Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1940-06-21
Title:
Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1940-06-21
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. Colonial Office. Press Department (Contributor), Great Britain. Dominions Office. Press Section (Contributor), Great Britain. Air Ministry. Press and Publicity Branch (Contributor), South Africa (Contributor), Great Britain. Air Ministry. News Service (Contributor), Beamish, Francis Victor, 1903-1942 (Contributor), Great Britain. War Office (Contributor), Great Britain. Army Council (Contributor), Great Britain. Foreign Office. News Department (Contributor), Great Britain. Air Ministry (Contributor), MacDonald, Malcolm, 1901-1981 (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Health (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Aircraft Production (Contributor), Newall, Cyril Louis Norton, Baron, 1886-1963 (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Food (Contributor), Great Britain. Treasury (Contributor), Woolton, Frederick James Marquis, Earl of, 1883-1964 (Contributor), Great Britain. Board of Trade (Contributor), Great Britain. Mines Department (Contributor), Grenfell, D. R. (David Rhys), 1881-1968 (Contributor), Gort, John Standish Surtees Prendergast Vereker, 6th Viscount, 1886-1946 (Contributor), France. Ambassade (Great Britain) (Contributor), Great Britain. War Office. Military Affairs (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Home Security (Contributor), and Wood, Kingsley, 1881-1943 (Contributor)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1940-6-21
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, ANZAC forces--Inventory, Evacuation--Children, Empire Air Training Scheme, Nazi Propaganda, Civil Nursing Reserve--Recruitment, Sugar--Supply, Milk--Prices, Coal--Supply, National Savings Movement--Sir Kingsley Wood, Prisoners of War--British--Registers, Royal Air Force--Casualties--Registers, Canadian Army, Royal Air Force--Air attacks--Italy, Canadian Air Force--Arrival in Britain, War Office--Military honors, War Office--Casualties--Registers, Aircraft production--Workers, Overseas children--Currency controls, Export Council--Lord Forres, Straits Settlements--Legislative Council- Support, British Expeditionary Force--Military honors, Treasury--Financial transactions--France, Royal Air Force--Air attacks--Netherlands, and Auxiliary Police and Fire units--Retention
Place Name:
Great Britain, Australia, Canada, Malaya, Italy, France, and Netherlands