Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1940-08-27
Title:
Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1940-08-27
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), Great Britain. Dominions Office (Contributor), Great Britain. Air Ministry. Press and Publicity Branch (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Health (Contributor), Great Britain. Board of Education (Contributor), Great Britain. War Office. Military Affairs (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Aircraft Production (Contributor), Great Britain. Air Ministry. Air Affairs (Contributor), Great Britain. Home Office (Contributor), Great Britain. Children's Overseas Reception Board (Contributor), Gaulle, Charles de, 1890-1970 (Contributor), Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 (Contributor), Great Britain. Prime Minister (1940-1945 : Churchill) (Contributor), and Great Britain. Admiralty (Contributor)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1940-8-27
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 Nursing Service, Munitions--Manufacturing--Training, Refugees--Descriptions, Salvage--Progress, High Frequency Apparatus- Restrictions, Police--Wages, Children's Overseas Relocation Scheme--South Africa, Nazi air attacks--Great Britain, Royal Navy--Military honors--H.M.C.S. Skeena, Royal Air Force--Military honors, Aircraft production--Contributions, Newfoundland--Naval contingent, Royal Air Force--Air attacks--Italy, Royal Air Force--Air attacks--Germany, Royal Air Force--Air combat, French Resistance--Chad, and Royal Navy--Losses--H.M. Submarine Spearfish
Place Name:
Great Britain, Belgium, South Africa, Canada, France, Italy, Newfoundland, Germany, and Chad