urn:taro:utsa.00050p11 A Guide to the San Antonio Fair, Inc., Records, 1962-1995 (bulk 1964-1968) Series 11: Oversize Architectural Drawings, Blueprints, and Plans Text converted by SPI Content Sciences Inc., July 2003. Finding aid written in English. October 26, 2005 Edited with XMetal 3 by Traci JoLeigh Drummond according to instructions in TARO 2 EAD Editing Instructions October 26, 2007 Updated by Angela McClendon because of additions and reprocessing. April 28, 2008Collection dates corrected by Angela McClendon in XMetal Author. June 25, 2008 Updated by Angela McClendon in XMetal Author because of addition (Rolled Materials). Descriptive Summary San Antonio Fair, Inc. San Antonio Fair, Inc., Records 1962-1995 (Bulk 1964-1968) Materials are primarily in English, with some materials in Spanish, French, and Portuguese. MS 31 276.4 linear feet (560 boxes) University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections 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. 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. 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.

 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 University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections in 1992 (Acc. 1992-05).

 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.

 Access Restrictions

Researchers are required to wear gloves provided by staff 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.

 Arrangement

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 Series 11: Oversize Architectural Drawings, Blueprints, and Plans [this page] Series 12: Audiovisual Materials Detailed Description of the Series Series 11: Oversize Architectural Drawings, Blueprints and Plans Series Abstract

Materials in this series chiefly originated in the Site Development Department (see: Series 6: Site Development Department), but have been removed to oversize map cases due to size. Materials include architectural drawings, blueprints, and plans of various HemisFair sites, including international pavilions, the Institute of Texan Cultures, Concession Stand Park, Convention Center, a parking structure, and the fairground site as a whole. Some of these oversize items are housed in map cases; others (approximately 20 large oversize plans, posters, and site maps) are rolled up in 4-foot and 6-foot tubes. Also included in this series are artists' portfolios and drawings and sketches of fair scenes.

Materials are arranged into two subseries according to storage area: Small Map Case, Large Map Case, and Loose Materials (rolled-up plans, posters, and site maps), and alphabetically therein.

 Small Map Case 4 1 Beethoven Hall: Floor Plan, Elevation, Section 4 2 Club Abrazo: Floor Plan, Elevation, Section 4 3 Entrance Gate: Floor, Elevation, Section 5 1 Ford Exhibit Building: Floor Plan, Elevation, Section 5 2 Institute of Texan Cultures (Texas Pavilion): Floor Plan, Elevation, Section, Detail 5 3 Institute of Texan Cultures (Texas Pavilion): German Area 6 1 International Building: Floor Plan, Elevation, Section 6 2 Lake Pavilion: Floor Plan, Detail 7 1 Restoration Phase 1: Floor Plan, Elevation, Section 7 2 Restoration Phase 2: Floor Plan, Elevation, Section 8 1 Road Construction IH-37: Plans 8 2 Special Events Plaza: Plans, Sections 8 3 Sky Ride: Plans, Sections, Elevation 9 1 Telephone Center: Plan, Elevation 9 2 Tower Plaza Building: Plans, Details 10 1 VIP Amphitheater: Floor Plan, Section, Elevation 10 2 VOIDS Large Map Case 22 1 Art Drawing (Sketches) 22 2 Concession Stand Park 1: Floor Plan, Elevation, Section 22 3 Concession Stand Park 1: Floor Plan, Elevation, Section 22 4 Convention Center: Floor Plan 23 1 Exhibit (Girard): Elevation, Section 23 2 Food Cluster Part 1: Floor Plan, Elevation, Section 23 3 Food Cluster Part 2: Floor Plan, Elevation, Section 23 4 Fountains and Sculptures: Floor Plan, Elevation, Section 23 5 HemisFair Executive Offices and Press Center: Floor Plan, Elevation, Section 24 2 International Building: Floor Plan, Elevation, Section 24 3 International Exposition, HemisFair 1968: General Site Plan 24 3 Institute of Texan Cultures (Texas Pavilion): Floor Plan, Elevation, Section 25 1 Man and the Universe (Exhibit): Floor Plan, Elevation, Section 25 2 Operations and Support Remodelings: Plans 25 3 Parking Structure: Plans 25 4 Project Y: Floor Plan 25 5 Restoration of Old Building: Floor Plan, Elevation, Section 26 1-3 HemisFair Site Plan, Parts 1-3 27 1 Urban Renewal Plans: Site Plans 27 2 Utilities and Easements: Site Plan Loose Materials HemisFair plans, 1968 Photo aerial of streets in HemisFair area (6 items)HemisFair 1968 site plans (2 items)HemisFair 1968 drawings (2 items)HemisFair 1968 street blocks HemisFair 1968 plat maps HemisFair 1968 plan #14C HemisFair 1968 plan #15 HemisFair 1968 site plan #15 (original and mylar), 1966 November 1 (2 items)HemisFair posters HemisFair 1968 plans - Island Area HemisFair 1968 map (2 items)Lausanne Fair 1964 site plans