Lenox Riley Lohr collection, 1911-1968.

Century of Progress International Exhibition (1933-34 : Chicago, Ill.)

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The Century of Progress Exposition, the World's Fair, was held in Chicago, 1933-1934. From the description of Records, 1933-1934 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232007613 A Century of Progress International Exposition was held in Chicago during the summers of 1933 and 1934. The fair celebrated the scientific and technological advances made in the century since the founding of Chicago in 1833. The main features of the fair included exhibits depicting th...

National Broadcasting Company

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The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American English-language commercial broadcast television and radio network owned by Comcast. The network is headquartered at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, with additional major offices near Los Angeles (at 10 Universal City Plaza), and Chicago (at the NBC Tower). NBC is one of the Big Three television networks, and is sometimes referred to as the "Peacock Network", in reference to its stylized peacock logo, introduced in 1956 to promote the...

Chicago Railroad Fair (1948)

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The Chicago Railroad Fair, held during the summers of 1948 and 1949, was organized through the efforts of the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, Illinois, and its president, Lenox Riley Lohr (1891-1968). It celebrated the centennial of railroading from Chicago westward. The Fair was sponsored by U.S. railroad companies who contributed funds. From the description of Records, 1948-1952. (University of Illinois-Chicago Library). WorldCat record id: 53300076 ...

Lohr, Lenox R. (Lenox Riley), 1891-1968

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Lenox Riley Lohr (1891-1968) made his reputation in Chicago as General Manager of the highly successful 1933-34 Worlds Fair, "A Century of Progress." At the conclusion of the fair, Lohr became President of NBC, New York. He returned to Chicago in 1940 to head the Museum of Science and Industry. Under his direction, the museum achieved international recognition as a showplace of American science and technology. In his twenty-eight years at the museum, Lohr also organized a number of expositions, ...

Museum of science and industry Chicago, Ill.

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Illinois Commission of Higher Education

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The Illinois Higher Education Commission (1955-1957) was created to investigate state higher educational overcrowding and rapid growth. When the commission's appropriation ran out (1957), the General Assembly created the Illinois Commission of Higher Education (1957-1961) to study higher education needs and make legislative recommendations. New commission membership was reduced from eighteen to the nine Governor appointees who made recommendations (1961) which was incorporated into legislation t...

Jane Addams Peace Fund Committee

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