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World War II Posters Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1972-002

Scope and Contents

Collection contains posters printed by the United States Government Printing Office during World War II. Subjects include U.S. allies, morale, information security, war bonds and stamps, food rationing, recruitment, Victory Gardens, scenes by Norman Rockwell, and miscellaneous related subjects. One letter encouraging financial institutions to display a particular poster is in the data folder.

Dates

  • 1941 - 1946

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, the Oklahoma Open Records Act (http://www.odl.state.ok.us/lawinfo/docs/2006-LibraryLaws-PartE.pdf), and other relevant regulations. Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which Oklahoma State University Libraries assumes no responsibility.

Conditions Governing Use

The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of copyright. Whenever possible, Oklahoma State University Archives will provide information about copyright owners and related information. Securing permission to publish or use material is the responsibility of the researcher. Note that unless specifically transferred to Oklahoma State University Libraries, any applicable copyrights may be held by another individual or entity. Copyright for material published by Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College/Oklahoma State University is held by the Board of Regents for the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges. All rights reserved.

Administrative History

Collection contains posters and propaganda from World War II. Most appear to have been sent to Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College in the 1940s to be posted for students and faculty to see. Others were sent to the library for filing or record keeping during and after the war. Recruitment, rationing, victory gardens, saving materials, careless talk, oxygen officers, Army Air Corps, the United Nations, savings stamps and bonds, price control and U.S. Nurse Corps are a few of the topics covered in the posters. Posters drawn by Norman Rockwell for the War are also in this collection. Dates range from 1941 to 1946.

Extent

3 Linear feet (8 folders, 206 posters)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

Arranged into one series.

Location

For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog or contact the Oklahoma State University Archives Reference staff.

Provenance

Gift of Archibald C. Edwards, 1973.

Digital Collection

The posters, excluding duplicates, in this collection have been digitized. You can view the posters and learn more about them by clicking here.

Processing Information

Processed by: Shannon Barnes, 1993

Completed: September 2009

Updated by Sarah Coates, January 2012

Subjects

Related Names

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
World War II Posters Collection Collection Number 1972-002
Status
Completed
Author
Shannon Barnes
Date
1993
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Oklahoma State University Archives Repository

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Contact:
204 Edmon Low Library
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater 74078-1071 USA

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