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Propaganda Posters Distributed in Asia, Latin America and the Middle East, compiled ca. 1950 - ca. 1965 ARC Identifier 5051202 / Local Identifier 306-PPB Series from Record Group 306: Records of the U.S. Information Agency, 1900 - 2003 |
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| Creator(s): | U.S. Information Agency. Bureau of Programs. Press and Publications Service. Publications Division. (1953 - 1978) (Most Recent)
Department of State. Bureau of Public Affairs. International Information and Educational Exchange Program. (1949 - 1952) (Predecessor) |
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| Type(s) of Archival Materials: | Photographs and other Graphic Materials |
| Contact(s): |
National Archives at College Park - Still Pictures (RD-DC-S), National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD, 20740-6001. PHONE: 301-837-0561; FAX: 301-837-3621; EMAIL: stillpixorder@nara.gov. |
| Inclusive Dates: | ca. 1950 - ca. 1965 |
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| Part Of: | Record Group 306: Records of the U.S. Information Agency, 1900 - 2003 |
| Includes: | 639 items described in ARC Search within this Series |
| Arrangement: | Arranged in two broad groups by decade produced (1950s and 1960s), thereunder alphabetically by agency's regional production-distribution center, thereunder alphabetically by agency's country outpost, and thereunder alphabetically by poster title. |
| Function and Use: | The Publications Division and its predecessor compiled these posters as a central reference source for visual propaganda distributed through the agency's regional centers in Manila, Beirut, and Mexico City to populations worldwide. Posters were designed to promote U.S. political, cultural, and economic values, to expose alleged Communist falsehoods, threats, and crimes, and to strengthen understanding of and support for U.S. objectives in the Cold War. |
| Access Restriction(s): | Unrestricted |
| Use Restriction(s): | Restricted - Possibly While the vast majority of these posters are in the public domain, scattered items contain reproductions of photographs and artwork that might have copyright restrictions. |
| Specific Records Type(s): | Posters |
| Language(s): | Amharic Arabic Aymara Bengali Burmese Chinese French Greek, Modern (1453- ) Gujarati Indonesian Iranian (Other) Italian Khmer Korean Lao Marathi Nepali Quechua Sindhi Sinhalese Spanish Tagalog Tamil Thai Turkish Urdu Vietnamese |
| Numbering Note: | Requests for items in this series must include the record group number, series designator and NARA-assigned item number. (Example=306-PPB-3). |
| Finding Aid Type: | Shelf List |
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| Finding Aid Note: | The shelf list contains the production-distribution forms generated for the posters by the agency staff at the Manila, Beirut, and Mexico City regional centers. Each form lists the title in English, publication date and quantity, language version, and distribution outlets for the respective poster or poster set. Copies of the shelf list are located in the research room and with the records. |
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| Lifecycle Tracking Information | |
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| Accession Number(s): | NN3-306-00-001 NN3-306-00-002 |
| Internal Transfer Number(s): | NWCS-S-07-3-NN3-306-00-001 NWCS-S-10-1-NN3-306-00-002 |
| Transfer Note: | These records were formerly housed with the textual records of the U.S. Information Agency in the Textual Archives Services Division, and were transferred to the Still Picture Records Section of the Special Media Archives Services Division in two separate (April 2007 and July 2010) transactions. |
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