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• "Keep Calm and Carry On" at 75

  Posted by Hirving on June 27, 2014 | Comments

  Our findings as featured on 'The Conversation'

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  The instruction to ‘Keep Calm and Carry On’ is one of the most recognisable slogans in British history. However its pervasiveness obscures the complicated history of a poster that was designed on this day 75 years ago but was not widely seen in …

• The Occupation of Senate House

  Posted by Hirving on June 25, 2014 | Comments

  The Macmillan Hall in 2013 : Photo © The University of London  
  

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  A version of this post by Dr Matt Philpott originally appeared on the School of Advanced Studies blog on 27 September 2013

  The University of London’s Senate House has a rich and intriguing history. The building was the …

• The Ministry's Launch

  Posted by Hirving on June 23, 2014

  • | Publicity
  • | Planning

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  A Ministry of Information Film Unit car leaves Senate House © IWM (D 1199)

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  This  post by Dr Henry Irving explores the way that the Ministry of Information's launch was handled by the British government.

  One of the striking facts about the Ministry of Information (MOI) is that it attempted …

• The Ministry at a Glance

  Posted by Hirving on June 23, 2014

  • | Organisation
  • | Introduction
  • | Administration

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  A Ministry of Information Organisation 'Grid' TNA, INF 1/78

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  The Ministry of Information was an extraordinary institution that had been designed to undertake a variety of roles. The following post by Dr Henry Irving hopes to provide a brief introduction.

  The Ministry of Information (MOI) began work on 4 September …