Skip to main content Skip to main navigation
heart-solid My Visit Donate
Home
Press Enter to activate a submenu, down arrow to access the items and Escape to close the submenu.
    • Overview
    • Museums and Zoo
    • Entry and Guidelines
    • Maps and Brochures
    • Dine and Shop
    • Accessibility
    • Visiting with Kids
    • Group Visits
    • Overview
    • Exhibitions
    • Online Events
    • All Events
    • IMAX & Planetarium
    • Overview
    • Topics
    • Collections
    • Research Resources
    • Podcasts
    • Stories
    • Overview
    • For Caregivers
    • For Educators
    • For Students
    • For Academics
    • For Lifelong Learners
    • Overview
    • Become a Member
    • Renew Membership
    • Make a Gift
    • Volunteer
    • Overview
    • Our Organization
    • Our Leadership
    • Reports and Plans
    • Newsdesk
heart-solid My Visit Donate

Daniel H. Meyerson World's Fair Collection

National Museum of American History

Expo 70, Guides
There are restrictions for re-using this image. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page .
Finding aid
There are restrictions for re-using this image. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page .

Object Details

sova.nmah.ac.0745
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8860b0d96-9638-4822-89e9-95a857109e7e
Collector
Meyerson, Daniel H.
Topic
Exhibitions -- 1960-1990
World's fairs
Provenance
Collection was donated by Daniel H. Meyerson in 2000 in honor of Mel Seiden.
Collector
Meyerson, Daniel H.
See more items in
Daniel H. Meyerson World's Fair Collection
Summary
The collection primarily documents through press releases, news bulletins, guidebooks, souvenirs, maps, ephemera and related publications world's fairs occurring after 1960.
Biographical / Historical
Daniel H. Meyerson was San Francisco antiques dealer.
Extent
16 Cubic feet (43 boxes)
Date
1915-2000
undated
Archival Repository
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Identifier
NMAH.AC.0745
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Brochures
Magazines (periodicals)
Guidebooks
Press releases
Picture postcards
Bulletins
Citation
Daniel H. Meyerson World's Fair Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Arrangement
Series 1, World Expositions, 1915-2000, undated Series 2, Other Celebrations, 1949-1994, undated
Processing Information
Processed by: Austin Arminio (intern), Thomas Espe (intern), Ann Jones (volunteer), Alexander Henry (intern); supervised by Vanessa Broussard Simmons, archivist, April 2017.
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
Brochures -- 1950-2000
Magazines (periodicals) -- 1950-1980
Guidebooks
Press releases
Picture postcards -- 20th century -- United States
Bulletins
Scope and Contents
The strength of this collection lies in the documentation of world's fairs occurring after 1960. There is a substantial amount of material for the 1964/1965 New York World's Fair, International and Universal Exposition or Expo 67 (Montreal, Canada), HemisFair '68 (San Antonio, Texas), Japan World Exposition or Expo '70 (Osaka, Japan), International Exposition on the Environment or Expo '74 (Spokane, Washington), International Ocean Exposition or Expo '75 (Okinawa, Japan), International Energy Exposition or 1982 World's Fair (Knoxville, Tennessee), Expo '86 (Vancouver, Canada), and Expo '88 (Brisbane, Australia). These materials were originally assembled by Eugene Kaeck, who created and managed the non-profit organization San Francisco Archive and Research Center for World's Fairs and Expositions, Incorporated. After Kaeck's death his home and its contents were purchased by Daniel Meyerson. The collection contains some of the correspondence from the San Francisco Archive and Research Center for World's Fairs and Expositions, Incorporated but primarily consists of material that was created for fair goers. These materials inform the consumer about activities, amusements, pavilions, eating establishments and offer tips about getting around the grounds. Included among these materials are guidebooks, press releases, news bulletins, brochures, schedules, postcards, souvenirs, maps, fact sheets and ephemera. There is also a substantial amount of material created by the hospitality industry that relates to tourism including lodging accommodations, transportation and sightseeing opportunities. Mostly created by transportation and lodging companies, the materials include maps, guides, tickets, brochures and tour books. In addition publications including magazines, newspapers and books discuss the history of world's fairs as well as the theme, significance, corporate participants and achievements of individual expos dating before, during and after the fair. The collection is arranged into two series. Series one includes fairs sanctioned by the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE). The materials are arranged in chronological order. Series two consists of other celebrations around the world including the Prague International Fair, Festival of Britain, Soviet Exhibition of Science, Technology, and Cuture, Mexican National Fair, Alaska Centennial, First World Exhibition of Transport and Communications and the International Garden Show in Amsterdam. There is a substantial amount of material from the Canadian National Exhibition, 1977-1981. These materials are arranged in chronological order.
Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
NMAH.AC.0745
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8860b0d96-9638-4822-89e9-95a857109e7e
NMAH.AC.0745
ACAH
Record ID
ebl-1562715036404-1562715036412-0

  • Images 2 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Archival materials 292 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • 1870s 1 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • 1910s 2 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • 1920s 1 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • 1930s 5 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • 1940s 2 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • 1950s 20 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • 1960s 102 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • 1970s 91 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • 1980s 65 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • 1990s 7 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Daniel H. Meyerson World's Fair Collection 292 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Daniel H. Meyerson World's Fair Collection / Series 1: World Expositions 247 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Daniel H. Meyerson World's Fair Collection / Series 2: Other Celebrations 41 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • CC0 292 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • No 289 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Yes 3 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • ead_component 292 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • 1967 Alaska Centennial Exposition

  • Expo 86, Related Publications

  • United States International Transportation Exposition

  • Expo 75, Ephemera

  • 1965 New York World's Fair, Correspondence

  • Expo 74, Pavilion, Foreign

  • 1965 New York World's Fair, Official Opening Information

  • HemisFair 68, Pavilion, United States

  • Expo 70, Restaurants

  • 1965 New York World's Fair, Photograph

  • Expo 74, Ephemera

  • Expo 70, Souvenir

  • Expo 85, Related Publications

  • Expo 75, Closing Ceremony

  • HemisFair 68, Ephemera

  • Expo 58, Pamplets

  • Canadian National Exhibition

  • 1962 Century 21 Exposition, American Pavillion

  • Expo 70, Tourism

  • Expo 86, Restaurants

  • Expo 74, Pavilions, Foreign

  • Pacific 21, An American Revolution Bicentennial Celebration

  • Expo 74, Information Kit

  • Expo 74, Exhibitions


  1. First page First
  2. Previous page Previous
  3. Page 1
  4. Current page 2
  5. Page 3
  6. Page 4
  7. Page 5
  8. Page 6
  9. Page 7
  10. Page 8
  11. Page 9
  12. Next page Next
  13. Last page Last

Discover More

arrow-up Back to top
Home
  • Facebook facebook
  • Instagram instagram
  • LinkedIn linkedin
  • YouTube youtube

  • Contact Us
  • Job Opportunities
  • Get Involved
  • Inspector General
  • Records Requests
  • Accessibility
  • EEO & Small Business
  • Shop Online
  • Host Your Event
  • Press Room
  • Privacy
  • Terms of Use