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Holocaust Japanese AmericansCheck Athena for print, audio, and video materials. Scroll below for a collection of excellent websites and databases. Newspapers and Propaganda War Effort at Home ABC-CLIO American History Database (Username: festival) General World War II Voices of WWII: Experiences from the Front and at Home This site is "based on 100 rare and fragile transcription discs (16 inch glass & metal acetate discs)...supplemented by manuscript materials, including still images, moving images, and oral histories, to showcase how WWII was experienced in Kansas City." Included are audio files of speeches by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, songs, news from both the Pacific and European fronts, a bibliography, and more. From the Miller Nichols Library at the University of Kansas, Kansas City. Searchable. -- Librarians' Index to the Internet Rutgers Oral History Archives of World War II This is
"an enterprise to record the personal experiences of the men and women
who served on the homefront and overseas. It is based on in-depth
interviews of individuals who lived through World War
II." This ongoing
project has more than 200 oral history interviews and is searchable by
service unit as well as by interviewee. There is also a photo gallery
and a list, with illustrations, of shoulder patches and badges of
honor. --Librarians' Index to the
Internet
World War II Timeline A
timeline for World War II,
including events leading up to the conflict as far back as 1917.
Features images, posters, maps, political cartoons, newspaper
clippings, and diagrams. Browse by date, topic, picture, and map. There
is a bibliography and related links. Brief information accompanies
events. From a professor of history at the University of San Diego. -- Librarians' Index to the
Internet
U.S. Census Bureau Facts for Features: Dedication of National World War II Memorial Special feature to celebrate the dedication of the National World War II Memorial, this site contains facts and statistics on U.S. military personnel serving during the war, such as average length of time served, injuries and deaths, women, and veterans. -- Librarians' Index to the Internet The Perilous Fight: America's World War II in Color Companion to a PBS series that "brings America's wartime experience on the battlefield and at home, vividly and intimately to life by combining original color film footage with compelling passages from diaries and letters written by people who were part of an unforgettable period of history." Includes photos, letters, videos, a WWII timeline. -- Librarians' Index to the Internet World War II Multimedia Database Contains 1,850 photos, 93 video clips, and a virtual radio. Organized by date and theater of war. Is searchable. Veterans' History Project "In just the short time since its creation, the Veterans History Project is amassing a remarkable collection of interviews and documentary materials spanning much of the twentieth century. Contained in these sources are compelling accounts of wartime service from men and women, civilian and military, representing many ranks, jobs, branches of service, and theaters of war. Their stories--told in their own words through letters, diaries, and oral history interviews--teach us, amuse us, and inspire us. They also sometimes sadden us, with tales of lost lives, lost time, and lost innocence, all in service to our country." -- from the site. Historic Government Publications from World War II: A Digital Library Browse the collection for fascinating results. This is an extensive collection digitalized by Southern Methodist University. Adobe Acrobat Reader will be necessary to view the primary source documents. Atomic Bomb A-Bomb
WWW Museum
This site focuses on the A-Bomb WWW Project whose goals include providing "all readers with accurate information concerning the impact that the first atomic bomb had on Hiroshima. Includes many first hand accounts and pictures from the Peace Memorial Museum. Hiroshima Archive This site serves as a research guide for those who want to learn more about the bombing of Hiroshima. Holocaust United
States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Links take you inside history and inside the museum. Japanese Americans, 1940-1949 Civil Rights and the Internment of Japanese
Americans During World War II
This site features "lesson plans, video excerpts and research materials to be used for class projects, papers and classroom discussions about our civil and constitutional rights as they apply to our everyday lives." Includes transcripts of interviews with Washington state Japanese Americans interned during World War II. The lesson plans meet the Washington state Essential Academic Learning Requirements (EALRs). From Bristol Productions. –Librarians’ Index to the Internet The War Relocation Centers of World War II: When Fear Was Stronger than Justice A lesson plan designed to study the U.S. government’s confinement of people of Japanese ancestry to relocation centers during World War II. Resources include maps, readings, photographs and layouts of the Manzanar (California) and Rowher (Arkansas) camps, activities, and links to related sites. From the U. S. National Park Service Teaching with Historic Places program. – Librarians’ Index to the Internet Densho: The Japanese American Legacy Project "Densho is a Japanese term meaning 'to pass on to the next generation,' or to leave a legacy." The site contains the memories and testimonies of Japanese Americans and their lives in WWII. Suffering Under Great Injustice: Ansel Adams's Photographs of Japanese-American Internment at Manzanar Photos taken by Ansel Adams to document the Manzanar War Relocation Center in California. Newspapers and Propaganda, 1940-1949 Powers
of Persuasion: Poster Art from World War II
A stunning collection of propaganda posters used by the United States Government to explain and promote the war effort in Europe and the Pacific. The exhibit is divided into two parts: the first is designed to instill patriotism; the second, to show the horrors of war. There are a number of familiar images, including the famous "Four Freedoms" series by Norman Rockwell. A fascinating look at the psychology of wartime communication from the National Archives. –Librarians’ Index to the Internet World War II Poster Collection A searchable collection of over 300 posters issued by federal agencies from the onset of the war until 1945. They are also browsable by date, topic, or title. A list of resources for collectors is provided. From the Government Publications Department at Northwestern University Library. – Librarians’ Index to the Internet Women Come to the Front: Journalists, Photographers, and Broadcasters During World War II Exhibit of eight women whose WWII correspondence is featured in the Library of Congress. The War Effort at Home, 1942-1945 Ad*Access
Even before the United States officially entered what would become the bloodiest war of all time, it had already undertaken the largest, broadest, and most ambitious advertising campaign ever. The War Advertising Council and the War Finance Committee was charged with the task of selling wartime government programs and war bonds to the American public. This website offers a look at the ads themselves. Excellent research opportunities with primary sources. Posters from the WPA This site includes the posters created by WPA workers to improve the war effort at home and to make things better for the soldiers abroad. On the Homefront: America During World War I and World War II An excellent site put together by the Library of Congress to help students understand how "citizens of all ages, families and businesses pitched in to help fight for freedom abroad." -- from the site Rosie Pictures: Select Images Relating to American Women Workers During World War II Hundreds of "images issued by the U. S. government or by commerical sources during WWII to encourage women to join the work force or to highlight other aspects of the war effort." --from the site America from the Great Depression to World War II: Black-and-White Photographs from the FSA-OWI 1935-1945 The Farm Security Administration and the Office of War Information Collection includes photos showing America preparing for World War II. Excellent primary source information. |