"Origin and history of the stars and stripes" poster fragment
Collection — Folder: OBC213
Identifier: OBC213
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a fragment of a poster created to education on the origin and history of the United States flag. It's author, date of creation, and location are unknown.
Dates
- 20th century
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical / Historical
The official flag for the United States was established by an act of the Continental Congress on June 14, 1777. The flag was altered several times between 1777 and 1960 to reflect the admission of new states.
Source: "The History of the American Flag", PBS.org, accessed May 14, 2019, https://www.pbs.org/a-capitol-fourth/history/old-glory/.
Source: "The History of the American Flag", PBS.org, accessed May 14, 2019, https://www.pbs.org/a-capitol-fourth/history/old-glory/.
Extent
0.06 Cubic Feet (1 large oversize folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection consists of one item.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2019/05/14 by Lauren Patton. EAD finding aid created 2019/05/14 by Lauren Patton.
- Title
- "Origin and history of the stars and stripes" poster fragment
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
