Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1941-06-14
Title:
Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1941-06-14
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. Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (contributor), Great Britain. Colonial Office. Press Section (contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Health (contributor), Great Britain. Board of Education (contributor), Great Britain. Treasury (contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Food (contributor), Great Britain. Air Ministry. News Service (contributor), Great Britain. Home Office (contributor), Great Britain. Air Ministry (contributor), Great Britain. Admiralty (contributor), Great Britain. Dominions Office. Press Section (contributor), George II, King of the Hellenes, 1890-1947 (contributor), Great Britain. Foreign Office. News Department (contributor), Great Britain. War Office (contributor), Great Britain. Army. Middle East Forces (contributor), Cooke, Alistair, 1908-2004 (contributor), British Broadcasting Corporation (contributor), and Great Britain. Ministry of Home Security (contributor)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1941-06-14
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, Volunteers, Women in war, Women's Land Army, Weapons, Exhibitions, Foreign news, Heads of state--Correspondence, Cats--Control, Civil Nursing Reserve, Uniforms, Nurses, Aerial operations, Fighter plane combat, Bombing, Aerial, War damage, Industrial, Education--School children, Rent Restriction Acts, Rent charges, Rent control, Economics, Eggs, Rationing, Juvenile delinquency--Prevention, Ration books, War commentary, Shipwrecks, Shipping, Eggs--Law and legislation, Donations, War finance, Personal narratives, Submarine warfare, Military pay increases, Officials and employees--Resignation, Battleships, and Casualties
Place Name:
Great Britain, Malta, Mediterranean Region, Syria, Iraq, Germany, France, Libya, Ethiopia, and Netherlands