Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1940-06-24
Title:
Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1940-06-24
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), Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 (Contributor), Great Britain. Prime Minister (1940-1945 : Churchill) (Contributor), Great Britain. War Office (Contributor), Great Britain. Colonial Office. Press Department (Contributor), Great Britain. Dominions Office. Press Section (Contributor), Great Britain. Treasury (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Supply (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (Contributor), Great Britain. War Office (Contributor), Great Britain. Army Council (Contributor), Lloyd of Dolobran, George, Baron, 1879-1941 (Contributor), Great Britain. Air Ministry (Contributor), Great Britain. Air Ministry. Press and Publicity Branch (Contributor), George VI, King of Great Britain, 1895-1952 (Contributor), Great Britain. Sovereign (1936-1952 : George VI) (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Health (Contributor), Great Britain. Board of Trade (Contributor), Great Britain. Foreign Office. News Department (Contributor), Morrison, Herbert, 1888-1965 (Contributor), Eden, Anthony, Earl of Avon, 1897-1977 (Contributor), Great Britain. Board of Education (Contributor), Great Britain. Admiralty (Contributor), Sikorski, Władysław, 1881-1943 (Contributor), Great Britain. Air Ministry. News Service (Contributor), Gaulle, Charles de, 1890-1970 (Contributor), Great Britain. Colonial Office. (Contributor), and Poland. Prezes Rady Ministrów (Contributor)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1940-6-24
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, Relocation--Children, Exports--France--Prohibition, World War, 1939-1945--Commentary, Workers--War contributions, Nurses--Canada--Reception, British Army--Casualties--Registers, Malta--Message of support--Winston Churchill, Royal Air Force--Military honors, Egypt--Declaration of war, Royal Navy--Attacks--Italian U-boats, Royal Navy--Losses--H.M. Yacht Campeador, Poland--British alliance--Gen. Sikorski, Royal Air Force--Air attacks--Germany, Nazi air attacks--Screaming bombs, and World War, 1939-1945--Commentary--Gen. Charles de Gaulle
Place Name:
Great Britain, Canada, Malta, France, Egypt, Italy, Poland, and Germany