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Title: United States. Office of War Information. Psychological Warfare Division propaganda
Date (inclusive): 1942-1945
Collection Number: XX372
Creator:
United States. Office of War Information. Psychological Warfare Division Propaganda.
Collection Size:
2 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box
(1.2 linear feet)
Contributing Institution:
Hoover Institution Archives
Language of Materials note: In German, Italian, French, Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Burmese, Vietnamese, and Korean with some English translations.
Abstract: Propaganda leaflets distributed in Europe and in the China-Burma-India Theater of operations during World War II. Includes
translations of most Asian language material.
The collection is open for research.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Archives
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. To determine if this has occurred, find
the collection in Stanford University's online catalog at
http://searchworks.stanford.edu/ . Materials have been added to the collection if the number of boxes listed in the online catalog is larger than the number
of boxes listed in this finding aid.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives.
[Identification of item], United States. Office of War Information. Psychological Warfare Division propaganda, [Box no.],
Hoover Institution Archives.
The collection contains propaganda leaflets distributed in Europe and in the China-Burma-India Theater of operations during
World War II. Produced by the U.S. Office of War Information, leaflets were dropped from planes inside enemy territory and
in countries invaded by the enemy. Propaganda leaflets, pictorial newspapers, and "gift drops" were widely used to weaken
enemy morale, encourage the resistance, and befriend the people from the occupied countries. Collection includes translations
of most Asian language material.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Propaganda, American.
World War, 1939-1945--Propaganda.