Browne Popular Culture Library

World's Fairs

This is a guide to the holdings in the Browne Popular Culture Library and in University Libraries on World's Fairs. It includes materials for general information, such as origins and background, and also links to actual materials from specific fairs.

You can search for general materials in the BGSU Libraries Catalog with the following subject headings:

Historical Dictionary of World's Fairs and Expositions 1851-1988 is a particularly good source with which to begin.


Fairs

You can also search by the specific fair title. Linked with each fair name is the subject heading to use to find materials for that particular fair.

Additional Sources