Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1940-05-20
Title:
Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1940-05-20
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. Army. British Expeditionary Force (contributor), France. Armée. Grand quartier général (contributor), Great Britain. Air Ministry (contributor), Great Britain. Admiralty (contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Labour and National Service (contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Transport (contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Supply (contributor), Morrison, Herbert, 1888-1965 (contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Food (contributor), Balfour, H. H. (Harold Harington), 1897-1988 (contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Home Security (contributor), and Great Britain. Home Office (contributor)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1940-5-20
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, Royal Air Force--Air attacks--Germany, Royal Air Force--Air attacks--Belgium, Agriculture--Workers--Conscription--Registration, Royal Navy--Losses--H.M.S. Whitley, Furniture Manufacturing Trade Board--Wages, Gas masks--Filters, Immigrants--Firearms--Restrictions, Ministry of Press and Censorship Bureau--W. Lints Smith, Munitions--Workers--Herbert Morrison, Royal Air Force--Air combat--H.H. Balfour, Sugar--Rationing, Royal Air Force--Chaplains--French parish, and Royal Air Force--Air attacks--Norway
Place Name:
Great Britain, Germany, Belgium, France, and Norway