Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1940-01-02
Title:
Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1940-01-02
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. Admiralty (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Transport (Contributor), Ralston, James Layton, 1881-1948 (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (Contributor), Australia. Royal Australian Navy (Contributor), Canada. Royal Canadian Navy (Contributor), Great Britain. Royal Navy. New Zealand Division (Contributor), India. Royal Indian Navy (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Labour and National Service. Press Office (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Food (Contributor), Great Britain. War Office (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Supply (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Economic Warfare. Press Section (Contributor), and Great Britain. Air Ministry (Contributor)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1940-1-2
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, Agriculture--Great Britain--Land cultivation, World War, 1939-1945--Canada--Mineral Production, British Empire--Naval Power, World War, 1939-1945--South Africa--Native peoples, World War, 1939-1945--Great Britain--Food Rationing, Great Britain--Economic Conditions--World War, 1939-1945, World War, 1939-1945--Palestine, World War, 1939-1945- Germany--Field Marshall Goering, Naval deployments--China, Canada--War effort contributions, Agriculture--Sheep, Agriculture--Linseed, Agriculture--Rat eradication, Agriculture--Pigeon eradication, Exports--Restrictions to Ireland, Labor--Work classification, Anglo-Danish trade, Royal Naval College--Graduation, Butter--Prices, and Bacon--Prices
Place Name:
Great Britain, China, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India, South Africa, Palestine, Germany, and Denmark
Geographic Code:
GBR, CHN, CAN, AUS, NZL, IND, ZAF, PSE, DEU, and DNK