Michel Brisebois collection of
World War I leaflets. 1915-1918
6.5 cm of textual records.
The collection consists of leaflets, postcards and bookmarks dropped
by airplane and balloon by the French, British and Germans on France,
Belgium and Germany during World War I. References to their listings
in Klaus Kirchners Flugblatt-Propaganda is provided in
the finding aid. Some of the leaflets are quite rare. The collection
also contained some periodicals. Both La Lettre du soldat à ceux du pays envahi and Lettres à tous le Français have been removed and catalogued for
Archives and Research Collections periodical collection. Issues of one
periodical, La Libre Belgique, remain with this collection as
Archives and Research Collections periodical collection already has
a full run.
Title based on content of the collection.
Collection (30-2007) was brought together by Michel Brisebois and acquired
for Research Collections in October 2007.
Finding aid available in hard copy and electronically.
There are no access restrictions.
Further accruals are not expected.