POPULAR NEWSPAPERS DURING WORLD WAR II

Parts 1 to 5: 1939-1945 (The Daily Express, The Mirror, The News of The World, The People and The Sunday Express)

Technical Note

Our microfilm publication have been prepared and produced in accordance with recommended and established guide-lines for the production of microform of superior quality. These conform to the recommendations of the standard guides to good microforming and micropublishing practice.

Attention should be drawn to the nature of the original material. A small number of the issues of the newspapers in this collection contain sections that present a variety of problems for the filmer. For instance, sections of paper which has become severely discoloured or stained, or which is so thin that there is show through that renders the original document difficult to read. A few items are slightly damaged, creased or have a few torn pages. Some sheet-music sections, stolen from original copies of the News of the World have been replaced with photocopied replacements. Also, a number of volumes have been tightly bound and text has been partially obscured in the inner margin resulting in a small amount of text loss or distortion. Throughout the war years there was a shortage of newsprint and newspapers proprietors, like everyone else, had to contend with various restrictions and difficulties. Paper quality is often particularly poor and the original copies suffer from slight blurring and distortion. To help matters we have deliberately chosen a film stock which enhances the clarity of the typographical contents of the papers and the line drawings. An unavoidable side effect is that some photographic images apear darker and lose some of their clarity. In some instances the original characteristics of the material present difficulties of image and contrast with stringent tests and camera alterations cannot entirely overcome. However, every effort has been made to minimise these difficulties.

Technical targets have been inserted to cover any missing pages or issues, or any inconsistencies in pagination.

The Photographic Department of the British Library Newspaper Library , Colindale has exercised the most responsible care in the filming of this unique collection and this microfilm publication aims to meet the standards established by the Association for Information and Image Management (AIIM) and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)

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