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Title: United States Office of War Information Psychological Warfare Division propaganda
Date (inclusive): 1942-1945
Collection Number: XX372
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In German, Italian, French, Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Burmese, Vietnamese, and Korean with some English translations
Physical Description:
2 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box.
(1.2 Linear Feet)
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.
Creator:
United States. Office of War Information. Psychological Warfare Division
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
[Identification of item], United States. Office of War Information. Psychological Warfare Division propaganda, [Box no., Folder
no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & 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
World War, 1939-1945 -- Propaganda
Propaganda, American