Records of the State Agricultural Society, 1868-1953 and the California State Fair and Exposition, 1953-1968
Series 1 Correspondence of the Secretary 1868-1873 1880 1906-1910
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Series 2 Minutes 1858 1872-1959 1963 1965-1966 1968
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Series 3 California State Fair Blue Book 1941
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Series 4 Rosters of Board of Directors and Staff 1965-1966
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Series 5 Correspondence of Exhibit Supervisor 1960-1963
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Series 6 Publicity Department Records 1947
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Series 7 Press Books 1952 1955 1958
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Series 8 Press Releases 1948
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Series 9 Events Schedules 1967-1968
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Series 10 Promotional Advertising 1918
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Series 11 Horse Racing Records 1895 1909-1953 1964-1965
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Series 12 Horse Show Records 1924 1965 1967
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Series 13 Correspondence Relating to Home Economics and Arts 1952
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Series 14 Commercial Exhibits Department Reports 1947 1955 1960
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Series 15 Financial Records 1869-1919 1937-1947 1949 1954-1957
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Series 16 Newspaper Clippings 1921 1929 1937-1941 1961-1963
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Series 17 Master Layout 1947
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Series 18 Minutes 1951-1952
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Series 19 Executive Orders 1937-1948
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Series 20 Exhibitor Files 1948-1952
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Series 21 Correspondence 1951
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California Pacific International Exposition, May 29 - November 11, 1935
Series 1 Exhibition Files 1935
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Series 2 Publicity Files 1935
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Series 3 Correspondence 1935-1936
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Series 4 Financial File 1935-1936
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Background Records for the New California State Exhibition and Fair
Series 1 Historical Summaries of Cal Expo 1960-1967
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Series 2 Background Studies for a New State Fair 1946-1968
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Series 3 Data File Relating to the Establishment of Cal Expo 1964-1965
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California Exposition and Fair Executive Committee (CEFEC) Records
Series 1 Legal and Organizational Records 1964-1968
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Series 2 Minutes 1964-1972
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California Exposition and Fair Corporation (CEFCO) Records
Series 1 Proposed Plans 1957-1968
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Series 2 Financial Files 1950-1969
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Series 3 Minutes 1967-1973
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Series 4 Exhibitor's Files 1966-1973
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Series 5 Interim Activities Files 1964-1973
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Series 6 Publicity Files 1954-1973
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Series 7 Ephemera 1935-1973
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CEFCO Board of Directors Records
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Series 1 Legal and Organizational Records 1964-1968
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Series 2 Minutes 1964-1968
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Series 3 Resolutions 1964-1968
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Series 4 Minutes of Meeting Between Expo Personnel and State Agency Representatives 1965
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Series 5 Outline of Pre-Opening Marketing Objectives and Functions 1965
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Series 6 Annual Reports to CEFEC 1966-1968
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Records of Committees of CEFCO Board of Directors
Series 1 Committees - General 1964-1968
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Series 2 Minutes of Finance and Management Committee 1965-1968
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Series 3 Minutes of Project Management Group 1965-1968
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Series 4 Reports and Memoranda of Project Management Group 1965-1968
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Series 5 Rosters, Minutes, and Reports of Project Management Group Committees 1965-1966
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Series 6 Minutes of Exposition Center Advisory Committee 1966-1968
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Series 7 Minutes of Horse Racing Committee 1968-1969
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Series 8 Minutes of Horse Show Committee 1968
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Series 9 Minutes of Labor Relations Committee 1968
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Series 10 Minutes of Public Relations Committee 1967-1968
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Series 11 Minutes of Ride Committee 1968
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General Records
Series 1 Central Office Records 1957-1968
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General Manager's Records
Series 1 General Correspondence 1965-1968
