University of Delaware Department of Women and Gender Studies poster collection
Scope and Contents
The University of Delaware Department of Women and Gender Studies poster collection includes a variety of posters presumably collected by faculty members during the 1970s and 1980s. The small collection is international in scope and reflects the relationship between women’s issues and broader sociopolitical movements. The collection was received as a gift from the academic department in September 2021.
The posters relate to various social and political movements during the 1970s and 1980s, including nuclear disarmament, labor relations and unionization, and women’s liberation. In addition to documenting sociopolitical issues, the collection represents a range of printing and illustration processes, and may be studied for graphic design. Among others, the collection features work by founding member of the Northland Poster Collective Ricardo Levins Morales, anti-nuclear illustrator Louis Mackay, and feminist film and printmaker Marcia Salo Rizzi.
The item list of posters provides the following descriptive details: poster title/slogan/primary text from graphics on the poster, location of event or place of publication, date (when known), poster size (in inches), color production, and format. Additional details, such as the artist, are provided as available.
The collection is arranged chronologically, with undated works listed last.
Dates
- Creation: 1973-1987
Creator
- University of Delaware. Department of Women and Gender Studies (Collector, Organization)
Language of Materials
Materials in English, Russian, Spanish, and Norwegian.
Access Information
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. Please contact Special Collections Department, University of Delaware Library, https://library.udel.edu/static/purl.php?askspec
Extent
9 item
Abstract
The University of Delaware Department of Women and Gender Studies poster collection includes a variety of posters presumably collected by faculty members during the 1970s and 1980s. The small collection is international in scope and reflects the relationship between women’s issues and broader sociopolitical movements such as nuclear disarmament and unionization.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift transfer from University of Delaware Department of Women and Gender Studies, September 2021.
Shelving Summary
Oversize folders 1-2: Shelved in SPEC MSS oversize mapcases.
Processing Information
Processed by Paul Rosenstein, October 2021.
Subject
- Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (Organization)
- Dalton, Roque, 1935-1975 (Person)
- Mackay, Louis (Person)
- Morales, Ricardo Levins (Person)
- Nei til Atomvåpen (Organization)
- Rizzi, Marcia Salo, 1941 or 1942- (Person)
- Title
- University of Delaware Department of Women and Gender Studies poster collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- University of Delaware Library, Special Collections.
- Date
- 2021 November 19
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2021 December 23: Name of artist corrected from "Zoquiero" to "Zoquier."
Repository Details
Part of the University of Delaware Library Special Collections Repository