Collection Summary
Information for Researchers
Administrative Information
Collection Summary
Collection Title: American war posters from the First World War
Date (inclusive): circa 1914-circa 1919
Date (bulk): bulk 1917-1919
Collection Number: BANC PIC 2005.001
Extent:
428 prints (posters) ; chiefly lithographs ; various sizes.
Repository: The Bancroft Library.
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000
Phone: (510) 642-6481
Fax: (510) 642-7589
Email: bancref@library.berkeley.edu
URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/
Abstract: American war posters, handbills, and broadsides created during the era of the First World War.
Languages Represented: Collection materials are 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 Information
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Materials in this collection may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.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 the 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.
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the
Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley 94720-6000. See:
http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/reference/permissions.html .
Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research
and educational purposes.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], American war posters from the First World War, BANC PIC 2005.001, The Bancroft Library, University
of California, Berkeley
Alternative Form of Materials Available
Digital images of Bancroft Library posters have been provided within this finding aid only if no online image was located
at another institution. Many of the posters are available online from the collections of the Library of Congress and the University
of Minnesota Libraries.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog
War posters, American
World War, 1914-1918--United States--Posters
Posters
Administrative Information
Majority received as part of the Edward S. Rogers gift, 1968. Others added from different, often undocumented, sources.
Arrangement
Item numbers assigned by library as processed, with no arrangement imposed.
Processing/Project Information
Processed by Bancroft Library staff.
Note
Canadian war posters received with the Edward S. Rogers gift have been cataloged separately (BANC PIC 2005.002).