Inventory of the Exhibits and Expositions collection
S.0438
Exhibits and Expositions collection
Finding aid prepared by Andrew Berger, Archival Intern
California Academy of Sciences Archives
55 Music Concourse Drive
Golden Gate Park
San Francisco, CA, 94118
415-379-5484
library@calacademy.org
June 30, 2010
Descriptive Summary
Title: Exhibits and Expositions collection
Collection number: S.0438
Repository:
California Academy of Sciences Archives
55 Music Concourse Drive
Golden Gate Park
San Francisco, CA 94118
Languages: Materials are in English.
Physical Description:
2.73 Cubic feet
2 archives boxes, 1 half-size archives box, 1 legal archives box, 2 flat archives boxes, 1 card box, 2 oversize folders, 2
oversized framed items
Date (inclusive): 1867-1939
Language of materials: Materials are in English.
Abstract: The collection consists of materials relating to international exhibitions and expositions. The bulk of the materials relate
to three expositions held in San Francisco, California: the California Midwinter Fair (1894), the Pan-Pacific International
Exposition (1915), and the Golden Gate Inernational Exposition (1939-1940). The collection also includes materials relating
to other international expositions held in North America and Europe between 1867 and 1939, including the World's Columbian
Exposition in Chicago (1893).
Scope and content
The collection consists of materials relating to international exhibitions and expositions. The bulk of the materials relate
to three expositions held in San Francisco, California: the California Midwinter Fair (1894), the Pan-Pacific International
Exposition (1915), and the Golden Gate Inernational Exposition (1939-1940). The collection also includes materials relating
to other international expositions held in North America and Europe between 1867 and 1939, including the World's Columbian
Exposition in Chicago (1893).
The collection consists primarily of publications, newspaper and magazine clippings, photographs, postcards, illustrations,
maps, and ephemera such as tickets, souvenirs, coins, medals, and pins. The collection also includes some memoranda and correspondence
relating to the Golden Gate International Exposition and its Pacific House building, and to the 1994 exhibition marking the
centennial of the California Midwinter Fair.
Conditions governing access
Access is unrestricted.
Reproduction
All requests subject to limitations noted in departmental policies on reproduction.
Preferred citation
[collection name], Special Collections, California Academy of Sciences Library, San Francisco, CA
Subjects and Indexing Terms
California Midwinter International Exposition (1894 : San Francisco, Calif.)
Golden Gate International Exposition (1939-1940 : San Francisco, Calif.)
Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915 : San Francisco, Calif.)
Photographs
Postcards
Posters
San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)
Exhibitions
Mixed materials 1
California Midwinter Fair
1894 and 1993-1994
Physical Description:
1 half-size archives box
Graphic materials 3-4, Mixed materials 2
Pan-Pacific Expo
1913-1916
Physical Description:
1 archives box, 2 oversized framed items
Mixed materials 3
Golden Gate Expo
1938-1940
Physical Description:
1 archives box
Mixed materials 4
Golden Gate Expo and miscellaneous fairs
1867-1939
Physical Description:
1 legal archives box
Mixed materials 5
Photographs and photographic postcards
1894-1940
Physical Description:
1 flat archives box
Scope and content
Includes materials relating to the California Midwinter Fair, the Pan-Pacific Exposition, and the Golden Gate Exposition.
Mixed materials 6
Oversize publications, clippings, and plates
1894-1989
Physical Description:
1 flat archives box
Scope and content
Includes materials relating to the California Midwinter Fair, the Pan-Pacific Exposition, the Golden Gate Exposition, and
miscellaneous fairs.
Mixed materials 7
Pan-Pacific Expo Closing Day Pin and two unknown medals
1915
Physical Description:
1 card box
Mixed materials 1
Newspapers and newspaper clippings
1914-1940
Physical Description:
1 oversize folder
Scope and content
Includes materials relating to the Pan-Pacific Exposition and the Golden Gate Exposition.
Mixed materials 2
Oversize maps, posters, and brochures
circa 1876-1939
Physical Description:
1 oversize folder
Scope and content
Includes materials relating to the Pan-Pacific Exposition, the Golden Gate Exposition, and miscellaneous fairs.
