San Jose State Event Poster Collection
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a variety of physical posters dating from 1939 to 1977. The bulk of the posters come from the 1960s. The events that are covered in the collection range from field courses that the school offered during the school year to student events. These posters also cover art forms such as film presentations or concerts held by the Music Department. The bulk of the collection consists of the Drama Department's event posters. The Posters range from large cardboard event posters to smaller paper leaflet event posters.
Dates
- Creation: 1939 - 1977
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright has been assigned to San José State University Library Special Collections & Archives. All requests for permission to publish or quote from materials must be submitted in writing to the Director of Special Collections & Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collectons and Archives as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader. Copyright restrictions also apply to digital reproductions of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.
Extent
4 flat file drawers
1 Box (.417 linear feet)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains a variety of physical posters from 1939 to 1977. The posters range from large cardboard event posters to small paper leaflet event posters. These posters come from different campus organizations during the years 1939 to 1977.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged into six series: I. Art Posters; II. Music Posters; III. Drama and Cinema Event Posters; IV. Poetry Event Posters; V. Small Event Posters; VI. Student Event Posters. Each series is organized in alphabetical order. The series is also separated by the size of the poster, the smaller posters are put together into the series 'Small Event Posters'.
University Archives Collection
Record Group R.G 6.6.9
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Davier Floyd in 2022.
- Title
- Guide to the San Jose State Event Poster Collection
- Author
- Davier Floyd
- Date
- 6/2/2022
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the SJSU Special Collections & Archives Repository
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library
San José State University
One Washington Square
San José, CA 95192-0028
(408) 808-2062
(408) 808-2063 (Fax)
special.collections@sjsu.edu