Gene Diamond Worlds Fair reels

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: 2578

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of two 16mm reels from the 1939 New York World’s Fair donated by Gene Diamond. Reels are housed in their original metal cases.

Dates

Creation: 1939 - 1940

Conditions Governing Access

Advance notice required for access.

Rights Statement for Archival Description

Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Cinematic Arts Library at ctlibarc@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Cinematic Arts Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Biographical / Historical

The 1939-40 New York World’s Fair was an international exhibition showcasing industrialization, cultural exchange, and national branding held in Flushing Meadows in Queens, New York. Many countries around the world participated, and over 44 million people attended its exhibits in two seasons. It was the first exposition to be based on the future, with an opening slogan of "Dawn of a New Day", and it allowed all visitors to take a look at "the world of tomorrow".

Extent

0.1 Linear Feet (2 reels)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

This collection consists of two 16mm reels from the 1939 New York World’s Fair donated by Gene Diamond.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Gene Diamond.

Processing Information

Collection is unprocessed. This collection is part of Special Collections’ Performing Arts Division 100 series, and was originally marked 100-59. It is housed with Collection #2572.