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Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.)

 Organization

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Bessie Barnes papers

 Collection
Identifier: Dance-MS-Barnes
Abstract

Photographs, newspaper reviews and miscellaneous personal items relating to Bessie Barnes, producer of nightclub theatrical reviews in Chicago and Milwaukee in the 1920s and 1930s.

Dates: 1896-1992

Century of Progress Exposition brochures and ephemera

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Century of Progress
Abstract

Brochures, programs, maps, newsclippings, souvenirs, tickets, and stamps created during the Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago, 1933 to 1934.

Dates: 1933-1934

John I. Monroe collection of exposition postcards

 Collection
Identifier: Modern-MS-Monroe Exposition
Abstract

This collection includes over 9,800 postcards and related ephemera documenting International Expositions and World's Fairs beginning in the late 19th and continuing throughout the 20th century. Both American and European expositions are well represented in addition to smaller trade shows and local fairs.

Dates: 1876-1986

Ora Snyder papers

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Snyder
Abstract

Writings, speeches, photographs, promotional materials, and artifacts documenting the career of Ora Snyder (1876-1948), a Chicago candy maker founder of Mrs. Snyder’s Candies in 1909. Snyder was a pioneer in marketing and promoting candy, and often gave lectures on being a woman business owner.

Dates: 1887-1955; Majority of material found within 1910-1945

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  • Subject: Manuscripts, American -- Illinois -- Chicago X

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Photographs -- 1901-1950 2
Advertising -- Candy 1
Brochures -- 1901-1950 1
Business enterprises -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
Businesswomen -- Illinois -- Chicago 1