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Fascist Italy collection
Bernath Mss 495  
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  • Title: Fascist Italy collection
    Identifier/Call Number: Bernath Mss 495
    Contributing Institution: UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections
    Language of Material: Italian
    Physical Description: 4.21 linear feet (1 half-size document box, 1 map cabinet drawer)
    Date (inclusive): circa 1900-1943
    Abstract: The Fascist Italy collection comprises books, pamphlets, postcards, sheet music, posters and various propaganda materials from the early to mid 20th century in Italy.
    Physical Location: Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library
    Language of Material: The collection is in Italian.

    Access Restrictions

    The collection is open for research.

    Use Restrictions

    Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of Item], Fascist Italy collection, Bernath Mss 495. Department of Special Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

    Acquisition Information

    Library purchase, 2016.

    Processing Information

    Processed by Wyatt Young, 2016.

    Scope and Content

    The Fascist Italy collection comprises books, pamphlets, postcards, sheet music, posters and various propaganda materials from the early to mid 20th century in Italy, known as the Kingdom of Italy when it was ruled by the National Fascist Party under Benito Mussolini from 1922 to 1943. The Fascist Italy collection is unique in its scope and content and offers valuable insight into the methods of propaganda distribution in Italy during this era, as well as the views and values upheld by a fascist government over its people.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Fascism -- Italy -- History
    Fascist propaganda -- Italy
    Italy -- Politics and government
    World War, 1939-1945 -- Italy
    Books
    Pamphlets
    Postcards
    Posters
    Sheet music
    Partito nazionale fascista (Italy) -- Officials and employees
    Mussolini, Benito, 1883-1945