Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1940-01-08
Title:
Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1940-01-08
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. Board of Education (Contributor), France. Armée. Grand quartier général (Contributor), Great Britain. Home Office (Contributor), Great Britain. Press and Censorship Bureau (Contributor), Moore, W. Usborne (William Usborne), 1849- (Contributor), Monckton, Walter Turner, Viscount Monckton of Brenchley, 1891-1965 (Contributor), Anderson, John, 1882-1958 (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Labour and National Service (Contributor), Great Britain. Board of Trade (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Food (Contributor), Great Britain. Post Office (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (Contributor), Savage, Michael Joseph, 1872-1940 (Contributor), Jordan, W. J. (William Joseph),1879-1959 (Contributor), Great Britain. Air Ministry. Press and Publicity Branch (Contributor), Burgin, E. Leslie (Edward Leslie), 1887-1945 (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Supply. Press Office (Contributor), and George, Prince, Duke of Kent 1902-1942 (Contributor)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1940-1-8
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, Civil Defense- Sir John Anderson, Board of Trade - Export Licenses, Victoria and Albert Museum- Re-opening, Press and Censorship Bureau- Director-General- Admiral Usborne, Labor- Employment statistics, Rationing- Regulations, Board of Trade- Dyestuffs, Agriculture- Animal feed, New Zealand- Prime Minister- Michael Savage, Northern Ireland- War effort contributions, Labor- Drivers' wages, Anti-tank battery- New Zealand Government, Northern Ireland- Employment statistics, Royal Air Force- Armament, Northern Ireland- Prime Minister- Lord Craigavon, Ministry of Supply- Leslie Burgin, Meat and Livestock Control Scheme- Meat products, and Meat and Livestock Control Scheme- Pork Butchers