{"value"=>"<p>This section contains material related to the formation and financing of the Corporation and its functional organization and structure; the internal management, duties and responsibilities of the various divisions, departments and organizational units; the co-ordination of activities between units; and information governing corporate policies and standards. In their totality, these records reflect the ever-evolving organizational structure, the changes in departmental mandates, and the shifting vision of Fair officials between the 1939 and 1940 seasons.</p> <p>General information on the reclamation of the Corona dump for the Fair ground site, the origins of the Corporation, along with narrative reports and statistical fact sheets are available under the heading of Corporate History [A0.5]. The correspondence of NYWF President Grover Whalen, with its many letters from the public, captures the exuberance and expectancy in the run-up to the opening of the first season and also includes biographical sketches and clippings [A1.100, President]. Communications from Chairman of the Board Harvey D. Gibson, who replaced Whalen at the helm of the Fair for the 1940 season, is located throughout this section; some discrete files of his terse exchanges on cost-cutting can be found under the Board of Director's files [A1.000]. Information on the physical and thematic plan for the Fair and early formulations of the focal exhibits are filed under the heading of Board of Design [A1.13]. The Board's A to Z files contain correspondence between Stephen Voorhees (Chairman of the Board of Design), Robert Kohn (Chairman of the Committee on Theme) and architects and other Fair planners. Additional Kohn correspondence relates to the replacement of the Soviet Pavilion with the Fair-operated American Common exhibit for the 1940 season [A1.130 Committee on Theme]. Also here are photographs and reports on exhibit design and logistical information pertaining to the Paris Exposition. [Additional information on these topics can be found in the Construction and Public Relations sections of Central files].</p> <p>Elsewhere meeting and conference files offer information about anticipated changes to the Fair from the 1939 to 1940 seasons, including the lowered price of admission; alteration of the theme; and development of amusements and exhibits with greater mass appeal [A1.1520, Exhibits Department]. The Progress Reports provide bi-weekly accounts of the planning and activities of many of the Fair's organizational units from the President's office down. Both statistical and narrative in content, these reports offer a concise review of the workings of the Fair at a departmental level [A1.14]. Finally, under the heading of Corporate Policies there are files related to decency protests documenting complaints against the \"grind\" shows and pervasive nudity in the Amusement Zone; appeals to Fair officials from individuals writing from Germany, Hungary, and Poland for assistance in obtaining entry visas to the United States; and a file titled Negro Policy detailing public protests stemming from the Fair's employment practices [A4].</p>"}