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Louis G. Cowan posters collection, 1941-1945

Summary Information

At a Glance

Call No.: MS#0292
Bib ID 4079680 View CLIO record
Creator(s) Cowan, Louis G., 1909-1976; Kent, Rockwell, 1882-1971
Title Louis G. Cowan posters collection, 1941-1945
Physical Description 45 posters (45 posters)
Language(s) English , Russian .
Additional Description http://www.columbia.edu/cu/libraries/inside/projects/findingaids/scans/pdfs/11_COM-COY_24.pdf
Access You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

This collection is located on-site.

This collection has no restrictions.

Arrangement

Arrangement

Arranged.

Description

Summary

A group of 45 Soviet World War II posters. These posters were part of a numbered series of 1,250 produced as wartime art and propaganda by the Tass Window Collective in Moscow. The collection is believed to have been acquired from the Rockwell Kent Estate

Using the Collection

Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Restrictions on Access

You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

This collection is located on-site.

This collection has no restrictions.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

Preferred Citation

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Louis G. Cowan posters collection; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Accruals

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

Ownership and Custodial History

Gift of the family of Louis G. Cowan, 1978.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Cowan, Louis G. family. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1978. Accession number--M-1978.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Entered in AMC 09/17/90.

Subject Headings

The subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches at Columbia University through the Archival Collections Portal and through CLIO, the catalog for Columbia University Libraries, as well as ArchiveGRID, a catalog that allows users to search the holdings of multiple research libraries and archives.

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Genre/Form

Heading "CUL Archives:"
"Portal"
"CUL Collections:"
"CLIO"
"Nat'l / Int'l Archives:"
"ArchivedGRID"
Posters Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID

Subject

Heading "CUL Archives:"
"Portal"
"CUL Collections:"
"CLIO"
"Nat'l / Int'l Archives:"
"ArchivedGRID"
Art Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Catalogs Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Posters, Soviet Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Propaganda Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Soviet Union Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Soviet Union -- History -- 1939-1945 -- Propaganda Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
World War, 1939-1945 -- Pictorial works Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID