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Series
Central Office of Information: Public Information Films
Catalogue reference: INF 32
What's it about?
INF 32
This series contains a selection of public information films produced by the Central Office of Information (COI) as part of national campaings designed to inform the public on issues which affect their daily lives, such as health, safety,...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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INF 32
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Title (The name of the record)
- Central Office of Information: Public Information Films
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Date (When the record was created)
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1945-2005
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains a selection of public information films produced by the Central Office of Information (COI) as part of national campaings designed to inform the public on issues which affect their daily lives, such as health, safety, welfare, education and rights. Other subjects featured in the films are: animal cruelty, protecting the environment, crime prevention and how to vote in an election or fill in a census form. Many of the films were aimed at children and were shown during breaks in children's television programmes. They have provided information and influenced behaviour and social attitudes since the end of the Second World War.
Digitised copies of these films were made available through an online exhibition on The National Archives website in 2006 to mark the 60th anniversary of the creation of the Central Office of Information.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For miscellaneous public record films, see CD 1
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Central Office of Information, 1946-1946
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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83 film(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
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The films were transferred to the British Film Institute who hold selected public record films on behalf of The National Archives.
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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
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The public information films which covered subjects of particular interest or films which were in themselves innovative were selected for permanent preservation.
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The Central Office of Information was created in 1946 and worked with government departments to create public information films to highlight issues which affected the British public.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14542159/
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Central Office of Information: Public Information Films
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