2 finding aid(s) found containing the word(s) World War, 1939-1945--Propaganda--Maps.

  1. Newsmap Collection, 1942-1946

    212 maps. 212 map folder. -- Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    The Newsmap collection contains 212 maps prepared and distributed by U.S. Army Information Branch from 1942 until 1946. They were designed to inform and motivate American military personnel. The two-sided newsmaps include maps depicting the previous week's events in the war, as well as brief news items, photographs, and graphics.

  2. War map : pictorial and propaganda map collection 1900-1950

    180 maps. 1 book . -- Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    A collection of 180 pictorial and propaganda maps that illustrate events related to World War I, the interwar years, World War II, the formation of the United Nations, and the Cold War. While many of the pieces were created as governmental propaganda, others appeared in commercial publications, including the Star Weekly, Fortune Magazine, the Daily Mail, and the Los Angeles Examiner. Some of the maps were created by famous cartographers, such as Ernest Clegg, Fred W. Rose, Arthur Kampf, Ezra C. Stiles, Richard Edes Harrison, Ernest Dudley Chase, and F.E. Manning. Many of the collection items are described in the book titled War map: pictorial conflict maps 1900-1950 by Philip Curtis and Jakob Sondergard Pedersen, which was published in 2016. A proof of the book is part of the collection.