Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1941-06-15
Title:
Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1941-06-15
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. Air Ministry (contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Home Security (contributor), Southwood, Julius Salter Elias, Lord (contributor), British Broadcasting Corporation (contributor), Cecil of Chelwood, Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, Viscount, 1854-1958 (contributor), Great Britain. Air Ministry. News Service (contributor), Great Britain. Mines Department (contributor), Tsouderos, Emmanouel I, 1882-1956 (contributor), Great Britain. Foreign Office. News Department (contributor), Goddard, Victor, Sir, 1897-[1987] (contributor), Great Britain. Army. Middle East Forces (contributor), and Great Britain. Admiralty (contributor)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1941-06-15
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, Aerial operations, Casualties, War commentary, Magna Carta Day, War damage, Industrial, Coal--Prices, Coal--Law and legislation, Heads of state--Correspondence, Legentilhomme, Paul Louis, 1884-1978, Military promotions, Escapes, Personal narratives, Royal Air Force trainees--Hospitality, International relations, International cooperation, Shipwrecks, Jersey (Ship), and Submarine mines
Place Name:
Great Britain, Libya, Rhodes, Syria, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Crete, Greece, Iraq, United States, and Holland