Marine Corps recruitment posters
Scope and Contents note
Collection includes forty posters printed in 1942 advertising the U.S. Marines. Three different poster designs are included, two designs signed by F.S. Thomas. One poster depicts a U.S. fighter plane attacking a Japanese naval vessel. All posters are labeled at the bottom by "434 PB."
Dates
- Creation: 1942
Conditions Governing Access note
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use note
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Marine Corps recruitment posters must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Academic History
The United States Marine Corps was established in 1798 by Congress in preparation for a naval war with France. The Marine Corps served in every American armed conflict and attained prominence in the 20th century when its theories and practices of amphibious warfare proved prescient and ultimately formed the cornerstone of the Pacific campaign of World War II. By the mid 20th century, the Marine Corps had become the dominant theorist and practitioner of amphibious warfare.
Extent
3 oversize folders (0.6 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection includes forty posters printed in 1942 advertising the U.S. Marines.
Custodial History note
Donated.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Donated.
Appraisal note
Utah political history (20th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy 5.I).
Processing Information note
Processed; Mary Downs; 2009.
Subject
- United States. Marine Corps -- Recruiting, enlistment, etc. (Organization)
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Register of Marine Corps recruitment posters
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Mary Downs, student processor, and John Murphy, curator
- Date
- 25 June 2009
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States