- Find Information
- Research Guides
- World War II
World War II
Recommended resources for primary and secondary sources about World War II
Find Primary Sources
- ProQuest Congressional This link opens in a new windowComprehensive full image coverage of U.S. Congressional publications 1789-present, Updated daily. Hearings (1824-present); Congressional Research Service Reports (CRS) (1916-present); House and Senate Documents/Reports (1817-present); Legislative Histories (1969-current); Bills & Laws (1776-present); Vote Reports (1987-present); Historical Maps & Images (1789-2007); Congressional Record (daily and bound versions) (1789-present); Regulations; Federal Register and Code of Federal Regulations; Presidential Executive Orders.
Member profiles, committee assignments, financial disclosure statements and voting records. - Black Freedom Struggle in the 20th Century (ProQuest History Vault) This link opens in a new windowDigitized primary source material concerning the African American civil rights struggle in two modules: Federal Government Records and Organizational Records and Personal Papers. Topics include African Americans in the military, Black workers in the era of the Great Migration, civil rights under different presidential administrations, FBI files on various African American individuals and organizations, the Tuskegee Airmen records, Mary McLeod Bethune papers, Claude A. Barnett papers, records of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and more.
- Black Studies (Alexander Street) This link opens in a new windowThis collection contains documentaries, interviews and archival video footage covering the black experience. Subjects include history, politics, art, culture, family structure, gender relationships and economic issues. Also included: SNCC Legacy Video Collection, over fifty hours of formal addresses, panel discussions, and programs commemorating the founding of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.
- The Employment of Negro Troops byPublication Date: 1966E-book.
Washington, Office of the Chief of Military History, United States Army. (World War II Special Studies)
- After the Day of Infamy: "Man-on-the-Street" Interviews Following the Attack on Pearl HarborA collection of approximately twelve hours of opinions recorded in the days and months following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, from more than two hundred individuals in cities and towns across the United States. From the Library of Congress.
- Farm Security Administration / Office of War Information Black-and-White NegativesAn extensive pictorial record of American life between 1935 and 1944 from the Library of Congress. Most images are digitized.
- National Museum of the Pacific War Digital ArchiveSelections from the digitized collections of the archives. Includes oral histories, photographs, Word War II documents, Chester W. Nimitz's personal letters, and more, Please note that collections and material are continuously being added and represent only a small portion of the archives' physical holdings. From the National Museum of the Pacific War located in Fredericksburg, TX.
- Rutgers Oral History Archives: InterviewsOver 32,000 pages of full-text, searchable oral history. Use the navigation menu to browse collections of military history and social / cultural history. For more specific keyword searches (Civil Rights Movement, Immigration, Vietnam) use the search box.
- U.S. Army Center for Military History: World War IIBibliography and transcribed archival documents for WWII.
- Veterans History ProjectPersonal accounts of men and women American war veterans covering wars fought in the 20th and 21st centuries. Search by war, branch of service, gender, prisoner of war, and type of material.
- World War II Documents: The Avalon ProjectTranscribed primary source documents of the WWII era from the Avalon Project at Yale University.
- World War II Records in the Cartographic Branch - NARAPrimary source material from WWII. Military maps, nautical charts, and fortification plans form a significant part of the holdings in the Cartographic Branch of the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. Includes links to U.S. Navy ship plans, topographic maps published by the Army Map Service, architectural drawings of Navy and Marine bases and facilities, and aerial photographs taken by units of the U.S. and Allied Air Forces.
- World War II Military Situation MapsA collection of 416 printed maps and 115 reports showing troop positions beginning on June 6, 1944 to July 26, 1945. Starting with the D-Day Invasion, the maps give daily details on the military campaigns in Western Europe, showing the progress of the Allied Forces as they push towards Germany. Some of the sheets are accompanied by a declassified "G-3 Report" giving detailed information on troop positions for the period 3 Mar. 1945-26 July 1945. These maps and reports were used by the commanders of the United States forces in their evaluation of the campaigns and for planning future strategies. From the Library of Congress.
- World War II Museum Digital CollectionSearch or browse collections of images and oral histories. Browse may be the most useful since it is organized by branch of service, theater of war, and keywords / vocabulary.
- World War II Operational DocumentsIncludes maps, photographs, operations orders, after action reports, intelligence analyses, logistics appraisals, and similar items documenting operations at the tactical and operational levels of warfare. From the digital library at the United States Army Command and General Staff College.
