Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1940-08-09
Title:
Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1940-08-09
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. News Service (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Home Security (Contributor), Great Britain. Dominions Office (Contributor), Great Britain. War Office (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Pensions (Contributor), Womersley, Walter, 1878-1961 (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Food (Contributor), Great Britain. Air Ministry. Air Affairs (Contributor), Beneš, Edvard, 1884-1948 (Contributor), Great Britain. Children's Overseas Reception Board (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Aircraft Production (Contributor), and Great Britain. Admiralty (Contributor)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1940-8-9
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, Military personnel--War Service Grants, Tea--Rationing, Royal Air Force--Czech airmen--Training, Children's Overseas Reception Board, Royal Air Force--Coastal Command--German airmen--Rescues, Nazi air attacks--Great Britain--North West, Canadian troops--Second Division, Prisoners of War--British--Registers, British troops--China--Withdrawal, Royal Air Force--Air combat, Aircraft production--Contributions--Garfield West, Royal Air Force--Air attacks--Netherlands, Royal Navy--Fleet Air Arm--Attacks--Italian positions, and Aircraft production--Contributions--India
Place Name:
Great Britain, Czechoslovakia, Canada, China, Netherlands, Italy, and India