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Books Are Weapons

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LIBRARY DIVISION
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Art and Artifacts Division

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COLLECTION
Poster Collection

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The Schomburg Center Events Poster Collection

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Title
Books Are Weapons
Collection

Poster Collection

The Schomburg Center Events Poster Collection

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1935 - 1945 (Inferred)
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Art and Artifacts Division
Shelf locator: Schomburg Library events poster collection
Shelf locator: Schomburg Library events poster collection, folder 2
Topics
Special events -- New York (N.Y.)
African Americans
Blacks
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
New York (N.Y.)
Books
War
Propaganda
New Deal art
Genres
Posters
Physical Description
Extent: 35.5 x 56 cm
Type of Resource
Still image
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11527475
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11606126
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG091000128-F
Other local Identifier: PO.X.220
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a5030770-45bb-0132-c348-58d385a7bbd0
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1935: Issued (Approximate)
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Art and Artifacts Division, The New York Public Library. "Books Are Weapons" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1935 - 1945. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a25d78d0-4759-0132-cddb-58d385a7bbd0

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Art and Artifacts Division, The New York Public Library. "Books Are Weapons" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a25d78d0-4759-0132-cddb-58d385a7bbd0

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Art and Artifacts Division, The New York Public Library. (1935 - 1945). Books Are Weapons Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a25d78d0-4759-0132-cddb-58d385a7bbd0

Wikipedia Citation

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Books Are Weapons