The World's Columbian Exposition : a centennial bibliographic guide
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The World's Columbian Exposition : a centennial bibliographic guide
（Bibliographies and indexes in American history, no. 26）
Greenwood Press, 1996
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In 1893, the World's Columbian Exposition had a profound impact on urban planning and the Beaux-Arts period of American architecture. The fair introduced the Ferris Wheel, Cracker Jacks, and fiberglass. Yet today, except for one building and a grassy park, all that remains is the legacy of printed material dispersed throughout the country. This reference guide, intended for historians, librarians, and collectors, provides access to that legacy. The introduction summarizes the Exposition's influence. The bibliography, arranged to allow researchers to browse topics broadly, describes over 6,000 books, journal articles, and other materials. A directory of special collections of fair-related materials is also included.
Newspaper and magazine articles, books, dissertations, drawings, photographs, maps, letters, documents, and collections of memorabilia—these provide the enduring heritage of the fair. This guide provides information on all aspects of that heritage. In addition to the bibilography itself, an extensive introduction discusses the influence the fair has had on America. Illustrations provide a visual portrayal of the fair. A directory of special collections of fair-related materials provides an inventory of each collection, along with addresses and telephone numbers. This book is the only comprehensive reference guide to the World's Columbian Exposition.
Table of Contents
Preface
List of Journals Indexed (selected)
Introduction
General Works on the Fair
General Works on Chicago, Statistics of the Fair, and Relation to Other World's Fairs
Creating the Fair: Works on the Creation of the World's Columbian Exposition
Events, Ceremonies, and Special Days at the Fair
Controversies and Major Disputes
Public Comfort, Fire and Security Services, Medical and Food Operations, and Lodging
Buildings and Exhibits of Agriculture, Fish and Fisheries, Forestry and Horticulture
Electricity at the Fair: The Electricity Building, Exhibits, and Uses of Electricity
The Fine Arts Building and Fine Arts Exhibits at the Fair
The Department of Liberal Arts and Ethnology: Building and Exhibits on Liberal Arts
The Department of Manufactures and Machinery
Military Exhibits at the Fair
The Department of Mines and Mining: Buildings and Exhibits
Performing Arts
Transportation: Buildings, Exhibits and Uses, Both in and to the Fair
Women at the Fair
States and Territories of the United States: Participation and Planning, Building, and Exhibits at the Fair
Foreign Participation
United States Government: Participation and Planning, Buildings, and Exhibits at the Fair
The Midway Plaisance, Ferris Wheel, and Buffalo Bill's Wild West
Christopher Columbus: Works on Columbus, Artifacts and Dedicatory Materials, the Caravels of Columbus, and the Convent of La Rabida
Photography at the Fair
Literature: Including Works of Prose, Poetry, and Fiction about, or Relating to, the Fair
People at the Fair: Biographies, Reports of Visits and Accounts of People at, or Relating to the Fair
The World's Congress Auxiliary
Aftermath of the Fair
SC1: Collections of Archives and Manuscripts
SC2: Collections of Ephemera and Exhibit Materials
SC3: Collections of Photographs and Illustrations
Appendix 1: Recent Finds and Miscellaneous Items
Appendix 2: Firsts of the Fair
Appendix 3: Special Days at the Fair
Appendix 4: Statistics and Trivial Data
Index
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