folders 3-8
- Hagenbeck, Carl: Box 13, Folder 10
- Hall, John C.: Box 16a, Folder 1
- Hardee, Theodore: Box 11, Folders 21-22
- Haskins and Sells: Box 13, Folder 8
- Haussler, A.F.: Box 32
- Hetherington, Richard F.: Box 16, Folder 4
- History of LPE: Box 25; Box 26, Folders 1-3; Volume 46a, 47
- Hoch, Edmund S.: Box 5, Folder 4
- Holmes, Joseph A.: Box 8, Folders 5-6
- Horlick Food Company: Box 16, Folder 10
- Horticulture and Agriculture Building: Box 4, Folder 9
- Horticulture, Department of: Box 7a, Folders 6-7; Box 8, Folder 3
- Hotels: Box 1, Folder 12
- Hulbert, C.F.: Box 30, Folders 1, 5
- Hungary - Invitations: Box 27, Folder 8
- Illinois - Invitations: Box 27, Folder 11
- Income Tax Form: Box 15, Folder 13
- Indiana - Invitations: Box 27, Folder 9
- Indian Territory Building: Box 4, Folder 10
- Indians: Box 30, Folder 6
- Inquiries about the Collection: Box 26, Folder 12
- Insurance, Committee on: Box 3, Folder 14
- International Congresses, Department of: Box 9, Folder 4
- International Typographical Union Day: Box 28, Folder 2
- Invitations: Box 27, Folders 1-13; Box 28, Folder 1-13
- Invoices, Division of Exploitation: Box 12, Folder 2
- Ives, Halsey C.: Box 5, Folders 12-14; Box 6, Folder 1-3
- Jamieson, James P.: Box 24, Folder 11
- Japan - Invitations: Box 27, Folder 5
- Jefferson Guard: Box 16d, Folders 8-10; Volumes 28-31
- Jefferson Memorial: Box 15, Folders 4-6; Box 16b, Folder 4; Box 18, Folder 17; Box 24, Folders 7-10
- Jerusalem, City of: Box 29, Folder 18
- Judson, F.J.: Box 16, Folder 9
- Jurors: Box 9, Folder 8
- Kansas - Invitations: Box 27, Folder 11
- Karl, Edwin: Box 14, Folder 9
- Kessler, George: Box 24, Folder 2
- Laidley, Leonidas: Box 16d, Folder 5
- Land Acquisition: Box 1, Folders 9-11
- Land Grading: Box 2, Folder 12
- Ledgers - Financial: Volumes 6-9
- Ledgers - Ledger Totals, Stock: Box 18, Folders 8-10
- Ledgers - Stockholders: Volumes 34-37
- Legal Department: Boxes 16, 16a, 16b, 16c; Box 16d, Folders 1-4
- Leggett, Bessie McLeod: Box 16a, Folders 2-4
- Lesan Company: Box 11, Folder 18
- Liberal Arts Building: Box 4, Folder 5
- Liberal Arts, Department of: Box 6, Folder 7-11; Box 6a, Folders 1-3
- Library Building, Washington University: Box 4, Folder 2
- Litigation - Bessie McLeod Leggett v. LPE Co.: Box 16a, Folders 2-4
- Litigation - Borden Condensed Milk v. LPE Co.: Box 16, Folders 2-10
- Litigation - LPE Co. v. Chicago Wrecking House Co.: Box 16, Folder 12
- Litigation - Gardner T. Voorhees v. LPE Co.: Box 16c, Folders 6-8
- Litigation - LPE Co. v. George Miltenberger: Box 16a, Folder 5
- Litigation - LPE Co. v. J.A. Duffy Co.: Box 16, Folder 13
- Litigation - LPE Co. v. John C. Hall: Box 16a, Folder 1
- Litigation - Other: Box 16d, Folder 1
- Litigation - Star Bottling Co. v. LPE Co.: Box 16a, Folders 8-9; Box 16b; Box 16c, Folders 1-4
- Litigation - State of Missouri v. LPE Co. and Maffitt Realty and Investment Co.: Box 16a, Folder 6
- Litigation - Thomas K. Skinker v. LPE Co., et. al.: Box 16a, Folder 7
- Litigation - Tarleton H. Bean v. LPE Co.: Box 16, Folder 1
