Inventory of the Philip M. Powers collection
Finding aid prepared by Tim LaVerne
Hoover Institution Library and Archives
2010
434 Galvez Mall
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003
hoover-library-archives@stanford.edu
Title: Philip M. Powers collection
Date (inclusive): 1914-1921
Collection Number: XX029
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
German
Physical Description:
6 oversize boxes
(1.2 Linear Feet)
Abstract: The scrapbooks contain cartoons from the German press relating to World War I and the German Revolution of 1918-1919, as well
as a personal scrapbook of photographs, souvenirs, and miscellanea.
source:
Powers, Philip M.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Access
The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual
or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
Use
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Philip M. Powers collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Scope and Content of Collection
The scrapbooks contain cartoons from the German press relating to World War I and the German Revolution of 1918-1919, as well
as a personal scrapbook of photographs, souvenirs, and miscellanea.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
World War, 1914-1918 -- Germany
Germany -- History -- Revolution, 1918
Powers, Philip M.
Scrapbooks of cartoon clippings from the German press in color and black and white
1914-1921
box 1, album A
Cartoons feature Woodrow Wilson, Horatio Herbert Kitchener, Monroe, and John Bull, as well as locations including Japan, England,
Italy, and Austria, 98 pages
box 1, album B
Cartoons feature Woodrow Wilson, J.P. Morgan, Rockefeller, and Uncle Sam, as well as subjects including New York City, Anglo-American
relations, Native Americans, India, Egypt, the Eastern Mediterranean, and the
S.M.S. Emden, 100 pages
box 2, album C
Cartoons feature Woodrow Wilson, as well as subjects including Italy, Russia, and U.S. munitions sales, 94 pages
box 2, album D
Cartoons feature John Bull and Horatio Herbert Kitchener, as well as locations including Serbia, Egypt, Italy, Gallipoli,
London, and Turkey, 95 pages
box 3, album E
Newspaper clippings, cartoons, small maps, stamps, business cards and correspondence, 104 pages
box 4, album F
Cartoons feature Japan, England, Belgium, Russia, and the Philippines, 130 pages
box 5, album G
Cartoons feature Theodore Roosevelt and John Bull, as well as subjects including Corfu, Portugal, U-boats, Air warfare, Native
Americans, 120 pages
box 6, album H
Scrapbook of personal materials
Scope and Contents note
Includes souvenirs and greeting cards as well as photographs of bomb damage, newspaper clippings, telegraph messages, cartoon
clippings, and Associated Press bulletins from 1918, 1919, and 1920, about 60 pages
