Holdings Information

Bibliographic Record Display

• Title:
  War poster collection, 1914-1946 (inclusive), 1914-1918 (bulk)
  
• Physical Description:
  8.5 linear ft. (38 folios)
  

• Yale Holdings

  Holdings Record Display

  Location:
  LSF-Use in SML, Manuscripts and Archives only (Non-Circ)
  Request for Use in Manuscripts and Archives
  
  
   
  BOX 1 ACCD 00/00/0000 ACCN 0000-X-000  150-B D1-36  c.1  Temporarily shelved at SML, Manuscripts and Archives (Non-Circulating)
  BOX 2 ACCD 00/00/0000 ACCN 0000-X-000  150-B D1-36  c.1  Temporarily shelved at SML, Manuscripts and Archives (Non-Circulating)
  BOX 3 ACCD 00/00/0000 ACCN 0000-X-000  150-B D1-36  c.1  Temporarily shelved at SML, Manuscripts and Archives (Non-Circulating)
  BOX 4 ACCD 00/00/0000 ACCN 0000-X-000  150-B D1-36  c.1  Temporarily shelved at SML, Manuscripts and Archives (Non-Circulating)
  BOX 5 ACCD 00/00/0000 ACCN 0000-X-000  150-B D1-36  c.1  Temporarily shelved at SML, Manuscripts and Archives (Non-Circulating)
  BOX 6 ACCD 00/00/0000 ACCN 0000-X-000  150-B D1-36  c.1  Temporarily shelved at SML, Manuscripts and Archives (Non-Circulating)
  BOX 7 ACCD 00/00/0000 ACCN 0000-X-000  150-B D1-36  c.1  Temporarily shelved at SML, Manuscripts and Archives (Non-Circulating)
  BOX 8 ACCD 00/00/0000 ACCN 0000-X-000  150-B D1-36  c.1  Temporarily shelved at SML, Manuscripts and Archives (Non-Circulating)
  BOX 9 ACCD 00/00/0000 ACCN 0000-X-000  150-B D1-36  c.1  Temporarily shelved at SML, Manuscripts and Archives (Non-Circulating)
  BOX 10 ACCD 00/00/0000 ACCN 0000-X-000  150-B D1-36  c.1  Temporarily shelved at SML, Manuscripts and Archives (Non-Circulating)
  BOX 11 ACCD 00/00/0000 ACCN 0000-X-000  150-B D1-36  c.1  Temporarily shelved at SML, Manuscripts and Archives (Non-Circulating)
  BOX 12 ACCD 00/00/0000 ACCN 0000-X-000  150-B D1-36  c.1  Temporarily shelved at SML, Manuscripts and Archives (Non-Circulating)
  BOX 13 ACCD 00/00/0000 ACCN 0000-X-000  150-B D1-36  c.1  Temporarily shelved at SML, Manuscripts and Archives (Non-Circulating)
  BOX 14 ACCD 00/00/0000 ACCN 0000-X-000  150-B D1-36  c.1  Temporarily shelved at SML, Manuscripts and Archives (Non-Circulating)
  BOX 15 ACCD 00/00/0000 ACCN 0000-X-000  150-B D1-36  c.1  Temporarily shelved at SML, Manuscripts and Archives (Non-Circulating)
  BOX 16 ACCD 00/00/0000 ACCN 0000-X-000  150-B D1-36  c.1  Temporarily shelved at SML, Manuscripts and Archives (Non-Circulating)
  BOX 17 ACCD 00/00/0000 ACCN 0000-X-000  150-B D1-36  c.1  Temporarily shelved at SML, Manuscripts and Archives (Non-Circulating)
  BOX 18 ACCD 00/00/0000 ACCN 0000-X-000  150-B D1-36  c.1  Temporarily shelved at SML, Manuscripts and Archives (Non-Circulating)
  BOX 19 ACCD 00/00/0000 ACCN 0000-X-000  150-B D1-36  c.1  Temporarily shelved at SML, Manuscripts and Archives (Non-Circulating)
  BOX 20 ACCD 00/00/0000 ACCN 0000-X-000  150-B D1-36  c.1  Temporarily shelved at SML, Manuscripts and Archives (Non-Circulating)
  BOX 21 ACCD 00/00/0000 ACCN 0000-X-000  150-B D1-36  c.1  Temporarily shelved at SML, Manuscripts and Archives (Non-Circulating)
  BOX 22 ACCD 00/00/0000 ACCN 0000-X-000  150-B D1-36  c.1  Temporarily shelved at SML, Manuscripts and Archives (Non-Circulating)
  BOX 23 ACCD 00/00/0000 ACCN 0000-X-000  150-B D1-36  c.1  Temporarily shelved at SML, Manuscripts and Archives (Non-Circulating)
  BOX 24 ACCD 00/00/0000 ACCN 0000-X-000  150-B D1-36  c.1  Temporarily shelved at SML, Manuscripts and Archives (Non-Circulating)
  BOX 25 ACCD 00/00/0000 ACCN 0000-X-000  150-B D1-36  c.1  Temporarily shelved at SML, Manuscripts and Archives (Non-Circulating)
  BOX 26 ACCD 00/00/0000 ACCN 0000-X-000  150-B D1-36  c.1  Temporarily shelved at SML, Manuscripts and Archives (Non-Circulating)
  BOX 27 ACCD 00/00/0000 ACCN 0000-X-000  150-B D1-36  c.1  Temporarily shelved at SML, Manuscripts and Archives (Non-Circulating)
  BOX 28 ACCD 00/00/0000 ACCN 0000-X-000  150-B D1-36  c.1  Temporarily shelved at SML, Manuscripts and Archives (Non-Circulating)
  BOX 29 ACCD 00/00/0000 ACCN 0000-X-000  150-B D1-36  c.1  Temporarily shelved at SML, Manuscripts and Archives (Non-Circulating)
  BOX 30 ACCD 00/00/0000 ACCN 0000-X-000  150-B D1-36  c.1  Temporarily shelved at SML, Manuscripts and Archives (Non-Circulating)
  BOX 31 ACCD 00/00/0000 ACCN 0000-X-000  150-B D1-36  c.1  Temporarily shelved at SML, Manuscripts and Archives (Non-Circulating)
  BOX 32 ACCD 00/00/0000 ACCN 0000-X-000  150-B D1-36  c.1  Temporarily shelved at SML, Manuscripts and Archives (Non-Circulating)
  BOX 33 ACCD 00/00/0000 ACCN 0000-X-000  150-B D1-36  c.1  Temporarily shelved at SML, Manuscripts and Archives (Non-Circulating)
  BOX 34 ACCD 00/00/0000 ACCN 0000-X-000  150-B D1-36  c.1  Temporarily shelved at SML, Manuscripts and Archives (Non-Circulating)
  BOX 35 ACCD 00/00/0000 ACCN 0000-X-000  150-B D1-36  c.1  Temporarily shelved at SML, Manuscripts and Archives (Non-Circulating)
  BOX 36 ACCD 00/00/0000 ACCN 0000-X-000  150-B D1-36  c.1  Temporarily shelved at SML, Manuscripts and Archives (Non-Circulating)
  BOX 37 05/24/2003 2004-M-081  150-B D37-38  c.1  Temporarily shelved at SML, Manuscripts and Archives (Non-Circulating)
  BOX 38 05/24/2003 2004-M-081  150-B D37-38  c.1  Temporarily shelved at SML, Manuscripts and Archives (Non-Circulating)
  BOX 1 03/15/2007 2007-M-065  B51-BF 13d13  c.1  Temporarily shelved at SML, Manuscripts and Archives (Non-Circulating)
  