- Litigation - Virginia R.S. Buchanan v. LPE Co. and Mississippi Valley Trust Co.: Box 16, Folder 11
- Livestock, Department of: Box 9, Folders 1-3
- Long, J.H.: Box 16, Folder 5
- Louisiana - Invitations: Box 27, Folder 11
- Louisiana Purchase Exposition Historical Association: Box 26, Folders 1-3; Volume 47
- Louisiana Purchase Exposition Letterhead: Box 26, Folder 5
- Louisiana Purchase Exposition Report, Rough Draft: Box 25, Folder 1
- McGee, W.G.: Box 8, Folders 12-14; Box 30, Folders 2-4
- McGibbons, John H.: Box 16, Folders 4-5
- Machinery and Electricity Building: Box 4, Folder 6; Boxes 31-32
- Machinery Day: Box 28, Folder 4
- Machinery, Department of: Box 7, Folders 3-7
- Maffitt Realty and Investment Co.: Box 1, Folder 10; Box 16a, Folder 6
- Magazine Clippings: Box 26, Folder 8
- Mailing Lists: Box 1, Folder 7
- Manufacturers Day: Box 29, Folder 18
- Manufacturers Building: Box 4, Folder 7
- Manufactures, Department of: Box 7, Folders 1-2
- Maryland - Invitations: Box 27, Folder 11
- Massachusetts: Box 11, Folder 11
- Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Department of: Box 3, Folders 8-10
- Medical Department: Box 16d, Folder 5
- Memorandum Receipts for Property Issued to Jefferson Guard: Volume 31
- Memorial Tablets: Box 24, Folder 5
- Menus: Box 28, Folders 5-6
- Mercantile Club Building: Box 18, Folder 12
- Mexico - Invitations: Box 27, Folder 6
- Meyer Brothers Drug Co.: Box 17a, Folder 4
- Miller Pasteurizing Machine Co.: Box 8, Folder 2
- Mills, Charles: Box 9, Folders 1-3
- Miltenberger, George: Box 16a, Folder 5
- Mines and Metallurgy, Department of: Box 8, Folders 5-8
- Ministerial Passes, Register of: Box 14, Folder 1
- Minnesota - Invitations: Box 27, Folder 11
- Minutes - Advisory Board on Aerial Contests: Box 9, Folder 6
- Minutes - Annual Meetings of Stockholders: Box 17, Folder 6
- Minutes - Board of Directors: Box 19, Folders 1-9
- Minutes - Commission on Architects: Box 2, Folder 9
- Minutes - Committee on Ceremonies: Box 10, Folder 1
- Minutes - Committee on Concessions: Box 13, Folders 5-7
- Minutes - Committee on Education: Box 5, Folder 7
- Minutes - Committee on Electricity and Electrical Appliances: Box 3, Folder 9
- Minutes - Committee on Finance and Audit: Box 15, Folder 2
- Minutes - Committee on Fine Arts: Box 6, Folder 2
- Minutes - Committee on Foreign Relations: Box 12, Folder 1
- Minutes - Committee on Grounds and Buildings: Box 2, Folders 3-8
- Minutes - Committee on Insurance: Box 3, Folder 14
- Minutes - Committee on Manufactures and Liberal Arts: Box 6, Folder 9
- Minutes - Committee on Mines and Mining: Box 8, Folder 7
- Minutes - Committee on Organization: Box 1, Folder 1
- Minutes - Committee on Police: Box 16d, Folder 7
- Minutes - Committee on Salvage: Box 24, Folder 1
- Minutes - Committee on Supplies: Box 16d, Folder 6
- Minutes - Executive Committee: Boxes 20-23
- Minutes - Finance Committee: Box 15, Folder 1
- Minutes - Transportation Committee: Box 3, Folder 13
- Mirror: Box 26, Folder 8
- Miscellaneous - Borden Condensed Milk Co.: Box 16, Folder 10
