Williams-Ellis, Amabel. All Stracheys Are Cousins. Weidenfeld and Nicolson.
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Central Office of Information
Connections
| Connections | Author name Sort ascending | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Occupation | Amabel Williams-Ellis | AWE
began journalistic work with some support from the Ministry of Information
, interviewing women employees at munitions factories and investigating their working conditions. |
| Textual Production | Amabel Williams-Ellis | AWE
produced the pamphletWomen in War Factories, based on her tours, affiliated with the Ministry of Information
, of women's munitions work during World War II. OCLC WorldCat. http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999. |
| Employer | P. L. Travers | On the outbreak of the Second World War, PLT
went to work for a time for the British Ministry of Information
. House, Adrian. “Ever Afterwards”. A Lively Oracle: A Centennial Celebration of P.L. Travers, Creator of Mary Poppins, edited by Ellen Dooling Draper and Jenny Koralek, Published for the Paul Brunton Philosophic Foundation by Larson Publications, pp. 25-28. 26 |
| Occupation | Freya Stark | As an advisor on Arabic cultures, FS
began work on the outbreak of war with the Publicity Section of the Ministry of Information
. Geniesse, Jane Fletcher. Passionate Nomad. Random House. 241, 261 |
| Occupation | Freya Stark | In her capacity as a member of the Ministry of Information
, FS
made a lecture tour of the United States, speaking primarily on Britain's stance on Jewish immigration to Palestine. Geniesse, Jane Fletcher. Passionate Nomad. Random House. 305-15 |
| Material Conditions of Writing | Freya Stark | A Pamphlet in Defence of Propaganda by FS
was published at about the time of her retirement from the Ministry of Information
. Izzard, Molly. Freya Stark: A Biography. Hodder and Stoughton. 39 |
| Occupation | Freya Stark | FS
's Brotherhood of Freedom
arose from her plan to construct a cell-based network of British sympathizers in the Middle East. Supported by General Wavell
, who became a friend, FS
was recruited by... |
| Employer | Dora Russell | DR
worked first in the Reference Division, then the Soviet Relations Department, of the Ministry of Information
(renamed the Central Office of Information
after World War Two). Russell, Dora. The Tamarisk Tree 3 : Challenge to the Cold War. Virago. 3: x, 4 |
| Employer | Kate O'Brien | During the early years of the war, KOB
worked for the Ministry of Information
. |
| Material Conditions of Writing | Kate O'Brien | KOB
wrote this novel as a worker for the Ministry of Information
early in the Second World War, during which time she was renting accommodation in or near Oxford and enjoying the stimulation of... |
| Employer | Rose Macaulay | A year after taking this job she was transferred from the War Office
to the Ministry of Information
, where she worked as a wartime bureaucrat. Babington Smith, Constance. Rose Macaulay. Collins. 89 Emery, Jane. Rose Macaulay: A Writer’s Life. John Murray. 160-1 |
| Family and Intimate relationships | Rose Macaulay | She met him while working at the Ministry of Information
. They fell in love, although Gerald was married. He was a prolific novelist; RM
's favourite among his works was his last, The Holy... |
| Travel | F. Tennyson Jesse | FTJ
was sent to France by England's Ministry of Information
to write about the Women's Army. Colenbrander, Joanna. A Portrait of Fryn. A. Deutsch. 84 |
| Publishing | F. Tennyson Jesse | FTJ
published with Macmillan
an important work of history and cultural commentary: The Story of Burma. It was adopted by the Ministry of Information
for educational use. “Dictionary of Literary Biography online”. Gale Databases: Literature Resource Center-LRC. 77 Colenbrander, Joanna. A Portrait of Fryn. A. Deutsch. 229 |
| Employer | Elizabeth Jenkins | EJ
's war work was done in the Civil Service
, first for the Assistance Board
which helped in the settlement of Jewish refugees and then with compensation payments to those whose property had been... |
Timeline
Winter 1940-1: A film about London in the Blitz, entitled...
Writing climate item
Winter 1940-1
A film about London in the Blitz, entitled London Can Take It, played to audiences totalling around sixty million people in the USA.
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