International Exhibition of Philadelphia planning documents, 1875
Part of Dawson-Harrington Families Fonds
File includes a memorandum addressed to Mr. Selwyn and a list of articles forwarded by William Fisher for the Canadian Commission regarding the Centennial International Exhibition of 1876. Also includes a list of descriptions of objects for the exhibition catalogue, which includes many descriptions of Indigenous artifacts.
Dawson, George Mercer, 1849-1901
Collection consists of programmes, guides, brochures, catalogues, and other ephemera from various world fairs and international exhibitions, including: Expo '86 Vancouver (1986), Expo '70 Osaka (1970), Exposition internationale in Paris (1937), Franco-British Exhibition (1908), Liverpool (1913), Exhibition universelle (1900), Latin-British Exhibition (1912), Canadian National Exhibition Toronto (1908), Golden Gate Exhibition (1939), New York World's Fair (1939), International Exhibition (1862), Irish International Exhibition (1907), New York Exhibition of the Industry of all Nations (1853), St. Louis World Fair (1904), Universal Exhibition Antwerp (1885), World's Columbian Exhibition in Chicago (1893), International Exhibition of 1876 in Philadelphia (1876), Chicago World's Fair (1934), and British Empire Exhibition (1924). The collection also includes postcards for various other world fairs and international exhibitions, and some country publications.