Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1940-12-25
Title:
Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1940-12-25
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. Post Office (Contributor), Great Britain. War Office (Contributor), George VI, King of Great Britain, 1895-1952 (Contributor), Great Britain. Royal Mews Department (Contributor), Bevin, Ernest, 1881-1951 (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Shipping (Contributor), Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands, 1880-1962 (Contributor), Great Britain. Foreign Office. News Department (Contributor), Alexander, Albert Victor, 1885-1965 (Contributor), Margesson, David, 1st Viscount Margesson, 1890-1965 (Contributor), Sinclair, Archibald, Sir, 1890-1970 (Contributor), British Broadcasting Corporation (Contributor), Great Britain. Prime Minister (1940-1945 : Churchill) (Contributor), Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 (Contributor), and Great Britain. Dominions Office (Contributor)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1940-12-25
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, Post Office--Christmas message, Commonwealth soldiers--Christmas celebrations--Clive Brook, Christmas messages--King George VI, British Wireless for the Blind Fund--Ernest Bevin, Merchant seamen--Christmas messages, Dutch government-- Queen Wilhelmina--Christmas broadcasts, British shipping--Danish ships, Cabinet members--Christmas messages, Children-Relocation, Christmas messages--Sir Winston Churchill, Royal Air Force--Christmas--Libya, Nazi air attacks--Great Britain, and Christmas messages--New Zealand
Place Name:
Great Britain, Netherlands, Denmark, Libya, and New Zealand