The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1918-11-03
POSTERS AND OTHER WAR
MOMENTOES GATHERED BY
TEACHERS Ar UNIVERSITY

AUSTIN TeNse NOV. shortly /
after the world war started Dr Milton /
Is gufsch adjunct professor OF me-
die,ai history of the University 90
TtNns. began making d collection ~
posters and other war meinentoes is-
sued iy the governments of the dii
forert allied countries Through va
iiuus channels. including ihe embassies
of different countries. the publishing
hcnAss and thruiFh some individual
sources Or Gutsrh has been able tu
accumulate what is said iu hc one Of
the iargost and most complete eNhih-
li. OF war rciics off this character that
urohah, exists ANS where ON the Unit
ca states Posters thnt were design
oa so stimulate recruiting ana the sale
OF Liberty bonds and promote various
Othoe war activities in the United
states. France England. Belgium.
ltalN. Eussia PORTUGAL ami Japan arc
embraced in the collection 90 thc nuni-
her OF more than Two hundred differ
ont kinds
/ In the American group Of these war
mtnisntocs Hfr NnsterN ui iil" First
; second. Thifd aad Fourth Liberty
/ l.oau campaigns and first second and
( third drives OF the Rcd Cross The
/ National Food ADMINISTRATION nation
ul Fuel Administration Government
4 Department OF agriculture. Young
I Mons christian association. salvation
] Army War Community service. War
/ SAVINGS stamps Army ana Navy Re
( cruiiinr Branch Emcrrenc, Elect
! Corporation. Army Aviation ind other
/ features of the Great military system
and It's allied organizations are repro
scented in this lection BESIDES the
Illustrated posters pr Guisch has me-
cwnuiatcd q efoat variety OF war but
toms tags and emhiems
MANY OF the Autographs are OF large
size. The collection affords am inter-
csiing study from an artistic stand
paint They show ihe war conceptions
OF the artists and designers ms perhaps
j rejecting tho national spirit OF the dif-
feront countries Tho Czecho- Sloval,
and Polish posters 1re easily distin
euished b, reason of their heavy coli
ors and s.lhouotted figures Unlike
most OF the American posters the,
iark tie abundance of "details that
Chamctcfige man' % those iustra-
\ lions.
| % Is stated D., Dr Gutseh That Il q
| remagkahle how quickly the posters
of Che First SECOND and Third iher-
&, Loan cnnpaien disappeared What
hocamo oi then is "a mystery The
posters of The First Liberty Loan cam
paign are now so so1rce as 10 Dc class.
ad almost Us valuahie war relics Or
! Dutsch aaid thit he tried Tor NOR,
tnsn sis months t0 lind First Lib
, criy Loan poster He communicate,
With tHe chairman of the National OF
3 asaisatlon thai directed the camnaig.
.1d also With h. various state an,
county authorities IN am effort to I'm,
one ST the posters I'm every instance
the report came back that an Flrs
n i.ihcrty Luan advertising matter ha,
been destroyed Finally. after these
months of search Or Guisch cam,
D. across one OF tho posters of the Fsrs
Shorty Loan campaign in an old los
olhnl az negro family in "a rcmot,
rural district Tho attractive Illus.
. traled war relic was doing ornamental
service upon the wall at the iiync
room ~ ,ia little cabin Dy Gutscl
used strategy To- obtain possession oI
ino poster no afked lho negro what
hc momu hS having q First Tibert,
loan poster m bis possession when
ihc Thrd tlholfy loan campaign was
ln prorresa The negro replied that b,
moant no harm la displaying the col
orcd picture and tbat %. would accept
Thrd iihrriy Loan poster in az
change for H. The tf1dc wins mad,
ud Dr ,uisch added ihr priced me-
mento 90 hls collection
Notwithstanding the large amount
ul uateipl thni he has e.anere8 alorr
THIS line 10 b. stated hS Dr Guta,n
thut There are some war posters issued
n hl the tinted States and foreign GOV
omments which can not Pc obtained
NOW a AIMS price lie is stan directing
his efforts however to ,nlugmg IA,
collection aud IL Is his purpose, when
+, 10 b completed. io turn 10 over ire,
ui cost io The University 90 TeNas II
viii De- pilacd In the lhiDrN OF that
Institution and carefully preserved
Thc losfor. viii b" classified accord.
ng tu sUltcts Each one VIII b,
placed upon heavy cloth and ated.
fno smaller ones VIII be- put iu boob
/. form and bound when finished the>
will m1kr III very interesting pictorial
STORY ol ihc war work ol tho different
allied countries
iu speakne of this collection prps-
ident q j. Ninson ot the University
said
thm, that such collection wn
mol onlN he "A matter oi interest i'm g.
sclf hai Wli De- q matter OBJ real hiss
forlcai ,alHe in tine future, as reflect
ing tHc many WAYS she manner III
which tnc war has impressed iisen
upon in contemporaries