Answering the Call: World War I Posters is an online collection of over 50 World War I posters held in Milner Library's Government Documents World War Poster Collection. Federal agencies and national organizations created these posters after the United States entered the war in 1917.
The posters illustrate the demands and needs of a global war. The most effective posters quickly informed and compelled citizens to support the war effort with such activities as contributing to Victory Loan drives, knitting socks for the Red Cross, donating books and magazines to soldiers, sponsoring orphans overseas, or conserving food and fuel.
Ange. V. Milner, Illinois State University's first full-time librarian, collected and preserved these posters. Today, the Government Documents Department maintains this collection on the fourth floor of Milner Library. Please contact Angela Bonnell, Head of Government Documents, to view the print posters or to request more information.
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Propaganda on All Fronts: United States and International World War II-Era Posters is an online collection highlighting a selection of the over 500 World War II posters held in Milner Library's Government Documents World War Poster Collection. Federal agencies and national organizations created these posters after the United States entered the war in 1941.