Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Rixford, Mary C.
- Abstract:
- Collection relates to Allied propaganda, primarily British, during World War I, and to medical aspects of the war, especially activities of the American Red Cross
- Extent:
- 2 manuscript boxes (0.8 Linear Feet)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Mary C. Rixford papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection relates to Allied propaganda, primarily British, during World War I, and to medical aspects of the war, especially activities of the American Red Cross.
Collection includes propaganda materials relating to military operations and home front conditions in many countries, especially Great Britain and Germany, during World War I. Pamphlets depict economic conditions in Germany during and immediately after World War I, especially food rationing, procurement of raw materials and war loan drives. Also includes German atrocities in France and Belgium, as well as work of the Committee on Alleged German Outrages.
Collection also includes pamphlets and monographs from Russian, Italian, Romanian, Turkish, Irish, and other sources.
Arranged by country, and therewith alphabetically by title. Some materials are placed in folders.
- Acquisition information:
- Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives
- Physical location:
- Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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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.
- Terms of access:
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For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Mary C. Rixford papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Location of this collection:
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Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford UniversityStanford, CA 94305-6003, US
- Contact:
- (650) 723-3563