Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1940-02-22
Title:
Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1940-02-22
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. National Savings Committee (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Shipping (Contributor), Great Britain. Board of Education (Contributor), Great Britain. Dominions Office (Contributor), Great Britain. Air Ministry. News Service (Contributor), Great Britain. Air Ministry. Air Affairs (Contributor), Great Britain. Admiralty (Contributor), Great Britain. Colonial Office (Contributor), Great Britain. Post Office (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (Contributor), Great Britain. Board of Trade (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Supply (Contributor), Great Britain. War Office (Contributor), British Broadcasting Corporation (Contributor), and Swinton, E. D. (Ernest Dunlop), 1868-1951. (Contributor)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1940-2-22
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, War Savings Campaign, Coastguard, Rocket Life Saving Apparatus Companies, Wrexham County School for Girls--Wales, Mail, Canada, HMS Ajax, HMS Exeter, Post Office Commercial Accounts, Poultry rationing, Foot-and-mouth disease, Glassware, Rubber shipping, Allotment gardens, Service Libraries and Books Fund, Lord Tweedsmuir memorial service, Troop entertainment, Heinkel (Airplane) raiders, Ceremony of the Horse Guards Parade, HM trawler Fifeshire, and HM trawler Solon
Place Name:
Great Britain, Wales, Bahamas, France, and Germany