World War II Pamphlets, Ephemera, and Propaganda, 1936-1945 | Rare Book & Manuscript Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

By Heather Wiegert

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Collection Overview

Title: World War II Pamphlets, Ephemera, and Propaganda, 1936-1945

Predominant Dates:1939-1945

ID: 01/01/MSS00109

Extent: 1.1 Cubic Feet

Arrangement: This collection consists of seven series: 1.) Propaganda, 2.) Secretary of War Information Office Pamphlets, 3.) Miscellaneous Pamphlets, 4.) "A Week of the War" Transcripts, 5.) Typescript Documents, 6.) Newspapers and other miscellaneous publications, and 7.) Oversized Materials.

Date Acquired: 00/00/2009

Subjects: World War, 1939-1945

Languages: English, French, German, Spanish;Castilian, Italian, Danish, Portuguese, Greek,Modern(1453-), Dutch;Flemish

Scope and Contents of the Materials

This collection is comprised of pamphlets, leaflets, and other documents relating to the Second World War. Box 1 consists of propaganda published in Vichy France throughout the German occupation. Box 2 contains informational pamphlets distributed in various languages by the United States Secretary of War Information Office concerning some military battles and the United States Armed Forces. Box 2 also includes miscellaneous pamphlets covering various topics related to the war. Box 3 consists of three sections: the first section contains transcripts published by the United States Office of Government Reports summarizing the events of World War 2 each week throughout 1942; the second section contains various informational typescript documents in English; the third section of Box 3 contains single sheet newspaper documents and other miscellaneous publications. Box 4 contains miscellaneous oversized materials.

Subject/Index Terms

World War, 1939-1945

Administrative Information

Repository: Rare Book & Manuscript Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Access Restrictions: Open to researchers.

Use Restrictions: This collection is the physical property of the Rare Book & Manuscript Library. Intellectual property rights, including copyright, may reside with the materials' creator(s) or their heirs. The Rare Book & Manuscript Library's reproduction and publication policies are available here. The library welcomes requests for reproductions made from works in our collections, though restrictions may apply to certain materials. Please contact the library with any questions.

Acquisition Source: Library backlog

Finding Aid Revision History:

Created by Heather Wiegert in 2022.

Revised by Nicole Connell on January 9, 2025.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Propaganda],
[Series 2: Secretary of War Information Office Pamphlets],
[Series 3: Miscellaneous Pamphlets],
[Series 4: "A Week of the War" Transcripts],
[Series 5: Typescript Documents],
[Series 6: Newspapers and other miscellaneous publications],
[Series 7: Oversized Materials],
[All]

Series 4: "A Week of the War" Transcripts

Office of Government Reports Division – Office of War Information: Washington D.C.

Box 3

Folder 1: “A Week of the War”, 1942 May 30
Folder 2: “A Week of the War” (No. 495), 1942 June 26
Folder 3: “A Week of the War”, 1942 June 27
Folder 4: “A Week of the War”, 1942 July 4
Folder 5: “A Week of the War”, 1942 July 18
Folder 6: “A Week of the War”, 1942 July 25
Folder 7: “A Week of the War”, 1942 August 8
Folder 8: “A Week of the War”, 1942 August 15
Folder 9: “A Week of the War”, 1942 August 22
Folder 10: “A Week of the War”, 1942 August 29
Folder 11: “A Week of the War”, 1942 September 5
Folder 12: “A Week of the War”, 1942 September 12
Folder 13: “A Week of the War”, 1942 September 19
Folder 14: “A Week of the War”, 1942 October 3
Folder 15: “A Week of the War”, 1942 October 24
Folder 16: “A Week of the War”, 1942 October 31
Folder 17: “A Week of the War”, 1942 November 14
Folder 18: “A Week of the War”, 1942 November 21
Folder 19: “A Week of the War”, 1942 November 28
Folder 20: “A Week of the War”, 1942 December 12
Folder 21: “A Week of the War”, 1942 December 19