Guide to the National Propaganda Collection
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Guide to the National Propaganda Collection
Collection number: MSS-2010-11-01
SJSU Special Collections & Archives
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library
San José State University
One Washington Square
San José, CA 95192-0028
Phone: (408) 808-2062
Fax: (408) 808-2063
Email: special.collections@sjsu.edu
URL: http://library.sjsu.edu/sjsu-special-collections/sjsu-special-collections-and-archives
Finding aid funded by the generous support of the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
© 2010 Trustees of the California State University. All rights reserved.
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
The collection is open for research.
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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).
This collection consists of one series: Series I. National Propaganda, 1933-1947 (bulk 1937-1940).
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.
Collection Contents
Series I: National Propaganda 1933-1947 (bulk 1937-1940)
Physical Description: 1 box
Series Scope and Content Summary
The materials in this series document 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 series consists of one container. It is arranged alphabetically by country and chronologically within each country.