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RG 080, Commission for Jamestown Tercentennial Exposition
Inventory of Records
Finding aid prepared by Connecticut State Library staff.
Copyright © 2008 by the Connecticut State Library
Overview of the Collection |
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| Repository: | Connecticut State Library |
| Creator: | Connecticut. Commission, Jamestown Ter-centennial Exposition (1907) |
| Title: | Commission for Jamestown Tercentennial Exposition records |
| Dates: | 1905-1908 |
| Quantity: | 3 cubic feet |
| Abstract: | The Jamestown Tercentennial Exposition was held in Hampton Roads, Virginia, April 29 to November 30, 1907, to celebrate the three hundredth anniversary of the first English-speaking colony. |
| Identification: | RG080 |
| Accession: | T002741 |
| Language: | The records are in English. |
Historical Note
The Jamestown Tercentennial Exposition was held in Hampton Roads, Virginia, April 29 to November 30, 1907, to celebrate the three hundredth anniversary of the first English-speaking colony. A Connecticut General Assembly resolution provided for representation and authorized the Governor to appoint a three-member commission. Commission members included Samuel A. Eddy, William J. Barber and Thomas Hamilton, and Mrs. John M. Holcombe, Frank L. Wilcox and Samuel Hart served as an advisory committee with George D. Curtis as manager. The Commission oversaw the construction and furnishing of the Connecticut building and the State’s exhibit hall at the Exposition.
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Scope and Content
The records consist of correspondence, shipping costs, scrapbooks, and the register of visitors from the Exposition Hall.
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Restrictions
Restrictions on Access
See the Rules and Procedures for Researchers Using Archival Records and Secured Collections policy.
Restrictions on Use
See the Reproduction and Publications of State Library Collections policy.
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Related Material
PG120, Connecticut Photograph Exhibit for the Jamestown Tercentennial Exposition, 1907.
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Container List
| Records, 1905-1908 | |||||||||||
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| 1. Commission report, 1907, 1 volume | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2. Letterbooks | |||||||||||
| Primarily letters of George D. Curtis. | |||||||||||
| 1906 June - 1907 March, 1 volume | |||||||||||
| 1907 May - December, 1 volume | |||||||||||
| 3. Shipping record of furnishings and exhibit prices, 1907 December, 1 volume | |||||||||||
| 4. Check stubs, 1906-1908, 1 volume | 2 | ||||||||||
| 5. Scrapbooks , 1905-1907, 3 volumes | |||||||||||
| Contains clippings, reports, correspondence and pamphlets pertaining to the Exposition. | |||||||||||
| Index to the 3 volumes is in the front of volume 1. | |||||||||||
| 6. Register of visitors, 1 volume | Item 3 | ||||||||||