The Yale Plan Posters on Alcoholism series consisted of twelve posters prepared by the Section of Studies on Alcohol, Yale University in 1950, according to the copyright statement. The individual posters were available for purchase, as seen in the Publication Catalog. A catalog record from 1958 shows the set available for $6, while individual copies cost $1.50 a piece. Prices are also shown on the back of the flier, including discounts for larger orders.
Among the red-white-black posters are a few explaining “ALCOHOLISM as an ILLNESS,” educating about causes and danger signs of alcoholism, promoting help for alcoholics from a clinic or AA, or just describing the nature of alcoholism. For the Center, the most remarkable poster is perhaps #12, which sends the message that research, treatment, education, and community action together can help prevent alcoholism.
From the Digital Alcohol Studies Archives
- See individual posters in RUcore, the Rutgers University Community Repository
- Browse all related content in RUcore, the Rutgers University Community Repository
Recommended Reading
- Haggard, H. & Jellinek, E. M. (1944). Two Yale Savants Stress Alcoholism As True Disease. A.A. Grapevine 1(1):1