Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1940-01-31
Title:
Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1940-01-31
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. Foreign Office. News Department (Contributor), Great Britain. Admiralty (Contributor), France. Armée. Grand quartier général (Contributor), Great Britain. Board of Trade (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Economic Warfare (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Home Security (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Supply (Contributor), British Broadcasting Corporation (Contributor), Great Britain. Post Office (Contributor), Great Britain. War Office (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Food (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Labour and National Service (Contributor), Horsbrugh, Florence, Baroness, 1889-1969 (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Health (Contributor), and Great Britain. Air Ministry (Contributor)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1940-1-31
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, Anglo-Guatemalan Treaty, Exports--Paper--Licenses, British Guiana--Refugee resettlement, Canadian troops--Hospital--Scotland, Shipping--Contraband, Canadian troops--French tribute--M. Delbos, Civil Defense--Art projects, Timber--Controls, Civil Defense--Eastern Region--Lord Eltisley, Chancellor of the Exchequer--Cost of living, Salvage--Paper, South Africa--Employment rates, Food supply--Thomas Johnston, Travelers- Printed material- Controls, South Africa--Espionage--Homing pigeons, Rationing books--Procedures, National Joint Advisory Council--Employers and Workers, Northern Ireland--Motor vehicles, Northern Ireland--Defense Savings Certificates, Nigeria--War contributions, Milk--Prices, Paper--Rationing, Royal Air Force--Airmen--Family allotments, Shipping--Losses--S.S. Vaelite, Territorial Army--Officers, and Foreign press--News articles
Place Name:
Great Britain, British Guyana, Scotland, South Africa, Northern Ireland, and Nigeria