Illinois Institute of Technology
Paul v. Gavin Library: World's Columbian Exposition of 1893
Find essays, electronic books, and floor plans of the major Exposition buildings at the Columbian World's Fair in Chicago in 1893. A great resource with many related links to the exposition.
US National Archives
Nara: Teaching With Documents: Petition Signed by Thomas A. Edison
What a surprise to read about the several controversies engendered by the request that the Columbian Exposition be open on Sundays. This lesson plan examines the background of the main controversy and its relation to the First Amendment....
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: George Pullman: His Impact on Rr Industry, Labor, and American Life in 19th C.
[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson plan seeks to discover the impact George Pullman had, not only on the railroad industry, but also on American life, by improving rail travel, and also establishing a company town for his...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Primary Sources: The 1893 World's Columbian Exposition
An hour-long professional development workshop on investigating the Chicago Exposition as a vision of America's future. Features experienced classroom teachers. Materials and a complete lesson plan are also provided.
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: The Meaning of the Machine: The 1893 World's Columbian Exposition
Two views of late-nineteenth-century American progress: Henry Adams criticizes it in his autobiography, and the Columbian Exposition of 1893 praises it.
Other
Progress Made Visible: American World's Fairs: Progress Made Visible
Find information on the four major expositions of the last half of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th century in the United States. Primary sources tout the progress in America over the century and celebrate the American spirit.
Other
The Internet 1996 World Expositions Pavilion
Check out this archived guide to the Internet 1996 World Exposition- Columbian Exposition and Philadelphia's Centennial Exposition.
Chicago History Museum
Chicago Historical Society: A Scrapbook of Chicago Photographs and Drawings
Printable drawings and photos about events in Chicago's history, such as the Great Fire of 1871, and of Chicago's architectural landmarks.
Curated OER
World's Columbian Exposition
Two views of late-nineteenth-century American progress: Henry Adams criticizes it in his autobiography, and the Columbian Exposition of 1893 praises it.