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2011.058.r
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Title: Japanese Manchukuo Propaganda Poster Collection
Identifier/Call Number: 2011.058.r
Contributing Institution:
Frank Mt. Pleasant Library of Special Collections and Archives, Leatherby Libraries
Language of Material:
Chinese
Storage Unit: 7
Storage Unit: 6
Physical Description:
0.25 Linear feet
(13 posters)
Date: 1930s
Language of Materials note: The materials in this collection are in Chinese with one poster in Japanese. A translation of the posters is available and
was made by Tanya Cao M.L.S., M.A.B..
There are no restrictions on the use of this material except where previously copyrighted material is concerned. It is the
responsibility of the researcher to obtain all permissions.
Conditions Governing Access note
This collection is open for research.
The Japanese invasion of Manchuria was a military incursion in 1931 that was predicated on the staged Mukden Incident of September
18, 1931. Manchuria was invaded by the Kwantung Army of the Empire of Japan, beginning on September 19, 1931, immediately
following the Mukden Incident. The Japanese established a puppet state, called Manchukoku, and their occupation lasted until
the end of World War II.
14 posters, the first 13 are full-color Japanese propaganda posters that were intended for use during the Japanese occupation
of Manchuria. Written in Chinese, they all stress nationalist sentiment amongst the Manchurian population and the benign presence
of the Japanese army. The 14th is a Japanese propaganda poster intended for the Japanese citizenry and, in Japanese, it reminds
them that the struggle continues.
[identify item], Japanese Manchukuo Propaganda Poster Collection (2011.58.r), Frank Mt. Pleasant Library of Special Collections
and Archives, Chapman University, CA.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
The provenance of this collection is unknown except for a Chinese-language stamp on one poster showing prior ownership by
Col. David D. Barrett USA (ret.) (1892-1977). This is the most likely source of the donation. Barrett served in China throughout
the 1930s and the Second World War. Upon retiring from the army in 1949, he became an academic and taught at the Univesity
of Colorado. It is thought that it was during this period that he might have come in contact with Chapman College.
This collection is arranged by series: Series I, Manchukuo, Series II, Japanese.
Japanese Manchukuo Propaganda Poster Collection, 1930s
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Barrett, David D., Col., (David Dean), 1892-1977
Manchurai (China)--History--1931-1945.
Propaganda--History--20th century.
Propaganda--Japan--History.