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	Office of War Information - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		OFFICE OF WAR INFORMATION [Office of War Information] (OWI), U.S. agency created (1942) during World War II to consolidate government information services.
		The OWI absorbed the functions of the Office of Facts and Figures, the Office of Government Reports, the division of information of the Office for Emergency Management, and the foreign information service of the Coordinator of Information.
		Besides coordinating the release of war news for domestic use, the office established an overseas branch, under Robert E. Sherwood, which launched a huge information and propaganda campaign abroad.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-officew1a.html (439 words)

	United States Office of War Information - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The United States Office of War Information (OWI) was a U.S. government agency created during World War II to consolidate government information services.
		Besides coordinating the release of war news for domestic use, the office established an overseas branch which launched a huge information and propaganda campaign abroad.
		The OWI was established by Executive Order 9812 on June 13, 1942, to consolidate the functions of the Office of Facts and Figures, OWI's direct predecessor; the Office of Government Reports, and the division of information of the Office for Emergency Management.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Office_of_War_Information (759 words)

	Guide to Federal Records - Records of the office of War Information [OWI]
		Established: In the Office for Emergency Management (OEM), Executive Office of the President (EOP), by EO 9182, June 13, 1942, consolidating functions of the Office of Government Reports, OEM's Division of Information and Office of Facts and Figures, and the Foreign Information Service of the Office of the Coordinator of Information.
		Office of Emergency Management established in the EOP by administrative order, May 25, 1940, in accordance with EO 8248 to assist the President in clearing information on defense measures and to maintain liaison with national defense agencies.
		Office of the Coordinator of Information (later to become the Office of Strategic Services; SEE RG 226) established by Presidential order of July 11, 1941, to gather and analyze information relating to the national security and to perform related supplementary activities.
	www.archives.gov /research/guide-fed-records/groups/208.html (2325 words)

	War Aims Through Art: The U.S. Office of War Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		To control the content and imagery of war messages, the government created the U.S. Office of War Information (OWI) in June 1942.
		OWI officials felt that the most urgent problem on the home front was the careless leaking of sensitive information that could be picked up by spies and saboteurs.
		OWI drew some of its specialists from the world of advertising and commercial art, who tended to think in terms of "ad campaigns." The results were sometimes oddly superficial - posters that translated messages of sacrifice and struggle into the familiar advertising world of smiling faces and carefree households.
	www.hrw.com /si/social/si_1914/si_ww2posters/victory5.htm (434 words)

	Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection (Prints and Photographs Reading Room, Library of ...
		The photographs of the Farm Security Administration (FSA)-Office of War Information (OWI), transferred to the Library of Congress in 1944, form an extensive pictorial record of American life between 1935 and 1943.
		Since caption information was lacking for many of the images that were not selected for printing, only a very limited number of the "killed" negatives are identified with a title in their accompanying catalog records.
		Information in the LOT catalog records generally includes the place, date, photographer, agency for which the images were made, and a summary of the visual subject matter.
	www.loc.gov /rr/print/coll/052_fsa.html (2556 words)

	HyperWar: U.S. Government Manual--1945 [Emergency War Agencies]
		The Office for Emergency Management is primarily a framework within the confines of the Executive Office of the President, with which framework various civilian war agencies have been established.
		It was further specified that the Director of the Office of War Information and the Board of War Communications collaborate in the performance of their respective functions for the purpose of facilitating the broadcast of war information to the peoples abroad.
		The Office of War Information was authorized to "plan, develop, and execute all phases of the Federal program of radio, press, publication, and related foreign propaganda activities involving the dissemination of information.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/ATO/USGM/EWA.html (10464 words)

	Ghost of a flea: The American Office of War Information
		The American Office of War Information* made use of anthropologists to gain insight into our adversaries in the last great fight against fascism.
		Benedict's war work included a major study, largely completed in 1944, aimed at understanding Japanese culture; for the Allies were in combat with Japanese armed forces in the Pacific Theatre of the second World War.
		Factories ran apparently 9-5 even until late in the war and women were not hired for the factory floor due to Nazi ideals on the family in society.
	www.ghostofaflea.com /archives/008592.html (1068 words)

	Office of War Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		For the benefit of both your studio and the Office of War Information it would be advisable to establish a routine procedure whereby our Hollywood office would recieve copies of studio treatments or synopses of all stories which you contemplate producing and of the finished scripts.
		The Office of War Information (OWI) was one of the numerous government bureaucracies created by the total mobilization effort of the Victory Program.
		OWI was to undertake campaigns to enhance public understanding of the war at home and abroad; to coordinate government information activities; and to handle liaison with the press, radio, and motion pictures.
	history.sandiego.edu /gen/st/~ksoroka/hollywood3.html (546 words)

