American war posters from the First World War, circa 1914-circa 1919, bulk bulk 1917-1919

Summary

Abstract:

American war posters, handbills, and broadsides created during the era of the First World War.

Extent:

428 prints (posters) ; chiefly lithographs ; various sizes.

Language:

Collection materials are in English

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], American war posters from the First World War, BANC PIC 2005.001, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley

Background

Acquisition information:

Majority received as part of the Edward S. Rogers gift, 1968. Others added from different, often undocumented, sources.

Processing information:

Processed by Bancroft Library staff.

Arrangement:

Item numbers assigned by library as processed, with no arrangement imposed.

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.

Rules or conventions:

Finding Aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

Note:

Canadian war posters received with the Edward S. Rogers gift have been cataloged separately (BANC PIC 2005.002).

Related resources

Alternative form 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.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

War posters, American
World War, 1914-1918--United States--Posters
Posters

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

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

Location of this collection:

UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library

University of California, Berkeley, The Bancroft Library

Berkeley, CA 94720-6000, US

Contact:

510-642-6481

bancref-library@berkeley.edu

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