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Series 2 General Correspondence 1964-1968
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Series 3 Memoranda to Staff and Employees 1966-1968
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Series 4 Intraoffice Memoranda 1967-1968
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Series 5 Background Information 1968
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Series 6 Correspondence with Director of General Services, CEFEC, and CEFEC Executive Officer 1962-1968
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Series 7 Correspondence with and of CEFCO Board of Directors 1965-1968
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Series 8 Correspondence Relating to CEFCO Meetings 19566-1968
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Series 9 Correspondence Relating to General Manager's Speeches 1965-1968
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Series 10 Invitations and Acknowledgments 1965-1967
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Series 11 Staff Correspondence 1965-1968
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Series 12 Budget Data 1966-1967
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Records of the Financial Division
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Series 1 Correspondence of Manager of Finance and Administration 1965-1966
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Series 2 Budget Information 1965-1966
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Series 3 Correspondence of the Secretary - Treasurer 1967-1968
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Series 4 Records of the Secretary - Treasurer 1967-1968
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Series 5 Budget Records 1968-1969
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Series 6 Records of Comptroller 1966-1967
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Records of the Design and Construction Division
Series 1 General Office Records 1966-1968
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Series 2 Director's Correspondence 1968
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Series 3 Building and Area Statistical Report 1966
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Series 4 Correspondence and Information File of Construction Manager 1967-1970
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Series 5 Construction Supervisor's Weekly Activity Reports 1967-1968
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Records of the Marketing Division
Series 1 Director's Correspondence 1966-1968
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Series 2 Director's Correspondence 1966-1968
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Series 3 Marketing Division Progress Report 1967
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Series 4 Correspondence of Promotion and Advertising Manager 1967-1968
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Series 5 Publicity Brochures from Promotion/Advertising Department 1968
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Series 6 Radio/Television Report of Promotion/Advertising, Public Relations Departments 1968
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Series 7 Correspondence of Manager of Exhibit Sales 1966
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Series 8 News Releases of the California State Fair News Bureau 1967-1968
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Series 9 State Fair Concessions Reports 1964-1967
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Series 10 State Fair Commercial Exhibit Report and Information 1965-1967
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Series 11 Advertising Presentation for the California State Fair 1966
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Operations Division Records
Series 1 Correspondence of Director 1964-1968
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Series 2 Security Section Report 1968
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Records of State Fair 1968
Series 1 Correspondence of Managing Director 1968
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Series 2 Correspondence of Program Coordinator 1968
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Series 3 Correspondence of Assistant Program Coordinator 1968
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Series 4 Correspondence of Special Events Coordinator 1968
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Series 5 General Records of Special Events Department 1968
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Records of Staff Level Committees
Series 1 Minutes of Various Staff Level Committees 1965-1968
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Records of non-CEFCO Committees
Series 1 Minutes of Various Non-CEFCO Committees 1965-1968
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Audiovisual and Photographic Materials of the California State Fair
Series 1 Photographs 1910-1966
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Series 2 State Fair Motion Pictures 1967
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Series 3 Drawings of the Old State Fair Site on Stockton Blvd 1907-1966
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1. Administration M1 243 4/4/38
1-8 243 12/20/37
D1-D5 243 12/20/37
S1-S7, M1-M3, E1, E2 243 12/20/37
A.D. 243 n.d.
CO#4 243 6/9/38
CO#5 243 7/14/38
*1 of 2 243 7/20/38
CO#7 243 7/22/38
1 of 1 243 7/18/38
Elect CO#6 243 8/16/38
CO#3 243 5/18/38
A.D. 11 243 5/27/38
CO#8 243 8/16/38
A.D. 10 243 n.d.
1 of 1 243 2/2/38
E1 243 4/8/38
M1 243 3/2/38
1 of 1 884 6/5/42
2. Agricultural Pavilion 1, 4-10 none 2/18/18
D1-D8 none 2/18/18
S1-S6 none 1/24/18
M1-M5 none 2/18/18
E1-E5 none 3/20/18
3. Bleachers, Ramps, & Stairs
Bleachers 1-3 307 5/9/38
D1 307 5/9/38
S1-S4 307 5/9/38
Metal Work 1 of 1 none 7/21/38
Misc. Iron 1 of 1 none 5/26/38
Reinforcing steel 1 of 1 none n.d.
Rampstairs 1, 2, S1 147 5/11/37
Elevation 1 of 1 none 6/18/37
Reinforced steel 1 of 1 none n.d.