- Miscellaneous - Division of Exhibits: Box 9, Folders 6-12; Volume 4
- Miscellaneous - General: Box 26, Folders 4-19; Volumes 48-52; Oversize
- Miscellaneous - Star Bottling Co.: Box 16c, Folder 4
- Miscellaneous - Stock Subscriptions: Box 18, Folder 13
- Mississippi Valley Trust Co.: Box 16, Folder 11
- Mississippi Valley Trust Magazine: Box 26, Folder 8
- Missouri: Box 11, Folder 11
- Missouri, Counties A-G - Drawings: Volume 3
- Missouri Historical Society: Box 17, Folder 5; Box 24, Folders 9, 12
- Missouri - Invitations: Box 27, Folder 9
- Missouri, State of: Box 16a, Folder 6
- Missouri Supreme Court: Box 16, Folder 11; Box 16b, Folders 5-7; Box 16c, Folders 1-2
- Missourians: Box 17, Folder 2
- Montana - Invitations: Box 27, Folder 11
- Moore, Thomas Morrell: Box 7, Folders 3-5
- Music, Bureau of: Box 9, Folder 5
- Name Directory: Box 1, Folder 6
- Negro Day: Box 11, Folder 4
- New Jersey - Invitations: Box 27, Folder 11
- New Mexico - Invitations: Box 27, Folder 11
- New Mexico Territory, Participation of: Box 30, Folder 8
- New York: Box 11, Folder 11
- New York - Invitations: Box 27, Folder 10
- Non-Paying and Delinquent Subscribers: Box 17b, Folders 5-12; Box 17c; Box 18, Folder 1
- North Dakota - Invitations: Box 27, Folder 11
- Obear Investments: Box 16d, Folder 1
- Ockerson, J.A.: Box 6, Folders 7-8; Box 6a, Folders 1-3
- Official Directory: Box 1, Folder 8
- Ohio - Invitations: Box 27, Folder 11
- Opening Ceremonies: Box 11, Folder 3
- Opening Ceremonies - Passes: Box 29, Folder 18
- Opening about the World's Fair: Box 11, Folder 12
- Ordinance 20412: Box 1, Folder 10; Box 24, Folder 2
- Organization of the LPE: Box 1, Folders 1-12
- Pan American Congress: Box 28, Folder 3
- Panama-Pacific Exposition: Box 17, Folder 3
- Parkview Realty and Improvement Co.: Box 16d, Folder 1
- Pass Booklets: Box 29, Folder 7
- Passes - Admission: Box 29, Folder 8
- Passes - Camera: Box 29, Folder 15
- Passes - Chicago Day: Box 29, Folder 17
- Passes - Clergy: Box 14, Folders 1-8
- Passes - Dedication Week: Box 28, Folder 7
- Passes - List: Box 14, Folder 8
- Passes - Newsboy: Box 29, Folder 10
- Passes - Press: Box 29, Folder 11
- Passes - Saint Louis Day: Box 29, Folder 16
- Passes - School Children: Box 29, Folder 10
- Passes - Special Events: Box 29, Folder 18
- Passes - Wagon: Box 29, Folder 13
- Passes - Workman's: Box 29, Folder 9
- Payroll, Monthly: Volume 23a
- Payroll, Record of Copies: Volume 24
- Pennsylvania Railroad Exhibit: Box 9, Folder 10
- Perry, Edward: Box 15, Folders 4-6
- Perry, Robert: Box 28, Folder 2
- Philippine Exhibit: Box 24, Folder 7
- Philippines - Invitations: Box 27, Folder 8
- Physical Culture, Department of: Box 8, Folders 17-18
- Phillips, R.H.: Box 16a, Folder 7
- Plumbing fees: Volume 46a
- Police: Box 16d, Folder 7
- Post Office Building: Box 4, Folder 12
- Press and Publicity, Department of: Box 11, Folders 5-18
- Press Passes: Box 29, Folder 11
- Press Releases: Box 11, Folders 10-11
- Printed Press Material: Box 11, Folder 12
- Proposals - Advertising: Box 11, Folders 18
- Proposals - Water and Sewer Projects: Box 3, Folders 1-4
