MenuPreliminary Inventory of the Palestinian and Lebanese Poster Collection, 1960-1991 [bulk 1965-1979]
Abstract
Posters and some brochures and pamphlets acquired by Bill Tracy during his time at the American University of Beirut.
The majority of the collection consists of political posters from Palestine and tourism posters from Lebanon. Also included are some travel brochures and pamphlets about various sites in Jordan, Syria, Yemen, Egypt, and Lebanon. Materials largely date from the 1960s to the 1970s.
Descriptive Summary
- Repository
- David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
- Creator
- Tracy, William (collector)
- Title
- Palestinian and Lebanese Poster Collection, 1960-1991 [bulk 1965-1979]
- Language of Material
- English, German, French, Arabic
- Extent
- 5 Linear Feet, 200 Items
- Location
- For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Collection Overview
The Palestinian and Lebanese Poster Collection is at Duke University on deposit by a faculty member. The majority of the collection consists of political posters from Palestine and tourism posters from Lebanon. Also included are some travel brochures and pamphlets about various sites in Jordan, Syria, Yemen, Egypt, and Lebanon. Materials largely date from the 1960s to the 1970s.
The posters from Lebanon are largely aimed at promoting tourism to the country and to Beirut in particular. Common themes are Lebanese art and history, including posters highlighing music concerts, art exhibits, temples, and mosques. Other posters focus on Lebanon's natural beauty, advertising its ski slopes, crops, and beaches.
The Palestinian posters attempt to raise awareness of the plight of the Palestinian people while simultaneously incriminating Israeli and American politics and violence. The majority encourage people to unite and take up arms to defend Palestine. Several posters insinuate and accuse the United States and Israel of murder and genocide. Many are from the Palestinian National Liberation Movement organization, also known as FATEH or FATAH, showing Palestinian freedom fighters, injured children, paintings of guns raised, and other images encouraging Palestinian resistance. Another organization represented is the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), which has similar themes of militantism against Israel and unity among Palestinians. The Arab Women's Information Committee posters are part of a set called The Facts About the Palestine Problem, which have images of injured Palestinian children, bombed cities, and destroyed schools. About half of the Palestine posters do not appear to promote any particular organization or group, but instead convey more general pro-Palestine themes.
The rest of the collection consists of a few more posters, including three that are mounted on wood, as well as brochures and pamphlets from other Middle Eastern countries. There are a small number of pro-Israel posters encouraging tourism to Jerusalem or fundraising for Friends of Jerusalem. These are vastly outnumbered by the pro-Palestine posters and the Lebanon tourism posters.
Administrative Information
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Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
However, patrons must sign the Acknowledgment of Legal Responsibility and Privacy Rights form before using this collection.
Also, all or portions of this collection may be housed off-site in Duke University's Library Service Center. Consequently, there may be a 24-hour delay in obtaining these materials.
Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library to use this collection.
Use Restrictions
The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to Duke University. For more information, consult the copyright section of the Regulations and Procedures of the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library.
Contents of the Collection
Browse List of Series
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Expand AllPosters, 1960s-1980s
Chiefly political posters from Palestine and tourism posters from Lebanon. Materials largely date from the 1960s to the 1980s.
Travel brochures and pamphlets about various sites in Jordan, Syria, Yemen, Egypt, and Lebanon, dated largely from the 1960s to the 1980s.
Subject Headings
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Palestine and Lebanon Posters Collection, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Provenance
The Palestine and Lebanon Posters Collection were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library as a deposit in 2009.
Processing Information
Accessioned by Meghan Lyon, April 2009
Encoded by Meghan Lyon, April 2009
This collection is minimally processed: materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.
Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and our local Style Guide.
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.