Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1940-07-23
Title:
Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1940-07-23
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. Ministry of Supply. (contributor), Great Britain. Dominions Office. Press Section (contributor), Great Britain. Colonial Office (contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (contributor), Great Britain. Admiralty (contributor), Great Britain. War Office (contributor), Great Britain. Army Council (contributor), Great Britain. Air Ministry. News Service (contributor), Great Britain. Air Ministry. Air Affairs (contributor), British Broadcasting Corporation (contributor), Great Britain. Air Ministry (contributor), and Great Britain. Treasury (contributor)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1940-7-23
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, Bombing, Aerial, Donations to British war effort, Binoculars, Budget--Northern Ireland, Holidays--Law and legislation, Agricultural wages, Tonnage--Statistics, Shipwrecks, Registers of dead, Casualties, Missing in action, Order of the British Empire, Great Britain. Army--Medals, badges, decorations, etc., Whirlwind (Battleship), Prisoners of war, Radio operators--Recruiting, enlistment, etc., Propaganda, Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945, Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965, Income tax--Law and legislation, Great Britain. Royal Air Force--Medals, badges, decorations, etc., Military decorations, and Campina (Trawler)
Place Name:
Great Britain, Malta, Northern Ireland, and Germany