- Proposed Exposition Site - Chain of Rocks: Box 1, Folder 9
- Prussia - Invitations: Box 27, Folder 7
- Public Addresses: Box 26, Folder 9
- Public Museum: Box 24, Folder 12
- Real Estate and Business Opportunities in St. Louis: Box 11, Folder 8
- Reception and Entertainment, Committee on: Box 10, Folder 2
- Record Book: Volume 22
- Record Book - Buildings: Volume 2
- Record Book of Freight Shipments: Volume 23
- Reeves, Charles M.: Box 11, Folder 19; Volume 30, Folder 7
- Reports - Admissions, Department of: Box 13, Folder 12
- Reports - Agriculture and Horticulture, Departments of: Box 7a, Folders 6-7
- Reports - Anthropology, Department of: Box 8, Folder 12; Box 30, Folders 2-4
- Reports - Art, Department of: Box 5, Folders 12-14; Box 6, Folder 1
- Reports - Bureau of Collections and Local Treasurer's Office: Box 15, Folder 3
- Reports - Bureau of Music: Box 9, Folder 5
- Reports - Ceremonies, Department of: Box 9, Folder 14
- Reports - Civil Engineering, Department of: Box 2, Folders 1-2
- Reports - Concessions, Department of: Box 13, Folder 3
- Reports - Concessions, Columbian Exposition, Chicago: Box 13, Folder 4
- Reports - Domestic Exploitation, Department of: Box 11, Folders 19-20
- Reports - Education, Department of: Box 5, Folders 5-6
- Reports - Electricity, Department of: Box 7, Folder 8; Box 7a, Folders 1-4
- Reports - Exhibits, Division of: Box 5, Folders 1-2
- Reports - Exploitation, Division of: Box 9, Folder 13
- Reports - Fish and Game, Department of: Box 8, Folder 9
- Reports - Foreign Exploitation, Department of: Box 11, Folders 21-22
- Reports - Francis, D.R.: Box 25, Folders 3-7
- Reports - General Service Company: Box 3, Folders 15-16
- Reports - International Congresses, Department of: Box 9, Folder 4
- Reports - Jefferson Guard: Box 16d, Folders 4-5; Volume 28
- Reports - Liberal Arts, Department of: Box 6, Folders 7-8; Box 6a, Folders 1-3
- Reports - Livestock, Department of: Box 9, Folders 1-3
- Reports - LPE: Box 25, Folder 1; Volume 46a
- Reports - Machinery, Department of: Box 7, Folders 3-5
- Reports - Manufactures, Department of: Box 7, Folder 1
- Reports - Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Department of: Box 3, Folder 8
- Reports - Medical Department: Box 16d, Folder 5
- Reports - Mines and Metallurgy, Department of: Box 8, Folders 5-6
- Reports - Physical Culture, Department of: Box 8, Folder 17
- Reports - Press and Publicity, Department of: Box 11, Folders 5-6
- Reports - Real Estate and Business Opportunities in St. Louis: Box 11, Folder 8
- Reports - Reception and Entertainment, Committee on: Box 10, Folder 2
- Reports - Social Economy, Department of: Box 8, Folder 15
- Reports - Traffic, Department of: Box 3, Folder 12
- Reports - Universal Exposition of 1904: Box 25, Folder 2
- Reports - Works, Division of: Box 2, Folders 1-2
- Rhode Island: Box 11, Folder 11
- Rhode Island - Invitations: Box 27, Folder 11
- River des Peres: Box 3, Folders 1, 4, 6; Box 31
- Roads: Box 2, Folder 12
- Rogers, Howard J.: Box 5, Folders 5-6; Box 9, Folder 4
