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...

Scope and Contents The collection dates from circa 1900 to 1904 and is comprised primarily of invitations along with a poem dedicated to the World’s Fair, newspaper clippings, blank address postcards from Paris, and a school report card. Most of the events relate to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition but there are also a small number of invitations to local graduation ceremonies, a wedding, and a wedding anniversary celebration in New York. The bulk of the collection dates from April through...