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DescriptionSummaryA collection, assembled by Dutch businessman Maurice Frankenhuis (1893-1969), consisting primarily of World War I posters, and in addition, post-war political and international pacifist movement posters, merchandise and motion picture advertisements, post-war anti-German propaganda, and war-related kindness to animals (horses) posters. Approximately half of the posters ate illustrated and half are textual; there are a few examples of handwritten, hand-lettered, or hand-painted posters. The general topics include: calls for money (war loans, subscriptions, war savings stamps, etc.), war material exhibitions, ordinances, war news (including battles such as Verdun, the French call for mobilization, victories such as the fall of Warsaw, the U.S. entry into the war, etc.), maps, propaganda, plans for the post-war world, recruiting appeals, Red Cross appeals, etc. The majority of the posters are German, for domestic consumption or for the people in the occupied parts of Belgium, France, and Russia. The nations whose posters are represented include: Australia, The Austro-Hungarian Empire, Belgium, Canada, France, Great Britain, India, Italy, the Netherlands, Romania, Russia, South Africa, and the United States. The languages used include: Arabic, Bengali, Bulgarian, Czech, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, Flemish, Franch, German, Gujarati, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Latvian, Lithuanian, Madrasi, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Spanish, Turkish, Urdu, and Yiddish A few of the artists are: BernHard, Kollewitz, Erler, Reupke, Erdt, Nevinson, R. Baden Powell, Theo Matyko, Haskell Coffin, Norman Lindsay, etc. For more information about the collection, see "Organizing Enthusiasm: Poster Art in the First World War" by Albert Marrin in Columbia Library Columns, Volume 24 (1974 Nov-1975 May).
Using the CollectionRare Book and Manuscript Library Restrictions on AccessYou 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 ReproductionSingle 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 CitationIdentification of specific item; Date (if known); Frankenhuis posters collection; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library. Related MaterialsSee also: World War I Poster Collection & Hazard Collection AccrualsMaterials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information. Immediate Source of AcquisitionSource of acquisition--Oppenheim, Mordechai J. & Aaron C. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1974. Accession number--M-1974. Gift of Mordechai Joseph Oppenheim & Aaron Claude Oppenheim, 1974. About the Finding Aid / Processing InformationColumbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library Processing InformationProcessed BRC 03/06/74. Subject HeadingsThe 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. All links open new windows. Genre/Form
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