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Description found in Archives

Title

Canada. Wartime Information Board [graphic material]. 

Arrangement structure

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Sub-series part of

National Film Board of Canada. Photothèque [graphic material] (R1196-11-1-E)

Accession

1. Canada. Wartime Information Board (WIB) [graphic material] National Film Board of Canada
2. Canada. National Film Board of Canada Poster collection [graphic material] Wartime Information Board (123-040634-4)

Date(s)

1940-1943

Place of creation

Canada

Extent

216 photographs b&w negs.

Language of material

English

Scope and content

The sub-series include reproductions of WIB posters which were created in support of the war effort during the Second World War.

Conditions of access

Graphic (photo)
90: Open
Copyright expired.
Item no. (creator)
WRP -1 to WRP - 262
Archival reference no.
R1196-15-9-E
Other accession no.
1975-381 NPC

Finding aid

Vol. 4 has a section identifying the WRP Series (Posters produced by the WIB) Reference Room, 395 Wellington Street FA-80 (b/c 2000791572) 90 (Paper)

Most of the posters are held by the Documentary Art Section and recorded in the ICON database. 90 (Electronic)

Creator / Provenance

Canada. Wartime Information Board. Wartime Information Board.

Biography / Administrative history

The Wartime Information Board was established in September 1942 (PC 8099) to co-ordinate federal information services during the war, and existed as an enlarged version of its predecessor the Bureau of Public Information. The Board assumed all powers of public information for the duration of the war, and was responsible directly to the Prime Minister. The Board was absorbed by the Canadian Information Service 28 September 1945.

Additional information

LAC has the complete series of images and negatives. Three items were copied, WRP-71 (PA-133262), WRP-200 (PA-117569) and WRP-232 (PA-117570).

Custodial history
In 1943 the Still Photography Division of the National Film Board took over the photographic operations of the Wartime Information Board. WIB was in charge of producing the WR Series that documented the Canadian civilian life during the war and on what Canadians and industry were doing at home to support the military. The increasing interest of the Still Photo Division's in photostories, gave the impetus to the Still Photo Division to continue producing the WR Series that were started by the Wartime Information Board.

Source

Government

Related control no.

1. 1983-030 PIC
2. 1996-065 DAP
3. 123-040634-4

MIKAN no.

206062