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PLAN 059: World's Fairs: Digitized Archival Collections

Archival Collections - General

Library of Congress
"The Library of Congress is the largest library in the world, with millions of books, recordings, photographs, newspapers, maps and manuscripts in its collections." Many of the items in the collection are available online.
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Search tips: Use the search box at the top, then refine your results by "Available Online." You can refine further by format, date, etc.
Digital Public Library of America
A collection of digitized photographs, books, maps, works of art, oral histories, and much more from libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural heritage institutions across the U.S.
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Search tips: Use the search box, then refine your search using the options in the left-hand column.

A Treasury of World's Fair Art & Architecture
Digitized resources from the World's Fair Collection in the Special Collections of the University of Maryland.
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Search tips: Go to the "Search the Database" tab in the upper right to search, then filter by specific fair and type of document.
Larson World's Fair digitized collection
Digitized images of photographs, postcards, posters, and more from the Donald G. Larson Collection on International Expositions and Fairs," Cal-State Fresno.
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Search tips: Browse the collection by date and location of the fair.
New York Public Library Digital Collections
A database of digitized materials, including prints, photographs, maps, manuscripts, video, etc. Use this portal to search for New York World's Fair 1939-40 or to search for materials pertaining to other fairs.
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Search tips: Searching for "New York World's Fair" will take you to the New York World's Fair 1939-40 Records collection. You can also use this database to search for materials about fairs held in other cities.