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Propaganda bestsellers: the role of paperbacks in the Second World War

by Talking Humanities | Apr 1, 2015 | Analysis & Comment, Ministry of Information Digital, Projects

In anticipation of the 2015 London Rare Book School, this blog post by Dr Henry Irving examines the idea behind the Ministry of Information’s Official War Books series. What gives a book popular appeal? This question was raised repeatedly in the Ministry of...

Get your adrenaline rush this weekend: Parkour training at the #Bloomsbury Festival

by bcoleman | Oct 17, 2013 | Bloomsbury Festival

Looking for something a bit unusual for the weekend? Why not learn some Parkour at the Bloomsbury Festival!  Parkour is an athletic discipline based around free and efficient movement through urban space.  Here’s your chance to learn the basics and see Parkour...

From the archives: The end of the war and the return of academics to Senate House

by ministry | Oct 16, 2013 | Bloomsbury Festival, From the Archives

The continuous day-and-night occupation with no break at week-ends or holiday times, made routine maintenance difficult. This year’s Bloomsbury Festival takes as a theme the idea of subverting the Ministry of Information as a Ministry of Communication.  We talked in...
From the archives: University workers conscripted by Ministry of Information

From the archives: University workers conscripted by Ministry of Information

by ministry | Oct 10, 2013 | Bloomsbury Festival, From the Archives

It will be seen that the requirements of the Ministry over the last seven years, including six most difficult years under war conditions, have been very exacting, and far beyond those of the University in normal times In preparation for this year’s Bloomsbury Festival...
From the archives: What to do with the libraries?

From the archives: What to do with the libraries?

by ministry | Oct 8, 2013 | Bloomsbury Festival, From the Archives, Uncategorized

In our previous post about the Ministry of Information (see here) we noted that the ‘exigencies of war’ alongside the occupation of Senate House by the Ministry caused various problems for the University of London.  One of these was a question over what to do with the...
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