- Roosevelt, Theodore: Box 15, Folder 8; Box 28, Folder 2
- Russian Participation: Box 12, Folder 8
- Saint Louis Chemical Society: Box 28, Folder 2
- Saint Louis Day: Box 29, Folder 16
- Scrapbooks: Volumes 49-52
- Sculptors: Box 3, Folder 11
- Sculpture, Department of: Box 3, Folder 11
- Sewers: Box 3, Folders 3, 5; Box 31
- Site, Proposed: Box 1, Folder 9
- Sites, State Exhibits: Box 27, Folder 12
- Skiff, Frederick J.V.: Box 5, Folders 1, 3, 4
- Skinker, Thomas K.: Box 1, Folder 10; Box 16a, Folder 7
- Sleeping Permits: Box 29, Folder 14
- Smith, W.: Box 3, Folder 8
- Social Economy, Department of: Box 8, Folders 15-16
- South African Boer War Camp: Box 28, Folder 2a
- South Carolina Inter-State Exposition: Box 28, Folder 3
- Spencer, Corwin: Box 10, Folder 9
- Star Bottling Co.: Box 16a, Folders 8-9, Box 16b; Box 16c, Folders 1-4
- Starr, Frederick: Box 30, Folder 5
- State Buildings: Box 4, Folder 15
- State Commissions and Delegations - Invitations: Box 27, Folders 9-11
- State Exhibits Press Releases: Box 11, Folder 11
- State Exhibits Sites: Box 27, Folder 12
- Stamina League: Box 26, Folder 9
- Stevens, Walter B.: Box 9, Folder 13; Box 10, Folder 9; Box 11, Folders 5-6, 10; Box 12, Folder 8; Box 17, Folders 1-4
- Stock - Certificates: Box 18, Folders 2-6
- Stock - Daily Reports of: Box 17a, Folders 6-13
- Stock - Ledgers: Box 18, Folders 8-9; Volumes 34-37
- Stock - Non-Paying and Delinquent Subscribers: Box 17b, Folders 5-12; Box 17c; Box 18, Folder 1
- Stock - Receipts: Box 17b, Folders 1-4
- Stock - Revised: Box 18, Folder 7
- Stock - Special Interests: Box 17a, Folder 4
- Stock - Statements: Box 18, Folder 11
- Stock - Stockholders: Box 17, Folders 6-11; Box 17a; Box 17b; Box 17c; Box 18, Folders 1-13; Volumes 34-46
- Stockholders, Lists of: Box 17, Folder 11; Box 17a, Folders 1-5; Box 17b, Folders 5-7; Volumes 38-42
- Stockholders Meetings: Box 17, Folders 6-8
- Subscription Analysis and Summaries: Box 17a, Folder 2
- Subscriptions Paid: Box 17a, Folders 7-13
- Subscriptions, Stock: Box 17, Folders 9-11; Box 17a; Box 17b; Box 17c; Box 18, Folders 1-13; Volumes 32-37
- Sudhoetter and Rue: Box 4, Folder 10
- Sudhoetter, Charles: Box 4, Folder 10
- Stubbs, W.C.: Box 17, Folder 5
- Sullivan, James E.: Box 8, Folder 17
- Summarized Statistics: Volume 21
- Supplies, Committee on: Box 16d, Folder 6
- Surveyor's Book: Box 3, Folder 7
- Sweden - Invitations: Box 27, Folder 8
- Switzerland - Invitations: Box 27, Folder 8
- Taft, William H.: Box 17, Folder 1; Box 24, Folders 7, 10
- Taylor, Frederick: Box 16, Folder 4
- Taylor, Isaac: Box 2, Folder 1; Box 10, Folder 6
- Temple of Fraternity: Box 4, Folder 14; Box 29, Folder 18
- Tennessee - Invitations: Box 27, Folder 11
- Texas - Invitations: Box 27, Folder 11
- Textile Building: Box 4, Folder 4
- Thompson Patent: Box 16c, Folder 5
- Thompson, W.H.: Box 15, Folder 7
- Ticket Sales - Edwin Karl: Box 14, Folder 9
- Tickets and Ticket Books: Box 28, Folders 8-12; Box 29, Folders 1-6
- Title Guarantee and Trust Co.: Box 1, Folder 11
- Traffic, Department of: Box 3, Folders 12-13
