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Title: World War posters
Dates: 1914-1945
Collection number: H.Mss.0966
Extent:
330 posters
Repository:
Claremont Colleges. Library. Special Collections, Honnold/Mudd Library. Claremont, CA 91711
Abstract: This collection consists of propaganda posters from both World War I and World War II from the perspective of the Allied powers.
While the majority of the posters in this collection are products of the United States government, this collection includes
some posters from other countries, Britain and France, and from nongovernmental organizations such as the American Library
Association, the Red Cross, the YMCA/YWCA, and private businesses.
This collection is open for research.
All requests for permission to reproduce or to publish must be submitted in writing to Special Collections.
[Identification of item], World War Posters (Collection H.mss.0966). Special Collections, Honnold/Mudd Library, Claremont
University Consortium.
No additions to the collection are anticipated.
Posters were sleeved in archival polyester and arranged by topic and size in archival folders. Each poster was assigned a
unique identification number (wwp#####) and has a detailed item record with relevant name and subject headings. Arranged and
processed by Carolyn Keim, 2012.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
This collection consists of propaganda posters from both World War I (1914-1918) and World War II (1939-1945). There are 144
posters from World War I and 186 posters from World War II. All of the posters represent perspectives from governments and
organizations in Allied countries. While the majority of the posters in this collection are the products of the United States
government, this collection includes some posters from Britain and France and from nongovernmental organizations like the
American Library Association, the Red Cross, and private businesses. There are 330 posters in total, ranging in size from
a 7 x 10 inch flyer to a 10-foot long banner. Most of the posters are 20-28 x 28-40 inches. The overall condition of the collection
is good. When individual posters are in fragile condition, this has been indicated in a note
This collection of posters is arranged in two series: World War I and World War II. Each series is further subdivided into
broad subject categories.
Series 1: World War I
Subseries 1.1: British war posters
Subseries 1.2: French war posters
Subseries 1.3: Food production and supply
Subseries 1.4: Manpower and employment
Subseries 1.5: Miscellaneous
Subseries 1.6: Recruitment
Subseries 1.7: Relief work
Subseries 1.8: War bonds and savings stamps
Series 2: World War II
Subseries 2.1: Allies
Subseries 2.2: Economic stabilization
Subseries 2.3: Food production and supply
Subseries 2.4: Health and medicine
Subseries 2.5: Manpower and employment
Subseries 2.6: Miscellaneous
Subseries 2.7: Patriotism and morale
Subseries 2.8: Resource conservation
Subseries 2.9: Security
Subseries 2.10: War production
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
World War, 1914-1918-Propaganda
World War, 1914-1918-Sources
World War, 1939-1945-Propaganda
World War, 1939-1945-Sources
War posters
War posters, American