Chicago World's Fair 1992 Authority records, ca. 1982-1985.

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Chicago World's Fair 1992 Authority records, ca. 1982-1985.

Correspondence, reports, minutes, and other records of the Chicago World's Fair 1992 Authority, an agency established by the State of Illinois to plan a world's fair to be held in Chicago in 1992; plus sound recordings of hearings, public programs, and personal interviews with fair planners. The collection also contains records of the non-profit Chicago World's Fair 1992 Corporation that preceded the existence of the Authority; and studies conducted and printed by Arthur D. Little and Arthur Anderson, accountants and business consultants.

81 sound microcassettes.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8080435

Chicago History Museum

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World's Fair (1992 : Chicago, Ill.)

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Chicago World's Fair--1992 Authority

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Planning for the fair to be known as the Age of Discovery International Exposition ended in 1985. An independent, non-profit Chicago World's Fair 1992 Corporation was established in the early 1980s to begin planning a 1992 fair. Its functions merged into the official Illinois state agency known as the Chicago World's Fair--1992 Authority, when that agency was established (with similar personnel). After the Authority ceased to exist as a governmental agency, the fair planners resumed operations b...

Chicago World's Fair-1992 Corporation

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Tribune Company

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Arthur D. Little, Inc.

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Arthur Anderson & Co.

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