Administrative and financial records of the Dane County Fair, Dane County Junior Fair, Dane County Expo Center, and Veterans Memorial Coliseum, at the formerly named Dane County Coliseum complex, mostly from 1950 to 1997. Includes correspondence; original contracts with performers; newsletters; press releases; budget papers; audits; advertising and publicity; vendor's proposals; environmental and economic impact studies in preparation of building Veterans Memorial Coliseum; information on entertainment, exhibits, judging, and fairground improvements; and reports listing each event at the Coliseum and the Exhibit Hall, and the attendance number for each event. Slides and photos document all aspects of the county fair and junior county fair, including entertainment, livestock presenting and judging, midway scenes, and award ceremonies. Also includes sound recordings (1973, 1994) and newspaper clippings in scrapbooks (1953-2000).
