Propaganda at the British Library Webinar 12 March 2014
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Propaganda Ian Cooke Political & International Studies British Library Webinar 10 March 2014
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This webinar, presented online by The British Library, described the process of using our collections and online resources to research our exhibition Propaganda: Power and Persuasion. It describes our collections, catalogues, Online Gallery and other resources for finding and accessing our collections online.
Transcript of Propaganda at the British Library Webinar 12 March 2014
Propaganda
Ian CookePolitical & International StudiesBritish Library Webinar10 March 2014
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Origins
Honneur - Patrie, c.1914. WW1.P/1(27)Constitutiones Apostolicae Sacrae Congregationis de Propaganda Fide. 1642. British Library 494.i.17
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Nation
The White-Haired Girl film poster. 1972. British Library ORB.99/178
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Enemy
The Orchestra of the Psychological War. 1963. British Library HS.74/2170
T. Corbella, The Murder of Miss Cavell inspires German “Kultur” c.1915. Philatelic Collections - Wherry Donation 672.
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WarAllied leaflets prepared for distribution by air from aircraft based in the UK. 1940- 45. British Library B.S. 14/1004
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Health
left: ‘Oh! When will they get rid of alcohol?’ Union of French women against alcohol. 1918. British Library Tab.11748.a.
‘He’s a public enemy …’ Central Office of Information. c1960. B.S. 81/19
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Today
‘Chorus’ installation by Field for Propaganda: Power and Persuasion exhibition.Photograph from: http://twelve-studio.co.uk/work/the-british-library
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PostersRight: ‘Kill the fly and save the child’. The Medical Officer. London, c.1920.British Library 1865.C.20(28)
Far right: Freedom American-style. 1971. British LibraryHS.74/2170
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Philatelic
Proofs of Ghana postage stamp, 1d. 1957. Crown Agents archive: Ghana box 40.
‘Struggle of the South Korean People’. North Korea 1972. Publicity Collection A-M.
Liberty Calling. Campbell-Johnson Collection, vol. 28
Juan Antonio Morales (attributed), Los Nacionales. [Madrid], c.1936. Shelley collection.
Iraq. 100 Dinars. 1942. Crown Agents archive CU3/65/3
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Central Office of Information archive
Kem (Kimon Evan Marengo, artist), postcards showing adaptation of a story from the Shah-name. c.1942. PP/13/9L
AIDS: Don’t Die of Ignorance. 1987. HSSH/1/44/87A
Alan Adler (artist), Rabies: No pets. 1986. MAFF/1/19/86
The Battle for Civilisation. 1942. PP/4/64
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How we researched the item list
• Talk to curators(we didn’t know exactly what we were after)
• Used existing information published about collections
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Research help - Philatelic
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Catalogues usedExplore the British Library (books, maps, journals, official reports, posters)http://explore.bl.uk
Search our catalogue: Archives and Manuscriptshttp://searcharchives.bl.uk
Sound and Moving Image Cataloguehttp://cadensa.bl.uk
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Central Office of Information Archive databasehttp://molcat1.bl.uk/COI/
Shaw & Lloyd. Publications proscribed by the Government of India. 1985.
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Using printed catalogues and other sources
Above: Bezbozhnik u Stanka. No.7 1923. British Library PP.8000.rsIdentified in David King, Red Star Over Russia (2009)
Right: Ministry of Information, Home Intelligence Division, Public Opinion in the UK, appendices to report. The National Archives INF 1/291 Identified in Ian McLaine, Ministry of Morale (1979)
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http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/index.html
• Online gallery
• BL Learning
• World War One
• Sounds
• Web Archive
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Evanion collection
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commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/British_Library
A football match. Gurkhas versus a Signal Company [St Floris, France]. 1915. H. D. Girdwood, via Wikimedia Commons
Bomb Gun Section. Shell bursting in front of trench [St Floris, France]. 1915. H. D. Girdwood, via Wikimedia Commons
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Captain and Mrs Alfred Dreyfuss, before his conviction and when released from prison. 1899. By Charles Orgaard, via Wikimedia Commons
The Living Union Jack.1898. By Sarah Elizabeth Charlton, via Wikimedia Commons.
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sounds.bl.uk
• Speeches and public debate
• Life stories and everyday life
• Use of popular and traditional music
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www.webarchive.org.uk
• Curated collection of UK websites
• Many websites no longer live today
• Collections include: UK General elections; Political Action and Communication; Spending cuts
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Thank you!
David Welch, Propaganda Power and Persuasion. London: The British Library. 2013