4. Comfort Stations 1 of 1 704 4/10/41
E1 704 5/12/41
5. Concession Stands
Soft Drink Stand
Sheet Metal 1 of 1 none 7/21/39
Misc. Steel 1 of 1 none 7/19/39
1-Req. 1 of 1 467 7/10/39
Plot Plan 1 of 1 467 7/15/39
Bottleneck Booth
Misc. Steel Work 1 of 1 none 7/11/39
Sheet metal 1 of 1 none 7/12/39
Bottleneck Stand A 1 of 1, S1 467 7/10/39
Educ. Bldg. 1 of 1 467 7/13/39
Misc. Iron Work 1 of 1 none 7/19/39
Concession Stand North 1 of 1 none 6/6/40
P1, E1 467 7/12/39
Misc. Iron Work 1 of 1 none 5/27/40
Concession Stand South 1 of 1 none 5/28/40
Outdoor Sign S1 467 5/14/40
Screened Restaurant 1, 2 467 7/15/39
1 of 1 none 7/18/39
Check Stand (Revised) 1 of 1 467 7/21/39
1 of 1 467 7/14/39
Cigar, Candy, Snowcone 1 of 1 467 7/10/39
Soft Drink Stand 1 of 1 467 7/10/39
Hot Dog Stand 1 of 1 467 7/10/39
Watermelon Stand 1 of 1 467 7/10/39
Small Restaurant 1 of 1 467 7/11/39
6. Counties Building
Air Conditioning H1, H2, E1 3450SC 5/11/54
7. Dairy Exhibits Building & Barns
CO#5 1 of 1 none 8/3/38
CO#6 1 of 1 249 8/2/38
Plumbing CO#3 1 of 1 249 5/31/38
Plumbing CO#2 1 of 1 249 5/23/38
Plumbing CO#4 1 of 1 249 6/14/38
1-4, D1, D2 S1, S2, ME1249 2/7/38
S3 249 2/7/38
1st Floor Plan none none n.d.
Dairy Building 1-3, M1, 1MA none 6/17/11
Detail Sheets 1-5 none 6/17/11
Dairy Barn 2, 3, M1 none 6/14/11
8. Floriculture Building
Floral Work Room 1 of 1 704 7/23/41
Hall Flower's Office 1 of 1 none 7/31/41
Bending Diag. Steel 1, 2 none 4/15/41
Floriculture 1, 2 704 4/11/41
D1, S1 704 4/11/41
E1, Rev E1 704 4/10/41, 5/9/41
Fair Grds. Service Agree 1 of 1 none 6/26/41
9. 4-H & FAA Buildings
Dining & Kit. Unit 1 of 1 428 4/3/40
Concession Stand 1 of 1 428 5/3/40
Admin. Bldg. Lettering 1 of 1 428 6/22/39
Flag Poles AD1, AD2 428 11/39
Admin. Bldg. 1 of 1 428 11/10/39
Plaque-Dedication 1 of 1 428 7/1/39
Plot Plan 1A 428 4/4/39
Admin. Bldgs. D1, S1-S3, ME1, ME2 428 4/4/39
Judging Rings 1 of 1, S1, ME1 428 4/10/39
Goat Barn 1 of 1 428 7/1/40
S1 428 7/1/40
Poultry Exhibit 2 428 4/4/39
Sheep & Swine Exh. 1 of 1 428 4/4/39
Cattle Exh. 1, 2 428 4/4/39
Poultry Bldgs. S1 428 4/4/39
Sheep, Swine, Cattle S1, S2 428 4/4/39
Judging Ring #7 & #8 1, 2, S1, S2 428 4/4/39
4-H Club & FFA 1, 3-7, D1-D3, S1-S6, 3-9, D1-D5, S1-S7 none none
Plumbing Drainage M1, M2 none none
Manhole frame and cover M1 166 4/5/40
Stone Monument 1 of 1 428 11/17/39
Tree Planting 1 of 1 428 7/26/40
Drinking fount. details 1 of 1 428 4/9/40
Grds. improvement 1 of 1 428 11/9/39
1 of 1 428 12/9/39
1-3 428 8/19/40
Water & Sewer M1 428 5/16/39
Water Dist. System M1 428 3/15/40
M1 428 4/8/40
Plumbing M1-M3 428 5/5/39
Elect. Serv. Plot Plan E1 428 7/6/39
Elect. Diagrams E1-E2428 4/14/39
Comfort Stations A & B unnumbered none 4/8/40
Detail Judging Rings 7 & 8 AD1 428 2/20/40
1 of 1 428 11/14/39
Detail Wood Pens 1 of 1 428 9/13/39
10.Governor's Hall
Alter. Air Conditioning M1-M4 3919GC-5 8/8/57
Air Cond. Gov. Hall M1-M3, E2, E1 3919GC-5 6/1/56
Assembly Bldg.
