Office Of War Information

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.

Office of war information. Record group 208 1926 51 bulk 1941 46 3 584 cu. The office of war information owi was a federal agency established by president roosevelt s executive order 9182 of june 13 1942 to conduct the government s wartime information and propaganda programs. Agency created 1942 during world war ii to consolidate government information services.

Citizens to jobs in support of the war effort the government created the office of war information owi on june 13 1942 some six months after the bombing of pearl harbor. Office of war information owi u s. To control the content and imagery of war messages the government created the u s.

Office of war information. The united states office of war information owi was a united states government agency created during world war ii owi operated from june 1942 until september 1945. The office of war information was created june 13 1942 uncle sam wants you that s what americans read on posters during world war ii.

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. Office of war information owi u s. Overview of records locations table of contents 208 1 administrative history 208 2 general records of the office of war information 1941 45 79 lin.

Agency created 1942 during world war ii to consolidate government information services. Today marks the 70th anniversary of the creation of the office of war information owi. The owi created and distributed posters booklets photographs radio shows and films.

Appointed to head the office of war information in 1942 davis won respect for his handling of official news and propaganda although his liberal stance especially his opposition to military censorship generated controversy. Its purpose was to centralize the many information services of the united states government and create a single line of communication about the war to the american public. The office of war information widely known by its acronym owi was a federal agency during world war ii in charge of the dissemination of all official news in the united states and abroad and of propaganda abroad except in latin america which was the province of the office of inter american affairs.