Galford Family collection of World War II posters, 1918-1945

Collection

Identifier: A1996-055

Scope and Contents

Includes posters created by Canadian and United States government agencies and companies, all sizes. Topics include encouragement for military troops to keep up morale, for civilians to continue in the war effort to be more productive and less wasteful of materials, reminders to not share military information in fear of spies, and other propaganda messages for Allied powers during World War II, as well as Newsmaps. Some World War I era posters are included as well, though the bulk date from the 1940s.

Dates

Creation: 1918-1945
Creation: Majority of material found within 1940-1945

Creator

Galford (Family)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Materials in this collection may be governed by copyright. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights. Please contact the Archivist regarding permission to publish material.

Full Extent

600 item/s

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of the Galford Family

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