A Guide to the San Antonio Fair, Inc., Records, 1962-1995 (bulk 1964-1968)
Series 10: Ephemera
Descriptive Summary |
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| Creator | San Antonio Fair, Inc. | |
| Title: | San Antonio Fair, Inc., Records | |
| Dates: | 1962-1995 | |
| Creator Abstract: | San Antonio Fair, Inc., incorporated in December 1962 to formally organize the planning, fundraising and designing of HemisFair '68 (the 1968 World's Fair) in San Antonio, Texas. | |
| Content Abstract: | The records of the San Antonio Fair, Inc., document the planning, lobbying, financing and construction of HemisFair '68. The records consist of correspondence, meeting minutes, committee reports, financial records, newspaper and magazine articles, press releases, photographic materials, blueprints, maps and plats, artwork, oral history interview transcripts, scrapbooks of clippings and ephemera, and audiovisual materials (film and sound recordings). Most of the records predate the opening of the fair. | |
| Identification: | MS 31 | |
| Extent: | 276.4 linear feet (560 boxes) | |
| Language | Materials are primarily in English, with some materials in Spanish, French, and Portuguese. | |
| Repository: | University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections | |
Arrangement |
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| Due to size, this inventory has been divided into 12 separate units which can be accessed by clicking on the highlighted text below. More information about the collection as a whole, including a detailed chronology of HemisFair events from 1962-1967, can be found on the Homepage. | ||
| Homepage | ||
| Series 1: Executive Officers | ||
| Series 2: Comptroller's Office | ||
| Series 3: Legal Department | ||
| Series 4: Entertainment Department | ||
| Series 5: Visitor and Exhibitor Relations Department | ||
| Series 6: Site Development Department | ||
| Series 7: Public Relations Department (part 1) | ||
| Series 7: Public Relations Department (part 2) | ||
| Series 8: Printed Materials, Scrapbooks, and Other Volumes | ||
| Series 9: Trinity University Library Administrative Files | ||
| Series 10: Ephemera [this page] | ||
| Series 11: Oversize Architectural Drawings, Blueprints, and Plans | ||
| Series 12: Audiovisual Materials | ||
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
Researchers are required to wear gloves provided by the Archives when reviewing photographic materials.
Original audiovisual materials are closed to patron use. Some use copies are available in the collection.
Otherwise, there are no restrictions on these materials.
Usage Restrictions
Permission to publish material from the San Antonio Fair, Inc., Records must be obtained from University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections.
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], San Antonio Fair, Inc., Records, 1962-1995 (Bulk 1964-1968), MS 31, University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections.
Acquisition Information
The San Antonio Fair, Inc. Records were donated to the Trinity University Library in October 1968, immediately following the closing of HemisFair '68. The records came to Trinity from the executive offices of San Antonio Fair, Inc., at the fair's headquarters in the German-English School. They remained at the Trinity University Library until May 1985. During this time, many records were lost due to mold and a lack of proper preservation. When the records were transferred to the San Antonio Public Library (SAPL) in 1985, they were stored in the Library's Hertzberg annex, where they were reboxed and given some preservation treatment. The SAPL donated the records to the University of Texas at San Antonio Library, Special Collections and Archives Department, in 1992 (Acc. 1992-05).
Processing Information
Processed by T. Matthew De Waelsche, April 1998, and Angela McClendon, October 2007.
This collection was processed with support from Marshall Steves of San Antonio, Tex. Preservation reformatting of audiovisual materials was completed in 2007 with support from the National Film Preservation Foundation and the Institute of Texan Cultures.
Accessions described in this finding aid: 1992-05, 1998-06, 1998-42, 2001-41, 2004-27.
Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, and TARO 2 EAD Editing Instructions.
Detailed Description of the Series