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Give more books, 1943 Victory Book Campaign
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| Title | Give more books, 1943 Victory Book Campaign |
| Coverage / Year | 1943 |
| Description | Poster, color, 14.25 x 22 in., published by the United States Government Printing Office |
| Interpretation | The Victory Book Campaign, from 1942 to 1943, was the combined effort of the United Service Organizations (USO), the Red Cross, and the American Library Association. A national total of 18, 449, 974 books were donated by the public, collected by libraries and sent to military camps for soldiers. Illinoisans alone contribute over three million books to the campaign. |
| Lesson Plans / Themes | World War II; |
| Learning Standards | 14 Political systems; 16 History; |
| Author or Creator | United States. Office of War Information |
| Subject / Keywords | Books; Reading; World War II; War posters, American ; World War, 1939-1945--United States ; |
| Collection Publisher | Illinois State Library
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| Further Information | For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc for more information about this project. |
| Rights Management Statement | http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm |
| Resource Identifier | ww20140p |
| CONTENTdm file name | 121.jpg |
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