  Call Number:
  MS 671
  
  Status:
  Not Checked Out
  
  
  
   
• Notes:
  Donated by Lafon Allen, 1937, and several others; and transferred from the Medical Historical Library, 1990, and the Librarian's Office, 1995, and Library purchase, 2004.
  
• Organization:
  Arranged in three series and two additions: I. World War I, 1914-1918. II. Spanish Civil War, 1939-1945. III. World War II, 1939-1946.
  
• Access and use:
  Accession 2007-M-065 is restricted pending conservation treatment.
  
• Biographical / Historical note:
  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.
  
• Summary:
  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.
  
• Other formats:
  William Mullally Collection available on microfilm (2 reels, 35mm.) from Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University, at cost. Order no. HM157.
  
• Format:
  Archives or Manuscripts
• Indexes/Finding aids:
  Unpublished finding aid in repository.
  
• Cite as:
  War Poster Collection. Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library.
  
• Subjects:
  American Committee for Relief in the Near East.
  American Library Association.
  Business Men's Week.
  Church Army.
  Great Britain. National Savings Committee.
  Great Britain. Parliamentary War Savings Committee.
  Queen Mary's Army Recruiting Corps.
  Scottish War Savings Committee.
  National Catholic War Council (Wash. D.C.)
  National Jewish Welfare Board.
  Croce rossa italiana.
  American National Red Cross.
  Salvation Army--Great Britain.
  Salvation Army--United States.
  U. S. Fuel Administration.
  U. S. Shipping Board.
  U. S. War Exposition.
  U. S. War Garden Commission.
  United States. Army--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.--World War, 1914-1918.
  United States. Navy--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.
  United States. Marine Corps.
  World War, 1914-1918--Propaganda.
  World War, 1939-1945--Propaganda.
  Posters, Australian.
  Posters, Austrian.
  Posters, Belgian.
  Posters, Canadian.
  Posters, China.
  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.
  Propaganda, British.
  Propaganda, French.
  Propaganda, German.
  World War, 1914-1918--Economic aspects--France.
  World War, 1914-1918--Economic aspects--Great Britain.
  World War, 1914-1918--Economic aspects--United States.
  World War, 1914-1918--Economic aspects--Germany.
  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--War work.
  World War, 1914-1918--War work--Young Men's Christian Associations.
  World War, 1914-1918--Women.
  Propaganda, American.
  Proclamations--Great Britain.
  United States--Proclamations.
  Germany--History--Revolution, 1918--Posters.
  Spain--History--Civil War, 1936-1939.
  France--Proclamations.
  France Armee--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.--World War, 1914-1918.
  Germany--Proclamations.
  Germany Heer--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.
  Great Britain Army--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.
  
• Genre/Form:
  Posters.
  Proclamations.
  
• Also listed under:
  Allen, Lafon, collector.
  Brett, Simon, collector.
  Darrot, Paul Jean Gaston, 1892-1958, collector.
  Whittelsey, Charles Barney, b. 1869, collector.
  Atkins, Paul M. (Paul Moody), b. 1892, collector.
  House, Edward Mandell, 1858-1938, collector.
  Mullally, William, collector.
  Vail, George, collector.