	Office of War Information — Infoplease.com
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	www.infoplease.com /ce6/history/A0836409.html (353 words)

	Office of War Crimes Issues
		The Office of War Crimes Issues advises the Secretary of State directly and formulates U.S. policy responses to atrocities committed in areas of conflict and elsewhere throughout the world.
		The Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues, Clint Williamson, has available a range of diplomatic, legal, economic, military, and intelligence tools to help secure peace and stability and build the rule of law.
		Since September 11, 2001, the office has played a key diplomatic role with foreign governments whose nationals have been captured in the war on terror.
	www.state.gov /s/wci (183 words)

	AllRefer.com - Office of War Information (U.S. History) - Encyclopedia
		Office of War Information (OWI), U.S. agency created (1942) during World War II to consolidate government information services.
		Content on this web site is provided for informational purposes only.
		We encourage you to verify any critical information with the relevant authorities.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/O/OfficeWa.html (247 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Office of War Information will plan, develop, and execute all phases of the Federal program of radio, press, publication, and related foreign propaganda activities involving the dissemination of information.
		The program for foreign propaganda in areas of actual or projected military operations will be coordinated with military plans through the planning agencies of the War and Navy Departments, and shall be subject to the approval of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
		The authority, functions, and duties of the Office of War Information shall not extend to the Western Hemisphere, exclusive of the United States and Canada.
	www.uhuh.com /laws/donncoll/eo/1943/EO9312.TXT (187 words)

	Salt Lake City Weekly - The Winds of War Movies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		As America prepares for a seemingly inevitable conflict, it’s worth noting that the history of the Hollywood war movie has been a history of putting a finger to the wind and making sure that its battlefield tales are blowing in the right direction.
		Between the World Wars, the relatively new entity known as Hollywood was prepared to look back with pacifism in its heart.
		The Gulf War was over and done too quickly for its rallying cry to be challenged, but it was safe to poke it from a distance in 1999’s Three Kings.
	www.slweekly.com /editorial/2003/arts_2003-02-13.cfm (873 words)

	The Office of War Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Office of War Information (OWI) was created in 1942 and served as an important U.S. government propaganda agency during World War II.
		During 1942 and 1943, the OWI contained two photographic units: (1) a section headed by Roy Emerson Stryker and (2) the News Bureau (the units were merged during 1943).
		The OWI News Bureau had operated within the Office for Emergency Management (OEM) during 1941 and 1942; some photographs from the OEM period are included in this set.
	memory.loc.gov /ammem/fsahtml/owiinfo.html (175 words)

	Today in History: June 13
		On June 13, 1942, seven months after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the Office of War Information (OWI) was created.
		OWI photographers documented American life and culture during the early years of World War II, concentrating on such subjects as aircraft factories, training for war work, women in the workforce, and the armed forces.
		The gains made by women and minorities during the war years would influence America in the second half of the twentieth century.
	memory.loc.gov /ammem/today/jun13.html (450 words)

	Ad Council : Security of War Information - Loose Lips Sink Ships (1942-1945)
		The War Advertising Council's "Loose Lips Sink Ships" public service ads reminding Americans of the dangers of revealing too much information are still remembered today.
		This particular campaign encouraged Americans to be discreet in their communication to prevent restricted information from being leaked to the enemy during World War II.
		Research conducted by the Council in conjunction with the campaign indicated that twice as many of the people exposed to the careless talk messages were aware of what information could not be safely discussed in wartime than those not reached by the campaign.
	www.adcouncil.org /default.aspx?id=127 (208 words)

	Go For Broke National Education Center >> History >> Historical Information >> Glossary
		One of the offices was stationed in Calcutta, India during World War II.
		The OWI was established for psychological warfare and to encourage American support for the war effort.
		Japanese term that refers to the social and psychological obligations and debt that one acquires as the result of receiving from another a favor or gift of extraordinary proportions.
	www.goforbroke.org /history/history_historical_glossary.asp?initial=O (153 words)

	The U.S. Office of War Information, 1942-1945 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Specifically, that office was used to create anti-German, anti-Japanese and pro-American films, posters, photographs, etc. in order to influence public opinion about WWII, both in America and overseas as well.
		Many Jews were employed in the Office of War Information -- some of whom held extreme-left or even Marxist political views.
		For it is possible that the actions of some of the Jews employed in OWI could have been based on emotion rather than on logic or fact.
	wsi.matriots.com /owi.html (389 words)

