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World War I political cartoons collection

Call Number

CBHM.0011

Date

1916-1918, inclusive

Creator

Brooklyn Public Library (Role: Compiler)

Extent

7.17 Linear Feet in four oversize flat boxes.

Language of Materials

English .

Abstract

This collection includes World War I political cartoons from 1916-1918 clipped out of American and Canadian newspapers.

Historical Note

World War I started in 1914 after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip. The Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire) fought against the Allied Powers (Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Romania, Canada, Japan and the United States). The United States entered the war in 1917 after German U-Boats attacked U.S. ships and the Lusitania, a British ocean liner carrying many American passengers, in 1915. The war ended in 1918 when Turkey, Austria-Hungary, and Germany surrendered.

Political cartoons reflect opinions on social and political events and were regularly published in newspapers and magazines by the end of the 19th century. Political cartoonists covered the events of World War I and the cartoons were published in newspapers across the United States.

Arrangement

The collection is not arranged in any particular order.

Scope and Contents

This collection includes World War I political cartoons from 1916-1918 clipped out of American and Canadian newspapers. These clippings are all stamped with "World War Cartoon Collection, Brooklyn Public Library." Newspapers represented in the collection are: Chicago Daily News, The Syracuse Herald, Syracuse Post-Standard, Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Baltimore American, Montreal Daily, New York Tribune, Syracuse Journal, New York Globe, Philadelphia Press, Montreal Star, Nashville American, Rocky Mountain News, San Francisco Chronicle, Cleveland Plain Dealer, and Chicago News.

Conditions Governing Access

Open to users without restriction.

Conditions Governing Use

Material in this collection is in the public domain.

Preferred Citation

Identification of item, date (if known); World War I political cartoon collection, CBHM.0011, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History.

Location of Materials

The majority of the materials in this collection are stored offsite and advance notice is required for use. Please contact cbhreference@bklynlibrary.org at least two weeks prior to research visit.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Transferred from the Brooklyn Public Library World War Cartoon Collection. Date of transfer is unknown.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

The majority of the materials in this collection are stored offsite and advance notice is required for use. Please contact cbhreference@bklynlibrary.org at least two weeks prior to research visit.

If digital surrogates exist, they should be used in place of the originals whenever possible.

Related Materials

Center for Brooklyn History holds the following related collections:

- Edward B. Watson collection of World War I and World War II illustrations and cartoons, 1914-1945 (1977.278)

- Hook family World War I letter and clippings, 1920 (1978.104)

- Henry Stillwell Clapp Collection, 1917-1919 (BCMS.0051)

- Royal W. Brouard papers, 1909-1922 (2006.005)

- Brooklyn Historical Society newspaper collection, 1783-2017 (ARC.258)

- Local Newspapers on Microfilm Collection, 1835-1999 (BCMS.0028)

The Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum holds the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library Political Cartoons Collection, 1914-1918 (P000452).

Collection processed by

Alice Griffin, June 2023

About this Guide

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-21 11:38:09 +0000.
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Language: Description is written in: English, Latin script.

Processing Information

Alice Griffin rehoused the materials in acid-free folders. All folder titles were supplied by the archivist.

Repository

Center for Brooklyn History
Center for Brooklyn History
128 Pierrepont Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201