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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.
     
  •  WORLD WAR II LINKS

    • Classified list of World War II links.
     
  •   YAHOO: WORLD WAR II

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  •  WORLD WAR II: TEACHEROZ 

    • Many links to WWII resources arranged by topic.
     
  •  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.
     
  •  WOMEN AND THE HOME FRONT 

    • Extensive list of links to web sites on home front activities.
     
  •  HISTORY PLACE: WORLD WAR II IN EUROPE

    • Here you will find an extensive, comprehensive timeline of the significant events of World War II.  In addition, there is information about events and dates leading up to the war and many links to other topics such as the Pacific War, the Holocaust, the rise of Hitler, etc.
     
  •  HYPERWAR: HYPERTEXT HISTORY OF WW II

    • This is another good choice for finding primary sources on the Web.  Categories include Politics and Diplomacy, Military and Service Histories, and Pacific Theater of Operations.
     
  • ROSIE THE RIVETER

    • This site documents women's role during the war.
     
  •  VALOR AND HORROR

    • Canadian web page with especially good links on D-Day and the Battle of Normandy.
     
  •  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 ANALYZED

    • This is a web ring that brings together many sites about the war.
     
  •  WORLD WAR II

    • Outstanding collection of primary sources from the Historical Text Archive.
     
  •  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.

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  •  YOUR PLACE IN TIME: THE WAR GENERATION

    • Take the tour through this online exhibit created by the Henry Ford Museum to honor the generations of Americans.  Highlights include, old time radio, victory gardens, movies, and, the scrap drives.

    ARTS

  •  AMERICAN BIG BANDS DATABASE 

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  • HOLLYWOOD AT WAR 

    • War effort on the part of Hollywood entertainment industry.
     
  •  PROGRAM GUIDE TO OLD TIME RADIO 

    • Many resources for the fans of old time radio.
     
  •  STARS GO TO WAR 

    • Movie stars of the day go to war and raise funds for the war effort.
     
     
  •  SWING, SWING, SWING

    • Web ring dedicated to the Big Band.

    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.
     
  •  PEARL HARBOR: REMEMBERED

    • Created in honor of the survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor.  See the interviews, "Survivors' Remembrances."
     
  •  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).
     
  •  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.
     
  •  YAHOO: PERSONAL ACCOUNTS

    • Yahoo has brought together a large collection of links to diaries, letters, veterans' pages, and remembrances of the WWII.
     

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    updated 8/05