Descriptive Summary
Access
Publication Rights
Preferred Citation
Processing History
Scope and Content of Collection
Arrangement
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: National Propaganda Collection
Dates: 1933-1947
Bulk Dates: 1937-1940
Collection number: MSS-2010-11-01
Collector:
San José State University
Collection Size:
1 box,
.5 linear feet
Repository:
San José State University. Library.
San José, California 95192-0028
Abstract: The National Propaganda Collection, 1933-1947 (bulk 1937-1940), documents English-language propaganda directed towards the
United States in the years before, during, and after World War II. The records consist of pamphlets and booklets produced
by or on behalf of Italy, Japan, Poland, and the Palestinians. Also included are three issues from 1936 of
America's Town Meeting of the Air, an American periodical that published transcripts of a radio program in which social and political issues were discussed.
This collection is arranged into a single series: Series I. National Propaganda (1933-1947).
Physical location: Vault 1, Range 21A
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Access
The collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to the San José State University Library Special Collections &
Archives. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to
the Director of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Special Collections
& Archives as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the
copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader. Copyright restrictions also apply to digital
reproductions of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.
Preferred Citation
National Propaganda Collection, MSS-2010-11-01, San José State University Library Special Collections & Archives.
Processing History
Collection processed by Tom Hewitt. Finding aid EAD encoded by Tom Hewitt. Reviewed by Danelle Moon.
Scope and Content of Collection
The National Propaganda Collection, 1933-1947 (bulk 1937-1940), documents English-language propaganda directed towards the
United States in the years before, during, and after World War II. The records consist of pamphlets and booklets produced
by or on behalf of Italy, Japan, Poland, and the Palestinians. Also included are three issues from 1936 of
America's Town Meeting of the Air, an American periodical that published transcripts of a radio program in which social and political issues were discussed.
This collection is arranged into a single series: Series I. National Propaganda (1933-1947).
Arrangement
This collection consists of one series: Series I. National Propaganda, 1933-1947 (bulk 1937-1940).
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
America's town meeting of the air (Radio program).
Institute of Arab American Affairs (New York, N.Y.).
Italian Library of Information. Outline studies.
Propaganda -- 1930-1950.
Propaganda -- Italian -- 1930-1940.
Propaganda -- Japanese -- 1930-1950.
Propaganda, Polish.