World's Fair documents, 1935-1936.

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World's Fair documents, 1935-1936.

Documents concerning Higbie's activities as a director of World's Fair. Included are a copy of the bylaws of the Fair; letters addressed to Higbie from World's Fair officials; a 1935 press release; and a list of individuals "Named as Incorporators of the World's Fair Corporation."

13 items (.5 linear ft.)

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New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.)

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"Negro Week" was a program on the contributions of blacks to American culture held at the New York World's Fair in July 1940, and consisted of festivals, exhibitions, song and dance recitals, choral and symphonic music, concerts, religious services, guest speakers, and a children's program. From the description of New York World's Fair Negro Week records, 1940. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122580393 From the guide to the New York World's Fair Negro Week records, 1940, (The...

New York World's Fair 1964-1965 Corporation

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The New York World's Fair of 1964-1965 was held at Flushing Meadows in the Borough of Queens on a site leased from the City of New York. It was conceived in 1958 by a group of New Yorkers who formed a non-profit corporation of some 300 members to provide the start-up capital. Eighty nations participated in the Fair which had the theme 'Man's Achievements in an Expanding Universe'. Robert Moses, who was associated with the earlier World's Fair in New York in 1939-1940, served as the president of ...

Higbie, Robert W.

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A director of the 1939-1940 World's Fair. From the description of World's Fair documents, 1935-1936. (New York State Historical Documents). WorldCat record id: 155479217 ...