Elect. CO#1 E1 264 4/8/38
Elect. CO#2 EL 264 5/21/38
Plumbing CO#1 M1 264 4/4/38
Heating CO#1 M1 264 3/10/38
CO#1 1 & 2 264 4/1/38
Heating & Ventilating 1, 3-13, D1-D5 264 2/7/38
S1-11, M1, M2, E1-E3 264 2/7/38
11. Grandstand
Alter. Scheme 1A-3A, 4-8 107 2/5/26
Elect. Layout E1, E2 107 2/5/26
Alter. Elect. Layout E1, E2, S1-S10 107 2/5/26
Layout for Pari-Mutuel 2 sheets none 1947
Plumbing Diagram M1 none 2/5/26
Alter. Scheme S1A-S4A none 2/5/26
Seating Plan 1 of 1 none 7/5/35
First Floor Plan 2 sheets none 11/9/26
Add. to Grand-Stand 1-7 239 12/20/37
Grandstand 1-3 107 2/5/26
Elevation 1 of 1 none 8/27/12
1-6 none 8/8/11
Rear Elev. 1 of 1 none n.d.
Temp. Grandstand 1 152 6/27/12
Full Size Detail Entrance 1 of 1 107 7/14/26
CO#1 1B, S1B-S4B 107 3/17/26
Second Floor Plan 1 of 1 none 7/21/27
Proposed Layout 1 of 1 none 2/25/30
Port. of 2nd Floor 1 of 1 none 1/31/33
Cafeteria sheet 2 209 8/17/26
CO#13 1 of 1 107 8/23/26
Grandstand Layout 1 of 1 none n.d.
Horse Show 1 of 1 none 1947
First Floor Plan 1 of 1 none 1/16/46
Second Floor Plan 1 of 1 none 1/16/46
Grandstand additions
Pipe Rail 1 of 1 none 6/6/38
Excavating plan 1 of 1 none 12/41/?
Alt. to clear site 1 of 1 259 11/17/37
First Floor Ramp 1 of 1 none 2/20/35
Gas & Water Lines 1 of 1 239 2/18/38
M1 239 2/21/38
Alt. of Toilets 1 of 1 none n.d.
Bridge 1 of 1 none 4/6/37
Proposed ramp 1 of 1 none n.d.
CO#1 1 of 1 430 5/8/39
Seating Plan 1-2, S1 430 3/13/39
Elect. Diagram 1 of 1 467 7/31/39
CO#1 1 of 1 239 2/7/38
Add. to Grandstand D1-D4, S1-S3 239 12/20/39
S4 239 12/20/39
S5, S6 239 12/20/39
S7 239 12/20/39
S8-S10 239 12/20/39
S11 239 12/20/39
M1, M2, E1, E1, E2 239 12/20/39
12. Horse Show
Alt. to horse show entrance AD1 of 2467 6/20/39
AD2 of 2 467 6/20/39
List of bolts required Sheet 1 467 6/23/39
Misc. Improv. 1 of 1 467 6/15/39
S1 of 1 467 6/15/39
13. Livestock Bldgs.
Add. Livestock Bldg. 2 Sheet 1 1 2/2/31
1-7 1 2/2/31
S1-S4 1 2/2/31
M1-M2 1 2/2/31
New transformer room 1 of 1 555 1/16/40
Electrical diagram E-1 555 3/7/40
CO#1 M-1-A 30 4/9/30
CO#2 M-1 30 6/2/30
CO#6 1 of 1 30 6/24/30
CO --- --- 5/8/30
Proposed layout 6 sheets --- 4/7/30
CO#1 2 of 2 --- 3/19/30
Judging ring #2 1 of 1 30 7/28/31
Judging ring #1 1 of 1 30 4/30/31
Restaurant 1 of 1 --- 8/18/31
New door unit 1 of 1 --- 7/28/41
Layout Sheet A --- n.d.
Floor plans 1 to 8 30 1/23/30
Livestock unit S1 to S3 30 1/23/30
Plumbing & drainage M1 to M2 30 1/31/30
Electrical E1 and E2 30 1/31/30
Roughing in sink --- --- 8/24/31
Major repairs to barn C1, C2 AL01 001 C-12 1/31/64
E1 AL01 001 C-12 2/5/64
C1 AL01 001 C-13 3/1/65
14. Agricultural Park
Add. water piping --- --- 4/18/31
15. Machinery Bldg. 1-8, 11-15, M1, E1&E2 41 1/21/28
1st unit of exhibit bldg. remodel 1 of 1, S1, M1, M2, E1 2801GC 6/2/52
Entrance to bldg Sheet 2129 6/25/28
Completion of pump wing, machinery bldg S1 153 6/10/37
Detail showing temp. repair for broken bottom chord of roof truss --- --- 8/24/39
Sketch plate washer to chord --- --- 6/8/23
Detail of counter --- --- n.d.
