Dwight D. Eisenhower Ephemera Collection

Preliminary arrangement and description by Special Collections staff; latest revision by Kylie Dodd
Department of Special Collections
Davidson Library
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106
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Guide to the Dwight D. Eisenhower Ephemera Collection, ca. 1950s

Collection number: Mss 127

Department of Special Collections

Davidson Library

University of California, Santa Barbara
Processed by:
Special Collections staff; K. Dodd
Date Completed:
Jan. 10, 2013
Encoded by:
A. Demeter
© 2013 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.

Descriptive Summary

Title: Dwight D. Eisenhower Ephemera Collection
Dates: ca. 1950s
Collection number: Mss 127
Collection Size: .7 linear feet (1 document box and 1 flat oversize box).
Repository: University of California, Santa Barbara. Library. Dept. of Special Collections
Santa Barbara, CA 93106
Abstract: Mainly magazine articles, along with posters, bumper stickers, bulletins, and other ephemera relating to Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th United States president (1953-1961).
Physical location: Del Sur (box 1) and Del Sur Oversize (box 2).
Languages: English

Access Restrictions

None.

Publication Rights

Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.

Preferred Citation

Dwight D. Eisenhower Ephemera Collection. Mss 127. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Acquisition Information

Multiple sources.

Scope and Content of Collection

Mainly magazine articles, along with posters, bumper stickers, bulletins, and other ephemera relating to Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th United States president (1953-1961).

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969.


Box 1: 1

Articles and clippings - Newspaper and magazine pieces related to Eisenhower during and after his presidency, ca. 1950s-1960s

Box 1: 2

Bulletins - Supporting the Eisenhower-Nixon reelection campaign

Box 1: 3

Pamphlets - Issued by the Republican National Committee in support of the Eisenhower-Nixon reelection campaign

 

Periodicals

Box 1: 4

Citizens for Eisenhower-Nixon, issue no. 17

Box 1: 4

Straight From the Shoulder journal, Mar-Aug. 1956

Box 1: 4

The War Cry religious news magazine, Apr. 1956

Box 1: 5

Prayer cards - Contains the prayer that Eisenhower read during his Inaugural Address in January 1953

Box 2

Articles and clippings - Newspaper and magazine pieces related to Eisenhower, dated 1954-1965. Majority of the newspaper clippings are a series of articles taken from "Mandate for Change," Eisenhower's personal memoirs.

Box 2

Bumper sticker - "I Like Ike" bumper sticker

Box 2

Posters - "Happy Birthday! Ike"; "Oregon Likes Ike"