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

Background

Acquisition information:

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

Physical location:

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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).

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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