Larry Zim World's Fair Collection

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Collector: Cooper-Hewitt Museum; Zim, Larry (Larry Zimmerman), 1931-1987
Names: Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (1909 : Seattle, Wash.); Appalachian Exposition. (Knoxville, Tennessee: 1911); Art and Techniques Exposition (Paris, France: 1937); British Empire Exhibition (Wembley, London, England: 1924-1925); British Empire Exposition (Glasgow, Scotland: 1938); Bronx International Exposition (New York, New York: 1917-1918); Brussels International (1910 ); California Midwinter International Exposition (1894 : San Francisco, Calif.); California-Pacific International Exposition (San Diego, California: 1935-1936); Canadian National Exposition (1937); Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.); Centennial Exposition of the Ohio Valley and Central States (1888 : Cincinnati, Ohio); Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.); Chicago Autumn Festival (1899); Cincinnati Industrial Exposition (1882 : Cincinnati, Ohio); Cotton States Exposition (1895 : Atlanta, Ga); Esposizione Internationale (1911 : Turin, Italy); Esposizione Internationale D'Arte (Venice, Italy: 1910); Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte (1895 : Venice, Italy); Exhibition of Art Treasures (1857 : Manchester, England); Exhibition, Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association (1878 : Boston, Massachusetts); Expo 67 (Montréal, Québec); Exposicion Centro-Americana (1897 : Guatemala City, Guatemala); Exposition International (1894 : Lyons, France); Exposition International Coloniale Maritime et d'Art Flammand (Antwerp, Belgium: 1930); Exposition International de Liege (1930); Exposition Internationale Maritime (1887 : Le Havre, France); Exposition Nationale Belge (1880 : Belgium); Exposition Universelle (1885 : Antwerp, Belgium); Exposition Universelle de Paris (1855 : Paris, France); Exposition Universelle de Paris (1878 : Paris, France); Exposition coloniale internationale de Paris (1931); Exposition universelle de 1867 à Paris; Exposition universelle de 1889 (Paris, France); Exposition universelle et internationale (1958 : Brussels, Belgium); Exposition universelle internationale de 1900 (Paris, France); Fiera di Milano (1939); Foreign Exhibition (1883 : Boston, Massachusetts); Franco-British Exhibition (London, England: 1908); Franklin Institute Exhibition (1874 : Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Gewerbe Austellung (1896 : Berlin, Germany); Golden Gate International Exposition (1939-1940 : San Francisco, Calif.); Great Exhibition of 1851 (London, England); Great Industrial Exhibition (1853 : Dublin, Ireland); Great Lakes Exposition (Cleveland, Ohio: 1936-1937); Hemisfair '68 (San Antonio, Texas: 1968); Hudson-Fulton Celebration (1909); Imperial International Exhibition (London, England: 1909); International Exhibition (1897 : Brussels, Belgium); International Exhibition of 1862 (London, England); International Exhibition of 1871 (London, England); International Exhibition of 1872 (London, England); International Exhibition of Arts and Manufactures (1865: Dublin, Ireland); International Exposition (Barcelona, Spain: 1929-1930); International Exposition (Brussels, Belgium: 1935); International Exposition of Decorative Arts and Modern Industries (1925 : Paris, France); International Exposition on the Environment (Spokane, Washington: 1974); International Fire Exhibition 1903 : London, England); International Marine Exhibition of Marine Hygiene and Exhibition of the Italian Glories (Genoa, Italy: 1914); International Ocean Exposition (Okinawa, Japan: 1975); Interstate and West Indian Exposition (Charleston, South Carolina: 1901-1902); Italian Exposition (1904 : London, England); Jamestown Tercentennial Exposition (Hampton Roads, Virginia: 1907); Japan World Exposition (Osaka, Japan: 1970); Japan-British Exhibition (London, England: 1910); Knoxville International Energy Exposition (1982); Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition (1905 : Portland, Or.); Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904: Saint Louis, Mo.); National Ecuadorian Exposition (Quito, Ecuador: 1909); National Export Exposition (1899 : Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Collector: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Cultural History
Names: New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.); New York World's Fair (1964-1965); Pan-American Exposition (1901: Buffalo, N.Y.); Panama-California Exposition (1915 : San Diego, Calif.); Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915 : San Francisco, Calif.); Scottish National Exposition (Edinburgh, Scotland: 1908); Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition (1926 : Philadelphia, Pa.); Sydney International Exhibition (Sydney, Australia: 1879); Texas Centennial Central Exposition (Dallas, Texas: 1936); Universal Exhibition (1873 : Vienna, Austria); Western Pennsylvania Exposition (1915 : Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.); World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition (1884-1885 : New Orleans, La.)

Place: Disneyland (California)

Topic: Crystal Palace -- (New York, New York); Exhibitions

Provenance: Collection by bequest of Larry Zim.

Collector: Cooper-Hewitt Museum; Zim, Larry (Larry Zimmerman), 1931-1987

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Biographical / Historical: Larry Zim, whose actual name was Larry Zimmerman, was an industrial designer, a historian of World's Fairs who wrote extensively on the subject, and a collector of World's Fair memorabilia.

Extent: 46 Cubic feet (123 boxes and 150 map-folders)

Date: 1841-1988

Custodial History: The collection was bequeathed to the Cooper-Hewitt Museum, who transferred it to the Division of Community Life (now part of the Division of Cultural History), National Museum of American History in 1989. They transferred the archival component to the Archives Center in 1995.

Archival Repository: Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Identifier: NMAH.AC.0519

Type: Collection descriptions; Archival materials; Motion pictures (visual works); Postcards; Greeting cards; Stationery; Panoramas; Sheet music; Posters; Shopping bags; Photographs; Stereographs; Menus

Citation: Larry Zim World's Fair Collection, 1841-1988, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Arrangement: The collection is divided into three series. Series 1: World's Fair Materials, 1841-1988 Series 2: Reference and Miscellaneous Materials Series 3: Larry Zim Materials Series 4: Oversize Materials, 1909-1968

Processing Information: Collection processed by Angela Baccala, 1999.

Rights: Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Genre/Form: Motion pictures (visual works); Postcards; Greeting cards; Stationery; Panoramas; Sheet music -- 20th century; Posters; Shopping bags; Photographs -- 19th century; Sheet music -- 19th century; Stereographs; Menus

Scope and Contents: Memorabilia of fairs and World's Fairs throughout history, both in the United States and abroad, including photographs, stereographs, panoramas and slides; printed materials; postcards; sheet music; philatelic material; stationery and greeting cards; menus and food service items; posters; shopping bags; motion picture films; and other items.

Restrictions: Collection is open for research but two oversize folders are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

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