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Canadian War Poster Collection view detail comment email this

"Contains basic descriptions and images" of 150 Canadian posters from World War I and World War II, "an artist index, and an essay about Canadian War Posters." Browsable by category (recruiting, victory bonds, Food Board, war effort and production, appeals for discretion, men of valor). Available in English and French. From McGill University Libraries, Montreal, Canada.
http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/warposters/
Topics: Art, Arts and Humanities, World War II
Last updated Jul 23, 2002


Democracy at War: Canadian Newspapers and the Second World War/La Démocratie en Guerre: Les Journaux Canadiens et la Seconde Guerre Mondiale view detail comment email this

"A fully searchable digitized collection of 144,000 contemporary newspaper clippings that report on the events of the Second World War." Short historical articles highlight scanned items from the collection relating to topics such as propaganda, specific battles, and the Holocaust. Also includes a glossary. In English and French. From the Canadian War Museum.
http://www.warmuseum.ca/cwm/exhibitions/newspapers/intro_e.shtml
Topics: Communications, World War II
Last updated Nov 13, 2008


Open Hearts, Closed Doors: The War Orphans Project view detail comment email this

During World War II, thousands of Jewish children became orphans overnight. This site chronicles the journey of a few of those children, from prewar persecution to a fresh start with new families in Canada. Includes a timeline of Canadian immigration policy. Also available in French. From the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre.
http://www.museevirtuel.ca/Exhibitions/orphans/english/
Topics: Emigration & Immigration, World War II
Last updated Nov 10, 2004




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