Primary Sources : War and Society
Personal Accounts
- WW2 People's WarThis archive of 47,000 stories and 15,000 images from members of the general public.
- Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust TestimonialsMore than 4,400 testimonies from Holocaust survivors.
- Mass Observation Online This link opens in a new window
- Canadian Military Oral HistoryDigital audio files and transcripts from the University of Victoria Special Collections Canadian Military Oral History Collection. The collection is composed of close to 600 interviews of veterans of WWI, WWII, the Korean War and the War in Afghanistan.
Audio Resources
Archives and Guides to Sources
- Canadian Military History ArchivesIncludes several collections which pertain to Canadians during the First and Second World Wars.
- Canadian Directorate of History and HeritageThe Directorate of History and Heritage (DHH) is mandated to preserve and communicate Canada’s military history and foster pride in a Canadian military heritage.
- The Rooms Archives - The Newfoundland Regiment and the Great WarIncludes objects, photographs, maps and other primary sources embedded within articles related to the Great War
- Digital Archives Initiative - MUN library This link opens in a new windowThis searchable site has primary sources including newspaper articles, images, diaries and video images.
- UK National Archives - Government Documents World War OneA guide to researching British government and military records of the First World War.
- UK National Archives - Government documents World War TwoThis is a guide to researching British government and military records of the Second World War.
- US Miliatry ArchivesThe National Archives holds Federal military service records from both World Wars.
Web Resources on Military Evolution
- Prints, Drawings and Watercolors from the Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection"The artwork vividly documents all aspects of military and naval history, with emphasis on the history and illustration of world military and naval uniforms from the 17th century to the present."
Wartime News Sources
- TIME World War II Archive collectionTIME magazines issues from the start of WWI to the end.
- Democracy at War: Canadian newspapers and the Second World WarFully searchable digitized collection of 144,000 contemporary Newspaper clippings that report on the events of World War II as the conflict unfolded.