The Twentieth Century International Relations Collection

Poster issued by the United States (1943) reflects the changing
role of women in industry during World War II.

The Twentieth-Century International Relations Collection is an accumulation of the college's vertical files from the first half of the century.

Approximately 2,800 pieces, ranging from postcards and pamphlets to posters, help document world politics and American involvement, with particular emphasis given to the years 1914-1950.

Highlights from this collection include a large collection of propaganda posters published in the United States during the Second World War, as well as several pamphlets published by the Nazi Party in Germany. The collection includes "Facts in Review," a National Socialist publication that represents propaganda disseminated in the United States prior to July 1941, and The Greater East Asia Joint Declaration, a publication that represents an effort to unite Asian nationalists in hopes of keeping the United States out of the military conflicts in the Pacific.

Materials are accessible via a database.

United States propaganda poster themes from 1943
encourage citizens to think globally and act
locally to support the war effort.