Mid-America Jubilee Collection
Scope and Contents
The collection is comprised of a site plan, drawings for the spectacle stage, newspaper clippings, six photographs, and a distinguished service certificate. Items date from July to circa October 1956 and are arranged chronologically. The site plan shows the boundaries of the event grounds, which included the Old Cathedral. The City-Country Cavalcade presented the certificate for distinguished service, which bears the logo of the jubilee, to William Matthews, Jr. (1898-1966), Vice President of American Zinc Co. The photos include the model of the jubilee grounds, building the bleachers for the spectacle stage, and crowds filling the bleachers.
Dates
- 1956
Creator
- Matthews, William, Jr., 1898-1966 (Collector, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use. The Missouri Historical Society does not own the copyright for the photographs included in the collection.
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 Mid-America Jubilee was a 30-day exposition that took place throughout the month of September in 1956. The Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan St. Louis formed a non-profit corporation in 1955, the City-Country Cavalcade, to oversee the event, which they hoped would become an annual regional event featuring scientific, industrial and agricultural exhibits and amusements. Federal officials approved the use of approximately 30 acres in the southern portion of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial site.
Extent
0.33 Cubic Feet (1 folder, 1 oversize folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The collection is arranged chronologically.
Physical and Technical Requirements
There are no physical or technical restrictions.
Donor Information
Gift from Hope Matthews in 2009 (accession number 2009-170).
Sources Consulted During Processing
Processing Information
Processed with funding from The Stuart Foundation, Inc. by Kristina Perez, 2024.
Creator
- Matthews, William, Jr., 1898-1966 (Collector, Person)
- Title
- Mid-America Jubilee Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- EAD by Kristina Perez using ArchivesSpace
- Date
- 2024
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center Repository