Repository: Philadelphia History Museum / Place: Philadelphia (Pa.) / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1865">1865</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1869">1869</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Start Over Repository Philadelphia History Museum Place Philadelphia (Pa.) Year 1865 to 1869

Extent:: 1.25 linear feet
Abstract:: William Warder Matos (1872-1935) owned an advertising company in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the early 20th century. He was heavily involved in planning the Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition of 1926. The William W. Matos papers on the Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition, 1831-1928 (bulk 1920-1928), primarily consist of correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, and ephemera relating to the Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition. Other materials in the collection include some personal papers of William W. Matos and a scrapbook documenting Women's Committee fundraising tea parties for the 1876 Centennial Exposition.

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