Box 4
Container
Contains 5 Collections and/or Records:
A Century of Progress International Exposition, 1930 - 1934
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 531, Series 5
Scope and Contents
This series contains material Arvill W. Bitting collected as Director of Food Exhibits at the Century of Progress International Exposition. Material includes photographs and photobooks of the exposition, and various publications from or abut the Century of Progress, including exhibit brochures, official guidebooks, world’s fair news bulletins, and magazine articles.
Also included are exhibit planning documents created during Arvill W. Bitting's time as Director of Food Exhibits.
Also included are exhibit planning documents created during Arvill W. Bitting's time as Director of Food Exhibits.
Dates:
1930 - 1934
Photographs, 1933 - 1934
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 531, Series 5, Sub-series 3
Scope and Contents
Materials contained in this sub-series include photographs and photobooks of exhibits, buildings, and sculptures built for and displayed at the Century of Progress exposition.
Dates:
1933 - 1934
Photograph Books, 1933 - 1934
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 531, Series 5, Sub-series 3, File 2
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Materials contained in this sub-series include photographs and photobooks of exhibits, buildings, and sculptures built for and displayed at the Century of Progress exposition.
Dates:
1933 - 1934
World's Fair in Pictures, 1933
File — Box: 4, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSF 531, Series 5, Sub-series 3, File 1
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Materials contained in this sub-series include photographs and photobooks of exhibits, buildings, and sculptures built for and displayed at the Century of Progress exposition.
Dates:
1933
Arvill W. Bitting Collection on World Expositions and Fairs
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 531
Scope and Contents
The Arvill W. Bitting Collection on World Expositions and Fairs includes promotional materials, newspaper articles, publications, photographs, and exhibit planning materials pertaining to World Fairs held in the United States. The majority of the material is on the 1933-1934 Century of Progress International Exposition held in Chicago, where Bitting worked as director of food exhibits.Materials of note include newspaper articles and photographs from the Golden Gate International...
Dates:
circa 1876-1948