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  1. Pinus Rubinstein collection

    The Pinus Rubinstein collection consists of a diary, in three volumes, kept by Rubinstein from 1900 to 1949, and written primarily while he lived in Bukovina, in Czernowitz and Sadagora (Chernivtsi and Sadhora, Ukraine). The diaries begin with Rubinstein’s adolescent years in Sadagora, his service in the Austrian Army in World War I, his marriage and life in Czernowitz in the inter-war years, life in German-occupied Czernowitz from 1941-1944, and his family’s post-war journey to Romania and Austria and eventually Israel. The diaries also contain poetry and stories from Rubinstein, signed un...

  2. The Grade Teacher [Magazine]

    Consists of the October 1942 issue of "The Grade Teacher" magazine, published for school teachers in the United States, which includes instructions on having students create war propaganda posters. Includes samples for students to color.

  3. John Henry Weidner papers

    Correspondence, speeches and writings, government documents, printed matter, audiovisual material and memorabilia, relating to an escape route through the Netherlands and France from Nazi-occupied Europe, for political refugees, Jews, and Allied servicemen, which was under the leadership of John Henry (Johan Hendrik) Weidner (1912-1994). The collection consists of microfilm copies of the originals, which are owned by the Hoover Institution Library and Archives, Stanford University.

  4. Textile with embroidered names

    Burlap patch embroidered with a series of names and the dates 1940-1946.

  5. Third Term - Third Reich campaign button

  6. Pin-back button

    American propaganda anti-Axis pin

  7. Anti-Roosevelt, pro-Willkie 1940 presidential campaign button

    Anti-Roosevelt, pro-Willkie campaign button for the 1940 Presidential Election. Several variations of this button were manufactured at a rapid pace. Some had different background colors, while others had different text size and font styles. The campaign button was used to build awareness, and encourage positive word of mouth for the Republican challenger, Wendell Willkie, while simultaneously discouraging support for the Democratic incumbent, Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR). FDR was running for an unprecedented third term, which was a major factor the Republicans pressed during the campaign...

  8. Dictators don't debate campaign button

  9. No Third term campaign button with Uncle Sam

  10. Pin-back button

    American propaganda anti-Japanese pin-back button, "Jap Hunting License" with outline of map of United States, a "Keep Out" sign and a likeness of Uncle Sam, holding a rifle.

  11. Give Roosevelt his rest campaign button

  12. American propaganda poster depicting Mussolini, Tojo, and Hitler listening for information

    Poster depicting the heads of Axis leaders, Benito Mussolini of Italy, Hideki Tojo of Japan, and Adolf Hitler of Germany, above a clear warning. Each man is holding a hand cupped to one ear, suggesting that he is listening carefully for any careless talk revealing valuable information about the United States or their allies. The poster was designed by Ralph Iligan, an artist working for the Graphics Division of the United States Office of War Information, in 1942. The need to manage information about the war on the home front led to the establishment of the OWI in June 1942. This office con...

  13. Pin-back button

    American propaganda anti-Japanese pin-back button, "Japs Get Out!"

  14. Pin-back button

    American propaganda anti-Axis pin

  15. Pin-back button

    American propaganda anti-Axis pin

  16. Pin-back button

    American propaganda anti-Japanese pin-back button. "Jap Hunting License/Open Season/No Limit." Lettering around image of a Japanese person with stereotypical features and a red star on his military cap.

  17. No Third Term campaign button

  18. Pin-back button

    American propaganda anti-Japanese pin-back button, "Swat the Jap"

  19. Pin-back button

    American propaganda anti-Axis pin

  20. Display board with pins

    American propaganda anti-Axis board with pins