World War I political cartoons collection
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Processing Information
Alice Griffin rehoused the materials in acid-free folders. All folder titles were supplied by the archivist.
