Scope and Contents
The collection consists of posters disseminated by and published in nations involved in World War I, 1914-1918, the Spanish Civil War, and World War II, 1939-1945. Great Britain, the United States, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Canada, Australia, Ireland and other nations are represented through posters depicting such diverse topics as recruitment, enlistment, conservation, war loans, civilian service, home relief, foreign relief and propaganda messages. Posters issued by government agencies, social organizations, and private concerns are included.
Dates
- 1914-1946
- Majority of material found within 1914 - 1918
Creator
- Allen, Lafon (Collector)
- Atkins, Paul M. (Paul Moody), 1892- (Collector)
- Brett, Simon, 1945- (Collector)
- Darrot, Paul Jean Gaston, 1892-1958 (Collector)
- House, Edward Mandell, 1858-1938 (Collector)
- Mullally, William (Collector)
- Vail, George (Collector)
- Whittelsey, Charles Barney, 1869- (Collector)
Language of Materials
The materials are in English, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Turkish, Welsh, and Yiddish.
Conditions Governing Access
Accession 2007-M-065 is restricted pending conservation treatment.
Existence and Location of Copies
Approximately 200 posters from series I and II are available in digital form through Manuscripts and Archives Digital Image Database (MADID).
William Mullally Collection available on microfilm (2 reels, 35mm.) from Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University, at cost. Order no. HM157.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright status for collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) 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 owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Lafon Allen, 1937, and several others; transferred from the Medical Historical Library, 1990, and the Librarian's Office, 1995; Library purchase, 2004; transferred from the Kaplanoff Librarian for American History, 2016.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in three series: I. World War I, 1914- 1918, II. Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939, III World War II, 1939-1945, and three additions.
Extent
14.83 Linear Feet (237 folio folders and three boxes)
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Abstract
The collection consists of posters published in nations involved in World War I, 1914-1918, the Spanish Civil War, and World War II, 1939-1945. Great Britain, the United States, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Canada, Australia, Ireland and other nations are represented through posters depicting such diverse topics as recruitment, enlistment, conservation, war loans, civilian service, home relief, foreign relief and propaganda messages. Posters issued by government agencies, social organizations, and private concerns are included.
Biographical / Historical
The War Poster Collection is a composite of several individual donations and library purchases, accumulated from the 1920s through the 1980s, and 2004. Individual donations, such as that of Lafon Allen, are identified within the War Poster Collection, as single collections themselves.
Other Finding Aids
For an index of artists represented in this collection, please consult theIndex of Artists.
For an index of subject terms used to describe this collection, please consult theSubject Terms Index.
Processing Information
The original item-level index to series I was produced using the FAMULUS word processing program and later converted to an Excel spreadsheet and encoded in EAD. A small quantity of World War I posters from the collections of Simon Brett, Paul Jean Gaston Darrott, and William Mullally were not originally itemized or indexed. In May 2014 these items were indexed while encoding the finding aid. However, they were not assigned item numbers. Thirty posters from the Allen Collection had also not previously been described at the item level. During the creation of the encoded finding aid, these posters were described at the item level and the original codes and numerical identifiers were retained.
- American Committee for Relief in the Near East
- American Library Association
- American National Red Cross
- Business Men's Week
- Church Army (Church of England)
- Croce rossa italiana
- France -- Proclamations
- France. Armée -- Recruiting, enlistment, etc -- World War, 1914-1918
- Germany -- History -- Revolution, 1918 -- Posters
- Germany -- Proclamations
- Germany. Heer -- Recruiting, enlistment, etc.
- Great Britain. Army -- Recruiting, enlistment, etc.
- Great Britain. National Savings Committee
- Great Britain. Parliamentary War Savings Committee
- National Catholic War Council (Wash. D.C.)
- National Jewish Welfare Board
- Posters
- Posters, Australian
- Posters, Austrian
- Posters, Belgian
- Posters, Canadian
- Posters, Chinese
- Posters, Czech
- Posters, Dutch
- Posters, East Indian
- Posters, French
- Posters, German
- Posters, Greek
- Posters, Hungarian
- Posters, Irish
- Posters, Italian
- Posters, Polish
- Posters, Russian
- Posters, Swiss
- Posters, Turkish
- Proclamations
- Proclamations -- Great Britain
- Propaganda, American
- Propaganda, British
- Propaganda, French
- Propaganda, German
- Queen Mary's Army Recruiting Corps
- Salvation Army -- Great Britain
- Salvation Army -- United States
- Scottish War Savings Committee
- Spain -- History -- Civil War, 1936-1939
- U. S. Fuel Administration
- U. S. Shipping Board
- U. S. War Exposition
- U. S. War Garden Commission
- United States -- Proclamations
- United States. Army -- Recruiting, enlistment, etc -- World War, 1914-1919
- United States. Marine Corps
- United States. Navy (Recruiting, enlistment, etc.)
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Economic aspects -- France
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Economic aspects -- Germany
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Economic aspects -- Great Britain
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Economic aspects -- United States
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Equipment and supplies -- France
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Equipment and supplies -- Germany
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Equipment and supplies -- Great Britain
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Equipment and supplies -- United States
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Finance -- France
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Finance -- Germany
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Finance -- Great Britain
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Finance -- United States
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Food supply -- France
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Food supply -- Germany
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Food supply -- Great Britain
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Food supply -- United States
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Propaganda
- World War, 1914-1918 -- War work
- World War, 1914-1918 -- War work -- Young Men's Christian Associations
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Women
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Propaganda
- Title
- Guide to the War Poster Collection
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- compiled by William E. Brown and Christopher Geissler
- Date
- November 1984
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
- Sponsor
- World War Two-era posters in this collection were digitized with support from the Yale College Class of 1945W.
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Location
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