- Transportation, Department of: Box 7a, Folder 5
- Treasurer's Cash Receipts: Volume 12
- Trial Balance: Volume 20
- Tyrolean Alps: Box 29, Folder 18
- Universal Exposition: Box 11, Folder 12
- Universal Exposition of 1904 by D.R. Francis: Box 25, Folder 2
- Varied Industries Buildings: Box 4, Folder 8
- Vehicle Permits: Box 29, Folder 12
- Victor Talking Machine Co.: Box 16d, Folder 1
- Visitors' Register: Volume 48
- Voorhees, Gardner T.: Box 16c, Folders 6-8
- Vote Canvases: Box 17, Folder 7
- Vote - Proxy: Box 17, Folder 8
- Voucher Index: Box 15, Folder 11
- Voucher of Chinese Inspector: Box 15, Folder 12
- Vouchers Allowed - Index: Volume 19
- Vouchers Audited - Record: Volumes 15-18
- Wagon Passes: Box 29, Folder 13
- Wakefield, John: Box 13, Folder 3
- Walsh, Julius S.: Box 1, Folder 10
- Washington, Booker T.: Box 11, Folder 4
- Washington University - Alumni Day: Box 28, Folder 1
- Washington University - Invitations: Box 28, Folder 1
- Washington University - Land Acquisition: Box 1, Folder 10
- Washington University - Library Building: Box 4, Folder 2
- Water Projects: Box 3, Folders 1-6
- West Indian Exposition: Box 28, Folder 3
- West Virginia - Invitations: Box 27, Folder 11
- White, E.: Box 13, Folder 12
- Wilson, Woodrow: Box 24, Folder 10
- Wiring Diagrams: Box 3, Folder 10
- Wisconsin - Invitations: Box 27, Folder 11
- Woman's Farm Journal: Box 17, Folder 4
- Woman's Magazine: Box 17, Folder 4
- World's Fair, The: Box 11, Folder 12
- World's Fair Pavilion: Box 24, Folder 6
- World's Fair Pointers: Box 11, Folder 12
- Wyoming - Invitations: Box 27, Folder 11
- YMCA: Box 28, Folder 2
- Forest Park (Saint Louis, Mo.)
- Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.) (Associated name)
- Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.) -- Awards
- Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.) -- Buildings
- Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.) -- Employees
- Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.) -- Exhibitions
- Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.) -- Finance
- Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.) -- History
- Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.) -- Planning
Creator
- Francis, David R. (David Rowland), 1850-1927 (Creator, Person)
- Louisiana Purchase Exposition Co. (Saint Louis, Mo.) (Creator, Organization)
- Louisiana Purchase Exposition Co. (Saint Louis, Mo.). Board of Directors (Creator, Organization)
- Louisiana Purchase Exposition Co. (Saint Louis, Mo.). Board of Directors. Executive Committee (Creator, Organization)
- Stevens, Walter B. (Walter Barlow), 1848-1939 (Creator, Person)
- Title
- Inventory of Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company Records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- EAD by Jaime Bourassa using ArchivesSpace
- Date
- 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Revision Statements
- 2021: Added additional related material - Jaime Bourassa
Repository Details
Part of the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center Repository