Misc. iron --- --- 6/2/37
Junction box --- --- 7/10/24
16. Machinery Hall 1-10, 1S-9S66 5/15/09
D1-D7--- ---
1S to 9S--- ---
D1-D7 66 5/15/09
Directional elevations --- --- n.d.
Gas engine exhaust headers --- 66 8/12/12
17. Poultry, Pigeon, & Rabbit Exhibit Bldg.
Revision to existing exit door 1 of 1 3186GC 7/9/54
CO#3 1 of 1 3186GC 10/19/53
CO#5 1 of 1 3186GC 1/13/54
Gutters & Downspouts 1 of 1 3186GC 2/24/54
Detail of portion of bldg. D1 3186GC 4/21/53
Mechanical layout & plot plan M1 & M2 3186GC 4/21/53
Foundation, floor plan & detail of poultry bldg. S1 & S2 3186GC 4/21/53
Electrical E1 & E2 3186GC 4/21/53
Complete plan of bldg. 1 to 520 2/21/31
S1 to S2 20 2/21/31
Elevation --- --- 6/3/07
Truss detail --- --- 6/3/07
CO#1 Sheet 1 & 2 --- 6/12/16
Additions Sheet 1-4 --- 4/25/16
Grd floor plan M-1 --- 5/5/16
E-1 --- 5/29/16
CO#1 1 of 1 562 7/1/40
Additions 1 of 1 562 4/15/40
D1 562 4/15/40
S1 562 4/15/40
Plumbing & electrical M-E-1 20 2/21/31
18. Press Radio Bldg.
Staking plan, construction & planting plan 1, 2 & L1 663 4/12/41
Complete bldg. plan 1-4, E1 705 4/14/41
Add. details AD 1 of 1 705 4/14/41
AD 2 of 1 705 7/16/41
Foundation plan 1R of 1 705 5/27/41
Add. details AD 3 705 7/25/41
AD 4 705 7/30/41
AD 5 705 8/11/41
Revised gutter detail 1 705 7/22/41
Bending diagram beam steel sheet 1 --- 4/15/41
Trussed rafter sheet 1 --- 2/6/42
Plumbing diagram M-1 705 4/14/41
Exhaust ventilation M-1 705 2/27/42
19. Red Cross Bldg.
Plot plan --- --- n.d.
--- --- n.d.
--- --- n.d.
CO#1 1 of 1 467 7/10/39
D1 & D2 467 6/8/39
E-P-1 of 1 467 6/8/39
Electrical Fixtures 1 of 1 467 7/28/29
20. Restaurant Bldg.
Building plans 1-3, S1-S2, ME1 31 5/5/30
Metal signs 4 sheets --- 8/18/30
21. Services
Typical drains & manholes *1 of 2 663 n.d.
Plot plan for WPA work 1 of 1 663 3/3/41
Entrance gates 1 & 2 of 2 663 5/6/41
S1 663 5/6/41
E1 663 5/6/41
Mechanical service M1 663 4/29/41
Ground improvement planting plan AD1 663 3/3/41
22. Two Exhibit Bldgs.
Sprinkler system M1 3051GC 6/24/53
Grds. improvement 1 of 1 3051GC 7/9/53
Gen. plot plan sup. 1 1 of 1 3051GC 7/16/53
Ceiling at rear entries 1 of 1 3051GC 6/8/53
General plot plan sup. 2 1 of 1 3051GC 2/8/54
Partial plumbing plan M1 3051GC 6/24/53
Cornice & decking detail 1 of 1 3051GC 3/27/53
CO#5 shutter detail 1 of 1 3051GC 4/17/53
CO#6 changes to opening wall 1 of 1 3051GC 5/12/53
CO#7 plan 1 of 1 3051GC 6/16/53
CO#9 1 of 2 3051GC 12/4/53
Elect. CO#2 E1 of 1 3051GC 4/10/53
Foundation plan & details --- 3051GC 3/5/53
Elevation & sections 3 to 5 3051GC 1/16/53
Cornice & louver details D1 & D2 3051GC 1/16/53
Floor & foundation plan S1-S6 3051GC 1/16/53
Plot plan-services P1, P2 3051GC 1/20/53
Electrical floor plan E1-E4 3051GC 1/16/53
23. Women's Bldg.
Building plans 1-6, S1-S5, M1, E1 --- 1/25/16
Full size details D1-19, 1 of 1 --- 12/28/15
Emergency repair S1 GS08 001 D 1/31/66