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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government agency division
publishing bureau
activity designing printed materials
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

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Office of War Information hasPart Bureau of Publications