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Oral Histories
 Websites presented in alphabetical order After the Day of Infamy: "Man-on-the-Street" Interviews Following the Attack on Pearl Harbor 
 Listen to recordings and read transcripts of interviews representing "approximately twelve hours of opinions recorded in the days and months following the bombing of Pearl Harbor from more than two hundred individuals in cities and towns across the United States." Searchable, and browsable by name, subject, title, or geographic location. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/afcphhtml/ Topics: U.S. History By Place, World War II Last updated Nov 29, 2006 Densho: The Japanese American Legacy Project
With the goal of documenting oral histories of Japanese Americans incarcerated during World War II, the site features essays on the causes of the incarceration along with selected oral history videos. Includes lesson plans, a glossary, a timeline, a bilingual (English and Japanese) exhibition, oral history archives (free registration required), and related links. From Densho, an organization whose Japanese name means "to pass on to the next generation." http://www.densho.org Topics: History, Lesson Plans, Nonfiction by Genre, United States History, World War II Last updated Aug 30, 2004 Face to Face: Stories From the Aftermath of Infamy
This site uses video, audio, and reader commentary to connect the experiences of Japanese Americans in the early 1940s with those of Arab and Muslim Americans in the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks. Includes a glossary, classroom materials, fact sheets, and related links. From Independent Television Service (ITVS). http://www.itvs.org/facetoface/ Topics: September 11 & Beyond, United States History, World War II Last updated Aug 18, 2005 Go For Broke Educational Foundation
The goal of this organization is "to preserve the 'American story' of the Japanese American World War II veterans." The site features clips from over 100 oral histories, a timeline, maps, photographs, lesson plans, and material for children as well as the interactive "Virtual Veteran Experience" that chronicles the lives of five veterans. Also includes links to related sites. Requires free registration to view complete oral histories. Searchable. http://www.goforbroke.org/ Topics: Communities & Groups, Lesson Plans, Military, Nonfiction by Genre, Photograph Collections: History, World War II Last updated Mar 31, 2004 JARDA: Japanese American Relocation Digital Archives
"Documenting the experience of Japanese Americans in World War II internment camps," this searchable site provides access to tens of thousands of images and pages of electronic transcriptions. Includes photographs, manuscripts, paintings, drawings, letters, oral histories, and documents. Also features an overview essay about Japanese American relocation. From the California Digital Library. http://www.calisphere.universityofcalifornia.edu/jarda/ Topics: Correspondence, History, Nonfiction by Genre, Photograph Collections: History, World War II Last updated Mar 26, 2007 Telling Their Stories: Oral History Archives Project
High school students from the Urban School of San Francisco conducted and transcribed interviews and created audio and video files about Holocaust survivors, U.S. soldiers who helped liberate concentration camp prisoners, and Japanese Americans held in internment camps in World War II. Includes links to related sites. http://www.tellingstories.org/ Topics: History, Judaism, Nonfiction by Genre, United States History, World War II Last updated Jun 1, 2006 Voices of World War II: Experiences From the Front and at Home
This site is "based on 100 rare and fragile transcription 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. http://www.umkc.edu/lib/spec-col/ww2/main.htm Topics: Nonfiction by Genre, Presidents by Name, The United States Presidency, World War II Last updated Jan 7, 2008 The Voices of WWII
Designed to help schools in Washington state educate students about World War II, this site offers lesson plans and ideas that apply to the Washington State Essential Learning Requirements (EALRS), transcripts from more than 130 interviews of Washington state World War II veterans, and step-by-step directions for those who would like to conduct their own World War II oral history interviews. From the producers of the documentary "When We Were Kids ... We Went to War." http://www.wwiihistoryclass.com Topics: World War II Last updated Nov 8, 2004 The War: A Ken Burns Film
Website for the 2007 Ken Burns series that tells "the story of the Second World War through personal accounts of a handful of men and women from four American towns:" Mobile, Alabama; Sacramento, California; Waterbury, Connecticut; and Luverne, Minnesota. Browse by major themes, or go to "Search & Explore" to find archival film and video, interviews, hundreds of photos and images, and material about specific people, towns, battles, and subjects. From Florentine Films and WETA-TV. http://www.pbs.org/thewar/ Topics: World War II Last updated Sep 24, 2007 What Did You Do in the War, Grandma?: An Oral History of Rhode Island Women During World War II
The heart of the site is the collection of nearly 30 oral histories. In addition, there is general information on World War II and women's parts in it: a glossary, a timeline, essays, and a bibliography of works cited. Created by students at South Kingstown (Rhode Island) High School; the project was developed by Linda P. Wood, an oral historian and the school's librarian. http://www.stg.brown.edu/projects/WWII_Women/tocCS.html Topics: History, Nonfiction by Genre, Notable People: Women, Women, World War II Last updated Feb 29, 2004 WW2 People's War
"The BBC asked the public to contribute their memories of World War Two to a website between June 2003 and January 2006. This archive of 47,000 stories and 15,000 images is the result." Searchable, and browsable by date, location, type of story, military unit, location in Britain, or key event (such as the Holocaust). Includes a glossary. Hosted by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/ Topics: Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional, World War II Last updated Nov 25, 2006 |
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