Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1940-06-07
Title:
Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1940-06-07
Description:
From the UK National Archives: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/theartofwar/inf3.htm “Formed on September 4th 1939, the day after Britain’s declaration of war, the Ministry of Information (MOI) was the central government department responsible for publicity and propaganda in the Second World War. The initial functions of the MOI were threefold: news and press censorship; home publicity; and oversees publicity in Allied and neutral countries”. This collection contains Press Notices and Bulletins published by the MOI between 1939-1945. The Press Notices and Bulletins are among many publications and films issued by the agency during the war.
Creator/Contributor:
Great Britain. Ministry of Information (Creator), Great Britain. Admiralty (Contributor), Great Britain. Colonial Office. Press Department (Contributor), Great Britain. High Commission for Western Pacific Islands (Contributor), Sālote Tupou III, Queen of Tonga, 1900-1965 (Contributor), Great Britain. Air Ministry. News Service (Contributor), Great Britain. Air Ministry. Press and Publicity Branch (Contributor), Great Britain. Air Ministry (Contributor), Great Britain. War Office (Contributor), Nicolson, Harold, ǂd 1886-1968 (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Labour and National Service. Press Office (Contributor), Deedes, Wyndham Henry, 1883-1956 (Contributor), Great Britain. Treasury (Contributor), Menzies, Robert, 1894-1978 (Contributor), Australia. Prime Minister (Contributor), Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 (Contributor), Great Britain. Prime Minister (1940-1945 : Churchill) (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Food (Contributor), Waverley, John Anderson, Viscount Westdean, 1883?-1958 (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Home Security (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (Contributor), Great Britain. Home Office (Contributor), and Great Britain. Dominions Office. Press Section (Contributor)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1940-6-7
Owning Repository:
University of Texas Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin
World War, 1939-1945--History, World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects, World War, 1939-1945, Great Britain, Great Britain--Territorial Waters--Restrictions, Tonga--War contributions, Parachute troops--Identification, Conscription--Reserved occupations, Ministry of Information--Local Information Committees, Treasury--Financial transactions--Restrictions, Dunkirk, Battle of, Dunkerque, France, 1940, Rationing--Books--Applications, Agriculture--Workers--Reserved occupations, Ireland--Travel--Restrictions, Royal Navy--Casualties--Registers, Royal Air Force--Promotions, Royal Air Force--Air attacks--France, World War, 1939-1945--Commentary--Harold Nicolson, Factory Acts--Transfer of powers, Bacon--Rationing, War loans--Australia, National service--Sir John Anderson, Agriculture--Workers--Women, Agriculture--Workers--Boys, Royal Air Force--Air attacks--Belgium, and Royal Air Force--Air attacks--Germany
Place Name:
Great Britain, Tonga, France, Australia, Belgium, Germany, and Ireland