Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1940-06-19
Title:
Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1940-06-19
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. Admiralty (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Home Security (Contributor), Waverley, John Anderson, Viscount Westdean, 1883?-1958 (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Aircraft Production (Contributor), Beaverbrook, Max Aitken, Baron, 1879-1964 (Contributor), George VI, King of Great Britain, 1895-1952 (Contributor), Great Britain. Sovereign (1936-1952 : George VI) (Contributor), Great Britain. Air Ministry. Press and Publicity Branch (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Health (Contributor), Great Britain. Board of Trade (Contributor), Great Britain. Department of Overseas Trade (Contributor), Great Britain. Air Ministry. News Service (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Labour and National Service (Contributor), Great Britain. War Office (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Food (Contributor), Great Britain. Colonial Office. Press Department (Contributor), Gort, John Standish Surtees Prendergast Vereker, 6th Viscount, 1886-1946 (Contributor), Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands, 1880-1962 (Contributor), Lebrun, Albert, 1871-1950 (Contributor), France. President (1932-1940 : Lebrun) (Contributor), Great Britain. Foreign Office. News Department (Contributor), Netherlands. Legation (Great Britain) (Contributor), Cooper, Duff, Viscount Norwich, 1890-1954 (Contributor), Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron, 1800-1859 (Contributor), Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603 (Contributor), England and Wales. Sovereign (1558-1603 : Elizabeth I) (Contributor), British Broadcasting Corporation (Contributor), and Great Britain. Dominions Office. Press Section (Contributor)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1940-6-19
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, Civil Defense--Restricted areas, Evacuation--Children, Portugal--Imports--Restrictions, Milk--Distribution, Nazi air attacks--Great Britain--East coast, Prisoners of War--British--Registers, Aircraft production--Progress--Lord Beaverbrook, Royal Air Force--Military honors, Royal Air Force--Air attacks--Germany, Civil defense--Invasion preparation, Workers--Re-location, Local Defence Volunteer Forces--Gen. H.R. Pownall, British Expeditionary Force--Military honors, Auxiliary Coast Guard--German prisoners, Dutch Royal family--Queen Wilhelmina--Message to French people, Royal Air Force--Air attacks--France, World War, 1939-1945--Commentary--A. Duff Cooper, and Nazi propaganda--Radio broadcasts
Place Name:
Great Britain, Portugal, Germany, Netherlands, and France