Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1940-02-29
Title:
Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1940-02-29
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), France. Armée. Grand quartier général (Contributor), Great Britain. Colonial Office (Contributor), Great Britain. Dominions Office (Contributor), Great Britain. Admiralty (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Health (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Transport (Contributor), Great Britain. Board of Trade (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Supply (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Food (Contributor), British Broadcasting Corporation (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Shipping (Contributor), Great Britain. Air Ministry. Press and Publicity Branch (Contributor), and Swinton, E. D. (Ernest Dunlop), 1868-1951. (Contributor)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1940-2-29
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, British Library of Cultural Information--Japan, Evacuation plan leaflets, Welfare, Motor car licences, Petrol--Rationing, Butter imports, Cooking oil prices, Royal Air Force awards, Herring prices, Hurricane Fighter aircraft, Saskatoon Battalion, Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, Manchester Advisory Committee, Chartering Office of the Ministry of Shipping, and Delegations, Kenya, Tanganyika
Place Name:
Great Britain, Germany, Canada, Kenya, Japan, and Tanganyika