MS 930 01
Reference code
MS 930 01
Title
World War II Collection: British official publications and maps
Level
Series
Date
1939-1945
Extent & medium
4 boxes and 1 roll
Content description
A. Parliamentary papers
1. - 8 white papers: the treatment of German nationals in Germany, Buchenwald Camp, casualties during the war, secret German documents, defence medals, statistics relating to the war effort of Great Britain and the final report by Sir Nevile Henderson, 1938-1946
B. Military:
1. 4 Reports by the Supreme Allied Commander in the Mediterranean area signed by prominent officers (Allied Force Headquarters), 1944-1945
2. Despatch by the Supreme Allied Commander of the ABDA area signed by prominent officers with ms. annotations, 1942
3. Typed list of official despatches of commanders of the British Armed Forces, 1939-1945
C. Home front:
Official publications issued by the Home Office, the Civil Defence, the Ministry of Information, etc. for the general public, 1938-1942
1. Copy of ‘The Protection of your home against air raids’ official Home Office advice booklet, 1938
2. Copy of ‘Your Gas Mask, How to keep it and How to use it’ Public Information Leaflet no.2, Civil Defence July 1939
3. Copy of ‘Evacuation Why and How?’ Public Information Leaflet no.3, Civil Defence July 1939
4. Leaflet ‘If the invader comes. What to do – and how to do it’, Ministry of Information, War Office and Ministry of Home Security [1940]
5. No.1 and 2. of the ‘News from England’, September 1940, newspaper distributed by the RAF to the Channel Islands during their German occupation
6. Ministry of Information Bulletin with a facsimile of a letter from President Roosevelt to the Prime Minister, 20 January 1941
7. Copy of ‘British Tanks’, Ministry of Supply, Ministry of Information, 1942
D. London Gazette Supplements for war time with annotations by prominent officers
1. Copies of Supplements to the London Gazette, published between 1941 and 1950. Most issues signed by prominent and high-ranking officers who served during World War II, including: Field Marshal Lord Alanbrooke; Field Marshal Archibald Wavell; Admiral of the Fleet Andrew Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope; Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery; and Field Marshal Sir Claude Auchinleck.
E. Maps:
1. 9 maps on the invasion of Italy, 1943
1. - 8 white papers: the treatment of German nationals in Germany, Buchenwald Camp, casualties during the war, secret German documents, defence medals, statistics relating to the war effort of Great Britain and the final report by Sir Nevile Henderson, 1938-1946
B. Military:
1. 4 Reports by the Supreme Allied Commander in the Mediterranean area signed by prominent officers (Allied Force Headquarters), 1944-1945
2. Despatch by the Supreme Allied Commander of the ABDA area signed by prominent officers with ms. annotations, 1942
3. Typed list of official despatches of commanders of the British Armed Forces, 1939-1945
C. Home front:
Official publications issued by the Home Office, the Civil Defence, the Ministry of Information, etc. for the general public, 1938-1942
1. Copy of ‘The Protection of your home against air raids’ official Home Office advice booklet, 1938
2. Copy of ‘Your Gas Mask, How to keep it and How to use it’ Public Information Leaflet no.2, Civil Defence July 1939
3. Copy of ‘Evacuation Why and How?’ Public Information Leaflet no.3, Civil Defence July 1939
4. Leaflet ‘If the invader comes. What to do – and how to do it’, Ministry of Information, War Office and Ministry of Home Security [1940]
5. No.1 and 2. of the ‘News from England’, September 1940, newspaper distributed by the RAF to the Channel Islands during their German occupation
6. Ministry of Information Bulletin with a facsimile of a letter from President Roosevelt to the Prime Minister, 20 January 1941
7. Copy of ‘British Tanks’, Ministry of Supply, Ministry of Information, 1942
D. London Gazette Supplements for war time with annotations by prominent officers
1. Copies of Supplements to the London Gazette, published between 1941 and 1950. Most issues signed by prominent and high-ranking officers who served during World War II, including: Field Marshal Lord Alanbrooke; Field Marshal Archibald Wavell; Admiral of the Fleet Andrew Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope; Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery; and Field Marshal Sir Claude Auchinleck.
E. Maps:
1. 9 maps on the invasion of Italy, 1943
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