	U.S. Office of War Information - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The U.S. Office of War Information (OWI) was an agency of the United States Government created in June 1942.
		The Office prepared and disseminated information and propaganda regarding World War II to the American public.
		Information communicated included warnings about foreign spies and attempts to recruit women into war work.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/U.S._Office_of_War_Information (107 words)

	Rationing
		One historian has written that "[a]s the war drew on, nearly every item Americans ate, wore, used or lived in was rationed or otherwise regulated.
		To enforce the system, the Office of Price Administration issued ration books for gasoline and foodstuffs, which civilians had to present and turn over the required ration coupons before they were allowed to purchase the rationed item.
		To ensure cooperation, the Office of War Information provided information to the public on the often confusing system.
	www.floridamemory.com /FloridaHighlights/Rationing/Rationing.cfm (310 words)

	USHMM Information Access
		The Executive order provided, however, that dissemination of information to the Latin American countries should be continued by the Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs.
		The Office of Policy Coordination, established September 16, 1944, succeeded to the functions of the former Chief of Liaison.
		The Bureau was responsible for the collection of intelligence materials, liaison with other Government agencies having intelligence materials, and the furnishing of offices of the OWI with intelligence materials from its central intelligence files.
	www.ushmm.org /uia-bin/uia_doc/art/x11-17 (587 words)

	Professor Locke, noted linguist, dies at 90 - MIT News Office
		After working for several years as a carpenter and electrician, he studied in Paris and received the MA in 1937 and the PhD in 1941 in linguistics from Harvard.
		After serving in the Office of War Information during World War II, he joined MIT as head of modern languages in 1945 and was named director of the MIT Libraries in 1956.
		As head of the Libraries, Professor Locke initiated projects in speech analysis and machine translation and was responsible for introducing the study of linguistics to the Institute.
	web.mit.edu /newsoffice/2000/locke-0503.html (372 words)

	The Words of War
		To boost morale, the U.S. government during the war issued thousands of posters urging everyone to work toward the common goal of victory.
		Digital images and more information about them can be found online at the University Library's Web site.
		Norman Rockwell (1943), U.S. Office of War Information
	www.northwestern.edu /magazine/northwestern/winter2000/winter00wwii.htm (294 words)

	Michigan Remembered - Photographs from the Farm Security Administration and the Office of War Information, 1936-1943 - ...
		Michigan Remembered will be of interest both to scholars of historical documentary photography and Michigan history, and to those fascinated by historical photographs of years which they, their parents, or their grandparents can still recall.
		"Constance B. Schulz studies how photographers of the Farm Security Administration and the Office of War Information dispatched to Michigan between 1936 and 1943 portrayed the state.
		Her overview narrative places the story in the historic context of Depression-Era Michigan.
	wsupress.wayne.edu /glb/mihistory/schulzmr.htm (223 words)

	OWI (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		"Coordinate the war informational activities of all Federal departments and agencies for the purpose of assuring an accurate and consistent flow of war information to the public and the world at large."
		"Obtain, study, and analyze information concerning the war effort and advise the agencies concerned with the dissemination of such information as to the most appropriate and effective means of keeping the public adequately and accurately informed."
		This is a people's war and to win it the people should know as much about it as they can." (2)
	history.sandiego.edu /gen/WW2Timeline/OWI.html (260 words)

	Internet Archive: Details: Our Enemy: The Japanese
		U.S. Office of War Information, Bureau of Motion PicturesOur Enemy: The Japanese (1943)
		We see shot after shot of Japanese life, all of which it seems, is their preparation of war.
		And now that they are at war with Britain and the United States, they find their chief source from which to borrow fast-changing production techniques in Nazi Germany.
	www.archive.org /details/OurEnemy1943 (1155 words)

	George Eastman House Alfred T. Palmer Series
		Coils of copper wire, part of a lend-lease shipment, move from a pier to a United Nations freighter that will carry them, together with other vital necessities, to one of our allies.
		"The Office of War Information was established by Executive Order in June 1942.
		Created to serve as the U.S. Government's central source and clearing-house for war information, the OWI quickly turned into the government's unofficial propaganda agency.
	www.geh.org /fm/misdig2/htmlsrc5/m200007890008_ful.html (307 words)

	Cornette Library: The Art of War: Posters from the Government Documents Collection
		In 1942, after the United States' entry into World War II following the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, the federal government through its many agencies started producing and distributing informational materials to attract and encourage public support for the money, material resources, labor, and personal sacrifices needed to mount a successful war effort.
		Large federal agencies such as the Department of War, the Treasury Department and the Department of Agriculture distributed their own informational materials.
		A virtual exhibit of World War II posters organized by National Museum of American History of the Smithsonian Institution.
	www.wtamu.edu /library/documents/posters.shtml (1076 words)

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