Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1940-05-30
Title:
Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1940-05-30
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. War Office (contributor), Great Britain. Air Ministry (contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Home Security (contributor), Balfour, H. H. (Harold Harington), 1897-1988 (contributor), Great Britain. Petroleum Department (contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Food (contributor), Great Britain. Treasury (contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Transport (contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Supply (contributor), Great Britain. Dominions Office (contributor), Great Britain. Colonial Office (contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (contributor), Great Britain. Foreign Office. News Department (contributor), Great Britain. Board of Trade (contributor), Somerville, James, 1882-1949 (contributor), British Broadcasting System (contributor), Great Britain. Admiralty (contributor), and Great Britiain, Ministry of Health (contributor)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1940-5-30
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, Royal Navy--Casualties--Registers, Oils and fats--Prices, Food--Rationing, Civil Defense--Home Shelters, Canadian armed forces--Insignia, Agriculture--Land Drainage, Trade--Trading with the enemy, Agriculture--Compost, Evacuation--Children, Royal Air Force--Military honors, Royal Air Force--Air attacks--France, Royal Air Force- Air attacks- Belgium, Royal Air Force--Pilots--Escapes, Home Security--Fire--fighting, World War, 1939-1945--Commentary- H.H. Balfour, Nazi air attacks--Hospital ships, Royal Air Force--Air attacks--Norway, Royal Air Force--Pilots--Operations, India--Nizam of Hyderabad--Contributions, Salvage--Oil barrels and containers, Ministry of Supply--Machine tools--Census, Ministry of Information--National slogan, Northern Ireland--Civil Defense, Netherlands--Financial transactions--East Indies, World War, 1939-1945--Commentary--Sir Joseph Somerville, British Expeditionary Force--France--Military withdrawal, Civil Defense--Staffing, French Army--General Staff, British Army--Operations--France, Royal Navy--Losses--H.M. Destroyer Grafton--H.M. Destroyer Grenade--H.M. Destroyer Wakeful, and World War, 1939-1945--Commentary--Malcolm MacDonald
Place Name:
Great Britain, France, Belgium, Norway, India, Northern Ireland, Canada, Netherlands, and Netherlands East Indies