Louisiana Purchase Exposition records, 1903-1906 | Louisiana Research Collection

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Collection Overview

Title: Louisiana Purchase Exposition records, 1903-1906

ID: LaRC/Manuscripts Collection 830

Primary Creator: Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission.

Extent: 1.0 Boxes

Arrangement: The collection is arranged by topic, as follows: minutes (chronologically), letters (chronologically), invitations (alphabetically), Hostess Association, other records. The collection consists of one box.

Date Acquired: 00/00/1939

Subjects: Glenk, Robert., Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.), Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission., Louisiana State Museum., Stubbs, William C.

Forms of Material: Correspondence., Invitations., Minutes., Newsletters.

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The collection consists of material relating to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition held in St. Louis, Missouri in 1904 collected by William C. Stubbs, Executive Commissioner of the Louisiana Board of Commissioners, as well as his assistant, Robert Glenk. This collection contains meeting minutes (1903-1906), letters of acceptance and other correspondence, (1904-1906) as well as invitations to state days and openings and from foreign countries. In addition, there is an invitation booklet with images of some of the sites, including the Palace of Machinery and the Japanese Gardens; there are also the administrative papers of the Hostesses Association.

Biographical Note

The Louisiana Board of Commissioners for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis Missouri in 1904 was headed by William C. Stubbs, executive commissioner. His assistant was Robert Glenk. The material in the exhibit eventually formed the nucleus of the Louisiana State Museum, which was established in 1907. The Exposition itself celebrated the centennial of the Louisiana Purchase (1803), one year late. It was delayed from a planned opening in 1903 to 1904, to allow for full-scale participation by more states and foreign countries.

Subject/Index Terms

Glenk, Robert.
Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.)
Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission.
Louisiana State Museum.
Stubbs, William C.

Administrative Information

Repository: Louisiana Research Collection

Access Restrictions: Collection is open to the public. No known restrictions.

Use Restrictions: Physical rights are retained by the Louisiana Research Collection. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.

Preferred Citation: Louisiana Purchase Exposition records, Manuscripts Collection 830, Louisiana Research Collection, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118.

Processing Information: Collection processed in 1991 by HB and ML.

Finding Aid Revision History: Finding aid information entered in Archon by LAC Group in 2011.

Box and Folder Listing

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Box 1: Louisiana Purchase Exposition records

Folder 1: Minutes of the Louisiana Board of Commissioners, 1903-1906
Folder 2: Letters of acceptance and other correspondence, 1904-1906
Folder 3: Invitations to state days and openings: states A-M
Folder 4: Invitations to state days and openings: states N-Z
Folder 5: Invitations: foreign countries
Folder 6: Invitation booklet: Palace of Machinery: Contains pictures of the Palace of Machinery, the Japanese Gardens, and an unidentified building.
Folder 7: Other records
Folder 8: Hostesses Association: constitution and by-laws

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