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PORTALS, ONLINE EXHIBITIONS, AND OTHER SITES WITH PRIMARY DOCUMENTS
 

  •  AMERICAN MEMORY: From the Great Depression to World War II, 1935-1942

    • This is a large archive of photographs from the Library of Congress that can be searched by keyword.  The collections of the Farm Security Administration and the Office of War Information contain photographs of many events and aspects of American culture from the Depression years through the war.
     
  •  AVALON PROJECT AT YALE LAW

    • This site is part of a larger project at the Yale Law School that provides access to texts of primary sources, including agreements, declarations, addresses, and conferences.
     
  •  FASHION GALLERY: FORTIES

    • Best set of links to the fashions from the forties.
     
  •  POWERS OF PERSUASION: POSTER ART FROM WW II

    • Online exhibition from the National Archives about the large volume of posters produced during the war.
     
  •  UNITED WE STAND

    • During July 1942 American magazines featured the American flag on their covers to display loyalty and support of the war effort.  This is an online exhibition from the Smithsonian Museum about the campaign. Also featured is a selection of museum objects showing the use of the flag during the war.
     
  •  WAR RELOCATION AUTHORITY

    • The University of Arizona created this web site from its archives of photographs about the relocation of Japanese Americans during WW II. This Exhibit features images from approximately forty photographs taken for the War Relocation Authority and vividly depicts life in Arizona's two camps.
     
     
  •  YAHOO: WORLD WAR II

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  • WORLD WAR II POSTER DATABASE

    • View more than 300 posters issued in America from the start of the war to 1945. You can search by keyword, title, date, and agency; but the most interesting method is to browse through the pick list of topics offered under Advanced Searching Options.

    BACKGROUND  

  • WORLD WAR II IN EUROPE TIMELINE

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  • WORLD WAR II IN THE PACIFIC TIMELINE

    • Excellent overview/timeline from the History Place.
     
  • HOME FRONT

    • Thinkquest project about the home front during WW II that includes a timeline, online museum, and simulations based on home front conditions during WW II.
       
  • ROSIE THE RIVETER

    • This site documents women's role during the war.
     
  • VICTORY GARDENS

    • Article from a Canadian magazine about Victory Gardens. See also the link listed above to the web site Your Place In Time which has a feature on victory gardens.
      
  • WOMEN'S ROLES

    • Collection of links to war propaganda and recruiting posters featuring women.
     
  • WOMEN AND THE WAR

    • This collection of links brings together several web sites that present various roles of women during the war.  
     
  • WORLD WAR II COMMEMORATION

    • Grolier created this site to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of the war.
     
  • WRIGHT MUSEUM

    Links about World War II and the home front provided by the Wright Museum in New Hampshire.

    •  PEOPLE, PERSONAL ACCOUNTS
     
  • NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION: A PEOPLE AT WAR
    This exhibit from the National Archives highlights the contributions of the thousands of Americans that participated in the war.
     
  • POLITICAL DR. SUESS

    • Online exhibit from the Springfield Libraries and Museums about the little known political cartoons Dr. Suess created during World War II.
     
  •  POLITICAL CARTOONS AND CARTOONISTS
    Good overview of the history of political cartooning with many links to other sources.
     
  • RUTGERS ORAL HISTORY ARCHIVE
     The "Rutgers Oral History Archives of World War II" is an enterprise to record the personal experiences of the men and women who served on the home front and overseas. It is based on in-depth interviews of individuals who lived through World War II, beginning with an initial target group of Rutgers College alumni and Douglass College alumnae (formerly, New Jersey College for Women).

  • VETERANS HISTORY PROJECT
    The Veterans History Project is a project of the Library of Congress aimed at collecting oral history interviews, memoirs, letters, diaries, photographs, and other original materials from veterans of World Wars I and II, and the Korean, Vietnam, and Persian Gulf Wars and the Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts (2001-present). Those U.S. citizen civilians who were actively involved in supporting war efforts (such as war industry workers, USO workers, flight instructors, medical volunteers, etc.) are also encouraged to contribute their personal narratives. Members of the public become part of the Veterans History Project after they donate their materials.   This page also has a link to other veterans oral history projects.

  • WHAT DID YOU DO IN THE WAR GRANDMA?
    High school students created this site presenting interviews with women who were involved in the Second World War.
     
  • WOMEN COME TO THE FRONT
    Women journalists, photographers, and broadcasters that contributed during World War II.
     

    • GENERAL HISTORY RESOURCES

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    updated 8/3/2010