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Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.) -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

American Institute of Architects, St. Louis Chapter Records

 Collection
Identifier: A1797
Scope and Contents The records are primarily comprised of the chapter’s meeting minutes (1898-1919) but also include meeting announcements (1906-1909), membership lists (ca. 1894-1923), financial reports (1901-1908), and resolutions and correspondence from the chapter’s World’s Fair Committee (1900-1901). The earliest document, dated 1893, includes an annual report submitted by Secretary A.F. Rosenheim and an accompanying Treasurer’s Report from Charles K. Ramsay (Folder...
Dates: 1893-ca. 1991

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...
Dates: 1898-1925

Louisiana Purchase Exposition Sheet Music Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Lib0007
Scope and Contents

This collection is made up of 76 pieces of sheets of music from various composers in the early 20th century. There are numerous genres in this collection including marches, polkas, waltzes, and ragtime. There are a number of pieces by local composers and/or publishers. Many pieces feature photographs or illustrations of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. This collection houses highly visual and artistic material with various colors and designs depicted.

Dates: 1898-1905

Newman Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A3229
Scope and Contents The Newman Family Papers consist of correspondence, blueprints, newspapers, writings, legal documents, family papers, music scores, and other materials pertaining to Eric and Evelyn Newman, their families, and children Linda Schapiro and Andrew Newman. Families include the Newman, Pfeiffer, Lilienfeld, and Maestre families on Eric Newman’s side and the Edison family on Evelyn Newman’s side. There are also documents pertaining to the Edison Brothers Stores. The collection also...
Dates: 1660-2017

Martha Thomas Louisiana Purchase Exposition Ticket

 Collection
Identifier: A3116
Scope and Contents The collection is comprised of one stockholder’s coupon ticket booklet issued to Martha Thomas for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis in 1904. This booklet includes a photograph of Mrs. Thomas pasted inside the front cover. There are five pages of unused daily admission coupons but also evidence of several pages having been used. Pasted to the back cover is a “complimentary season frank” good for one free admission with the purchase of a regular admission ticket to three Pike...
Dates: 1904

Isidor Victor Weisskopf Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: A3220
Scope and Contents The correspondence is comprised of 14 postcards sent by Victor Weisskopf to his wife while traveling in the South and one letter from the Missouri Commission of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. The correspondence is dated from 1901 to 1903, with the bulk of the collection dating from August to October 1902. It is arranged chronologically. The first 13 postcards are illustrated with images of African Americans and were distributed by three...
Dates: 1901-1903