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RG026-13-28 Publications and Printing Office - Posters and Oversized Photographs

Publications and Printing Office - Posters and Oversized Photographs

Collection Title: Posters and Oversized Photographs

Series Number: RG026-13-28

Department: Publications and Printing Office

Processed and Cataloged by: Processed by Chet Adams in September 2013

Date Listed: September 20, 2013

Date Span: 1933-2001

Size of Collection: 3.0 linear feet

Number of Boxes: 2 oversized boxes

Type of Material: Posters and photographs

Condition of Material: Good

Arrangement: Chronological arrangement

Historical Information: The Publications and Printing Office was first established as the Printing Service Office in 1945. In 1963, the office was re-titled the Duplicating Service Office and by the late 1960s it was again called the Printing Service Office. By the turn of the century the department received its current title. The photographs within this collection were located in file cabinets housed in the Publications & Printing Office and later transferred to the University Archives in 2012.

Scope and Content: Collections consists of posters and oversized photographs created by the Publications & Printing Office of Murray State University from the 1933 to 2001. Included in the collection are posters of athletic teams and schedules, fine arts posters, large photographs of events and social gatherings and study abroad flyers.

Subject Headings / Descriptors:

Publications & Printing Office. Murray State University.

Murray State University – History.

Murray State University – Pictorial works.