Descriptive Summary
Information for Researchers
Administrative Information
Scope and Content of Collection
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Collection Title: Latin American political poster miscellany,
Date (inclusive): 1951-1987
Collection number: BANC PIC
2001.166--D
Extent:
31 prints (posters)
Repository: The Bancroft Library
Berkeley, California 94720-6000
Abstract: A miscellany of posters, compiled by the library, covering
Latin American political themes.
Languages represented: Most of the collection materials are in
Spanish, with a few posters in English.
Physical location: Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored
offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information on the
location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Information for Researchers
Access
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright status unknown. Some materials in these collections may be protected by
the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.X.C.). In addition, the reproduction of some
materials may be restricted by terms of University of California gift or
purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing
and trademarks. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright
beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of copyright
owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without
permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively
with the user.
Copyright Requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection
materials must be submitted in writing to the Head of Access Services, The
Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley 94720-6000. Consent is
given on behalf of The Bancroft Library as the owner of the physical items and
does not constitute permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be
obtained from the copyright owner. See:
http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/reference/permissions.html
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Latin American political poster miscellany, BANC PIC
2001.166, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Alternate Forms Available
There are no alternate forms of this collection.
Related Collections
Bancroft Library collections containing other Latin American posters include:
Nicaraguan poster collection (BANC PIC 1999.042)
Mexican posters on social and educational themes (BANC PIC 2001.206)
Taller de Gráfica Popular collection (BANC PIC 1999.039)
Cuban poster collection (BANC PIC 2001.061)
Data Center poster collection (BANC PIC 1999.087)
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The initial 30 posters of the Latin American Political Posters Collection were
purchased by The Bancroft Library from a commercial vendor in 2001.
Accruals
This miscellany is open to future additions from various sources.
Processing History
Processed by Lincoln Cushing in 2005.
Arrangement
Items in this collection were assigned item numbers as they were
inventoried by the library. These are simply sequential numbers appended to the
collection number (BANC PIC 2001.166). They reflect no intellectual arrangement,
no evidence as to provenance, and they are not related to the creation of the
items in any way. The numbers are required for item identification and retrieval
from storage.
Scope and Content of Collection
A factitious miscellany, compiled by the library, of posters covering Latin American
political themes. Included are posters produced by both official and independent
politically-Left organizations in Mexico, Cuba, El Salvador, and Guatemala, as well
as posters made in the United States on the subject of Latin America. Topics include
solidarity with the Allende government of Chile, support for the revolutionary
forces in El Salvador, and Mexican-Soviet Union relations. Includes eight Adelante
“wall newspapers” issued by the Arbenz government of Guatemala as well as other
propaganda concerning land reform and highway construction.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Political posters, Latin American.
Latin America--Politics and
government--20th century--Posters.
Posters.