Today in History: Office of War Information (OWI)
Today in History–June 13–the Library of Congress features the Office of War Information (OWI), which was created on this date in 1942. Later that year, the documentary photography unit of the Farm Security Administration (FSA) was transferred to the OWI. An important U.S. government propaganda agency during World War II, OWI supported the war effort by recording the nation’s preparations for war in films, texts, photographs, radio programs, and posters. Find out more by visiting the Today in History section, then click the links below to access more OWI images and World War II resources.
FSA/OWI black-and-white photograph collection
FSA/OWI color photograph collection
FSA/OWI war-related color images
Office of War Information historical newspaper coverage
Office of War Information Created America’s Library
1930s-40s in Color Flickr album
Bound for Glory: America in Color, 1939-1943 online exhibition
Rosie the Riveter resources
- Guided Primary Source Analysis: Woman’s Work
- Rosie the Riveter: Real Women Workers in World War II streaming webcast (transcript)
- Rosie Pictures: Select Images Relating to American Women Workers During World War II
- ODT Says Women Are Different After All The Midland Journal. (Rising Sun, Md.), 10 Nov. 1944