ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT:
An Inventory of Its Records Relating to Minnesota's Participation in the New York World's Fair at the Minnesota Historical Society
Government Records
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| Creator: |
Minnesota. Department of Economic Development.
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| Title: | Records Relating to Minnesota's Participation in the New York World's Fair. |
| Dates: | 1961-1967. |
| Language: | Materials in English. |
| Abstract: | Correspondence, memoranda, planning and status reports, committee minutes and reports, newspaper clippings, news releases,
budgets, audit records, and similar material relating to fund-raising, expenditures, architectural plans, exhibit planning and construction, public
reaction to the exhibits, and other topics concerning Minnesota's pavilion at the 1964-1965 World's Fair in New York. |
| Quantity: | 1.2 cubic feet |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
The North Star World's Fair Corporation was created pursuant to the provisions of the Minnesota nonprofit corporation act. The corporation apparently
worked with the Economic Development Department in developing and operating the pavilion. There is a great deal of correspondence to and from William B.
Farrell, department commissioner. Others active in the project were commissioners James W. Clark and Thomas Swain and University of Minnesota vice president
Stanley Wenberg.
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Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. Department of Economic Development. Records Relating to Minnesota's Participation in the New York World's Fair. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional
examples.
Provenance:
Many of these files were received from the attorney general's office, although they do not appear to have been created there.
They are believed to have come into the possession of a special assistant attorney general for the Economic Development Department.
Accession Information:
Accession numbers: 981-24; 985-34
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 990017104190104294
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION
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| 127.F.10.9B | | Heartland Exhibit. |
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| | Correspondence and Miscellany. 2 folders. |
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| | Minnesota Pavilion, Fact Finding Committee. |
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| | Dayton Sponsored Luncheon. |
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| | Architectural Competition. |
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| | Reports: |
| | | North Star World's Fair Corporation. |
| | | Brochure of Projected Minnesota Pavilion. |
| | | Confidential Status Report, July 11, 1963. |
| | | Budget, Minnesota Pavilion. |
| | | William B. Farrell [early plan for exhibit]. |
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| | Architectural Drawings of Exhibits. |
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| 107.J.9.10F | | North Star World's Fair Corporation Financial Items, 1963-1964. |
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| | Summary of Minnesota's Participation, 1962-1964. |
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| | World's Fair News Bulletins and Clippings, 1962-1965. |
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| | Minnesota Day-World's Fair, 1962-1964. |
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| | Minnesota Day-World's Fair, 1965. |
| | | Includes photo. |
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| | World's Fair Committee File, 1962-1965. 4 folders. |
| | | Great deal of correspondence to and from a Stanley Wenberg, Vice President of University of Minnesota.
North Star Corporation Board of Directors minutes, correspondence, Corporation financial reports, photo. |
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| | Brochure-Projected Minnesota Pavilion, approximately 1964. 1 volume. |
| | | By Dresser and Assocs. Corp. |
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| | Lists-North Star World's Fair Corp. Board of Directors, 1963-1965. |
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| | Audit File, 1964-1965. |
| | | Includes Audit Report by Public Examiner on the North Star World's Fair Corp. and correspondence. |
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| | Dorsey Bros. Suit, 1964-1966. |
| | | Correspondence concerning James R. Dorsey et al. v North Star World's Fair Corp. et al. |
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| | Structural Plastics Corp., 1965. |
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| | New York World's Fair Corp., 1961-1964. |
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| | Inter-office Memos, 1964-1965. |
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| | Minnesota's Participation in World's Fair, 1964. 3 folders. |
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| | Minnesota's Participation in World's Fair, 1965-1966. 2 folders. |
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| | Minnesota's Participation in World's Fair, 1965-1967. |
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| | North Star World's Fair Corp. Meeting Minutes, 1963-1965. 2 folders. |
| | | Includes Corp. By-Laws as well as Executive Committee and Board of Directors meeting minutes. |
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| | Correspondence-Closing of Exhibit, 1964-1966. |
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the
Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics,
persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Topics:
- Exhibitions -- Planning.
- Fund raising -- Minnesota.
- Persons:
- Clark, James W. (James Westfall), 1893-1987.
- Farrell, William B.
- Swain, Tom H.
- Wenberg, Stanley.
- Organizations:
- North Star World's Fair Corporation.
- Meetings:
- New York World's Fair (1964-1965) -- Exhibition buildings.
- Document Types:
- Audits.
- Budgets.
- Clippings.
- Press releases.
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