Descriptive Summary
Information for Researchers
Administrative Information
Scope and Content of Collection
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Collection Title: Mexican posters on social and educational themes,
Date (inclusive): 1954-1987
Collection number: BANC PIC
2001.206--D
Extent:
16 prints (posters)
Repository: The Bancroft Library
Berkeley, California 94720-6000
Abstract: A collection of posters covering various aspects of Mexican
community development and culture, including public and personal health, indigenous
literacy, peace, and cultural exhibits.
Languages represented: Most of the collection materials are in
Spanish, with a few posters in Tzotzil.
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], Mexican posters on social and educational themes, BANC
PIC 2001.206, 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)
Latin American poster collection (BANC PIC 2001.166)
Taller de Gráfica Popular collection (BANC PIC 1999.039)
Cuban poster collection (BANC PIC 2001.061)
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The Mexican posters on social and educational themes were purchased by The
Bancroft Library from a commercial vendor.
Accruals
No future additions are expected.
Processing History
Processed by Lincoln Cushing in 2005.
Arrangement
Items in the collection were assigned item numbers as they were inventoried by
the library. These are simply sequential numbers appended to the collection
number (BANC PIC 2001.206). 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 collection of posters covering various aspects of Mexican community
development and culture. Themes include public and personal health, indigenous
literacy, peace, and cultural exhibits.
A majority of the works in this collection are by CREFAL (Centro Regional de
Alfabetización Funcional en las Zonas Rurales de América Latina), a significant
rural public education agency established in 1951. CREFAL became a Mexican Institute
in 1974, as the Regional Centre for Adult Education and Functional Literacy for
Latin America, and continues to co-operate with OAS and UNESCO regional programs.
Also of note are posters by the Instituto Nacional Indigenista.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Posters, Mexican.
Functional literacy--Mexico--Posters.
Indians of Mexico--Health and
hygiene--Posters.
Indians of Mexico--Education--Posters.
Posters.