Pamphlet
Creator(s)
- United States Office of War Information (Publisher)
- United States Government Printing Office (Printer)
Biographical History
The United States Office of War Information (OWI) was created on June 13, 1942, to centralize and control the content and production of government information and propaganda about the war. It coordinated the release of war news for domestic use, and using posters along with radio broadcasts, worked to promote patriotism, warn about foreign spies, and recruit women into war work. The office also established an overseas branch, which launched a large-scale information and propaganda campaign abroad. The government appealed to the public through popular culture and more than a quarter of a billion dollars' worth of advertising was donated during the first three years of the National Defense Savings Program. Victory in Europe was declared on May 8, 1945, and in Japan on September 2, 1945. The OWI ceased operation in September.
Archival History
The pamphlet was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2006.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection
Scope and Content
Collection consists of seven documents of anti-Nazi propaganda published in the United States circa 1941-1945. Includes speeches by Madame Chiang Kai-shek, Walter Nash, Harold E. Stassen, Raymond Gram Swing, Eric A. Johnston, George W. Norris, and Wendell L. Willkie.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
15, [1] p. illus. 27 cm.
Subjects
- United Nations.
- World War, 1939-1945.
Genre
- Books and Published Materials
- Object