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

Scope and Contents: 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.