Bureau of Publications
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The Bureau of Publications was a division within the U.S. Office of War Information responsible for producing and distributing government informational and propaganda materials during World War II.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government agency division
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publishing bureau ⓘ |
| activity |
designing printed materials
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distributing materials to domestic audiences ⓘ distributing materials to overseas audiences ⓘ editing government documents ⓘ preparing informational booklets ⓘ printing pamphlets ⓘ printing posters ⓘ |
| alignedWithPolicyOf |
Office of War Information
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Office of War Information
U.S. federal wartime information policy ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolvedWith |
Office of War Information
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Office of War Information
|
| field |
government communications
ⓘ
public information ⓘ publishing ⓘ war propaganda ⓘ |
| governmentLevel | federal ⓘ |
| hasRole |
distribution of informational materials
ⓘ
distribution of propaganda materials ⓘ production of informational materials ⓘ production of propaganda materials ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
United States home front during World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. home front during World War II
|
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of the United States
|
| languageOfMaterials | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
producing U.S. government wartime publications
ⓘ
supporting U.S. wartime information policy ⓘ |
| operatedDuringConflict | World War II ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| parentAgency |
Office of War Information
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Office of War Information
|
| partOf |
Office of War Information
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Office of War Information
|
| purpose |
influence public opinion during World War II
ⓘ
inform the public about U.S. war aims ⓘ support morale on the home front ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. federal government
|
| timePeriod | 1940s ⓘ |
| typeOfOutput |
booklets
ⓘ
brochures ⓘ pamphlets ⓘ posters ⓘ printed publications ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.