Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1940-02-17
Title:
Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1940-02-17
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), France. Armée. Grand quartier général (Contributor), Great Britain. Admiralty (Contributor), Great Britain. Board of Trade (Contributor), Chatfield, Ernle, 1st Baron of Chatfield, 1873-1967 (Contributor), Hoare, Samuel John Gurney, Viscount Templewood, 1880-1959 (Contributor), Great Britain. Colonial Office (Contributor), Great Britain. Dominions Office (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Supply (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Health (Contributor), Great Britain. Board of Education (Contributor), Great Britain. Air Ministry. Air Affairs (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Labour and National Service (Contributor), and British Broadcasting Corporation (Contributor)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1940-2-17
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, Prisoners of War--British, HMS Cossack, Altmark (Ship) incident, Protection of Exposed Personnel (Merchant Ships) Order, 1940, Marriage allowances, Special maternity services, Temporary officers, National Union of Seamen, Defence bonds--Northern Ireland, Wheat Commission--Payments, Food waste, Cigarettes, Overseas League Tobacco Fund, National Service (Armed Forces) Act, 1939, Prices of Goods Act, 1939, Local Price Regulation Committees, Battle of the River Plate, Industrial growth--British Malaya, Motor vehicle repairs, Graf Spree (Ship), HMS Intrepid, HMS Exeter, HMS Exmouth, Baldur (Ship), and Ivanhoe (Ship)
Place Name:
Great Britain, British Malaya, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, India, Norway, and Río de la Plata (Argentina and Uruguay)