Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1940-12-26
Title:
Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1940-12-26
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), Knox, Frank, 1874-1944 (Contributor), Great Britain. Admiralty (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Supply (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Food (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Aircraft Production (Contributor), Great Britain. Board of Trade (Contributor), Menzies, Robert, 1894-1978 (Contributor), Great Britain. Dominions Office (Contributor), Great Britain. Post Office (Contributor), Great Britain. Colonial Office (Contributor), British Broadcasting Corporation (Contributor), and Canada House (Contributor)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1940-12-26
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 Air Force--Operations--Greece, Newfoundland--Commissioner for Finance--J.H. Benson, Milk--Prices, Air raids--Damage--Food salvage, Rationing--New rationing books, Aircraft production--Donations, Ministry of Home Security--Identification cards, Exports--Ireland--Restrictions, Australian troops--Christmas messages--R.G. Menzies, Auxiliary Fire Service--Recruitment, Post Office--Christmas operations, British children--Christmas donations--Northern Rhodesia, Cereals--Controls, Free French--Africa--Partisans, World War, 1939-1945--Commentary--Lt.--Commander A.M. Kimmins, Royal Air Force--Christmas celebrations--Greece, Naval losses--H.M. Destroyer Acheron, Admiralty--Gifts--United States, Munitions--Factories--Schedules, Australia--Shipbuilding, Australia--Wheat--Harvests, British colonies--War efforts, and Canada--War efforts
Place Name:
Great Britain, United States, Ireland, Australia, Northern Rhodesia, Senegal, Greece, France, and Canada