Identity area
Reference code
IE DCUA C2/1/1/2
Title
British Army recruitment advertising
Date(s)
- 8 January 1916-30 June 2010 (Creation)
Level of description
Subseries
Extent and medium
13 items
Context area
Name of creator
(1881-1954)
Name of creator
(1951-)
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Letters, newspaper cuttings and published material relating to the granting of a contract to publish army recruitment advertisements to Kenny’s Advertising Agency on behalf of the British government. This episode appears to have caused a significant amount of discussion and controversy in various newspapers and publications of the day, and was also discussed by Laurence Ginnell MP during a debate in the British House of Commons.