Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1941-07-01
Title:
Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1941-07-01
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), British Broadcasting Corporation (contributor), Kindersley, Robert Molesworth, 1st Baron of Kindersley, 1871-1954 (contributor), Great Britain. Petroleum Department (contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Food (contributor), Great Britain. Air Ministry. News Service (contributor), Great Britain. Air Ministry (contributor), Great Britain. Colonial Office. Press Section (contributor), Great Britain. Air Ministry. Directorate of Public Relations (contributor), Great Britain. Home Office (contributor), Free French Headquarters (contributor), Great Britain. War Office. Military Affairs (contributor), Nicolson, Harold, 1886-1968 (contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Home Security (contributor), Great Britain. Admiralty (contributor), Great Britain. Dominions Office. Press Section (contributor), and Great Britain. Ministry of Health (contributor)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1941-07-01
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, War commentary, Women in war, War work, Rationing, Motor vehicles--Fuel, Tea, Sugar, Margarine, Air warfare, Aerial operations, Fighter plane combat, War damage, Industrial, Military leaves and furloughs, Officials and employees--Selection and appointment, Military decorations, Medals, badges, decorations, etc., Bombing, Aerial, Heads of state--Correspondence, Exit permits (Emigration), Visas, Auchinleck, Claude John Eyre, 1884-1981, Railroads--War damage, Prisoners of war, Shipwrecks, Pintail (Ship), Casualties, Personal narratives, Bread, Wheatmeal flour, and Military pensions
Place Name:
Great Britain, Middle East, Germany, Barbados, Libya, Malta, Cyrenaica (Libya), Syria, New Zealand, France, and Canada