Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1940-01-19
Title:
Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1940-01-19
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. Ministry of Supply. Press Office (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Food (Contributor), Burgin, E. Leslie (Edward Leslie), 1887-1945 (Contributor), Great Britain. Board of Trade. Import Licensing Department (Contributor), Great Britain. Admiralty (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Supply (Contributor), Great Britain. Air Ministry (Contributor), Great Britain. Air Ministry. Air Affairs (Contributor), Elliot, Walter E. (Walter Elliot), 1888-1958 (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Health (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Labour and National Service (Contributor), and Great Britain. War Office (Contributor)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1940-1-19
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, France--Ministry of Armament--M. Dautry, Fish Advisory Committee--Appointments, Ministry of Supply--Area Advisory Committees, Imports--Flowers, Women's Royal Naval Service, Factory explosions--Waltham Abbey, Canadian Army--Boxing team--John Primrose, Royal Air Force--Reconnaissance--Photos, Royal Air Force--Air combat--North Sea, Socialist Medical Association of Great Britain- Tuberculosis, Canadian Red Cross--Dr. Fred W. Routley, Ministry of Labor and National Service--Deputy Secretary--F.N. Tribe, Gilbert and Ellice islands Colony--Donations, Pigs--Transport--Charges, Ministry of Food--Director of Cold Storage--E.F. Farrow, Bacon--Prices, Shipping--Neutral countries--German attacks, Northern Ireland--Agriculture--Cultivation, Nazi rule--Criticism, Nazi propaganda--Netherlands, and Neutral countries--Latin America
Place Name:
Great Britain, France, South Africa, Northern ireland, and Netherlands