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wwiipropInventory of the World War II Propaganda Leaflets, 1941-1945Processed by: Meghan Lyon; machine-readable finding aid created by: Meghan Lyon David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke University Durham, N.C., USA

Aleph Number: 003915640

Machine-readable finding aid derived from XML authoring program.Date of source: January 2009Processed by Meghan Lyon, January 2009; Finding Aid encoded by Meghan Lyon, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University, January 2009 Description is in EnglishFinding aid was prepared using DACS and our local Style Guide Inventory of the World War II Propaganda Leaflets, 1941-1945 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke University Durham, North Carolina 27708-0185 USA

Descriptive SummaryDavid M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University Great Britain. Army. World War II Propaganda Leaflets, 1941-1945 Materials in English, German, Japanese, French 400 items(0.6 lin. ft.)For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. During World War II, the Political Warfare Executive (PWE) was a British clandestine body created to produce and disseminate both pro-Allied and anti-Axis propaganda, with the aim of damaging enemy morale and sustaining the morale of the occupied countries. The collection includes leaflets dropped by British intelligence over Germany, along with examples of German and Japanese propaganda. Also included are leaflets in Japanese with English translations, from the Psychological Warfare Branch, U.S. Army Forces, Pacific Area, APO 500, and propaganda newspapers from France and the Netherlands, 1944, with English translations. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], in the World War II Propaganda Leaflets, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.

Provenance

Purchase, 2007 (2008-0161), 0.1 lin. ft.

Gift, 2008 (2008-0316), 0.1 lin. ft.

Processing Information

Collection is unprocessed; cataloged from accession records.

Encoded by: Meghan Lyon

Accession(s) described in this finding aid: 2008-0161, 2008-0316

Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and our local Style Guide.

This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.

Biographical / Historical Note

During World War II, the Political Warfare Executive (PWE) was a British clandestine body created to produce and disseminate both pro-Allied and anti-Axis propaganda, with the aim of damaging enemy morale and sustaining the morale of the occupied countries.

The Psychological Warfare Division was a joint effort between the United States and Great Britain, and conducted similar operations during and following D-Day, 1944.

Collection Overview

The collection includes leaflets dropped by British intelligence over Germany, along with examples of German and Japanese propaganda. Also included are leaflets in Japanese with English translations, from the Psychological Warfare Branch, U.S. Army Forces, Pacific Area, APO 500, and propaganda newspapers from France and the Netherlands, 1944, with English translations.

Subject Headings

These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.

Propaganda, American. Propaganda, British. Propaganda, Anti-British. Propaganda, Anti-German. Propaganda, Anti-Japanese. Great Britain--Army. United States--Army. Leaflets. Contents of Collection World War II Propaganda Leaflets, 1941-1945 1 Box 1-4Political Warfare Executive (PWE) leaflets, 1941-1945

Includes leaflets dropped by British intelligence over Germany, along with examples of German and Japanese propaganda. The following types of leaflets are included: German materials in English British materials in German British or American materials in Japanese British materials in French

Acquired as a purchase in 2008. For a more detailed list of the pamphlets and leaflets included in this purchase, please see the collection control file.

5-6Psychological Warfare Branch leaflets, 1941-1945

Includes propaganda leaflets in Japanese with corresponding English translations.

7-9Miscellaneous newsletters and leaflets, 1941-1945

Includes propaganda leaflets and newsletters in German, French, and Russian.