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Arts, Documents, & Media
 Websites presented in alphabetical order "As a Young Marine in Combat ... We Saw a Lot of Things that a Human Body Shouldn't See" 
 Features the World War II exploits of Howard Schnauber and the text of his patriotic poem, "My Name is Old Glory" (incorrectly titled "I am the Flag" in some messages making the rounds of the Internet). From the Fort Collins Public Library (CO) Local History Archive. http://history.fcgov.com/archive/wwii/schnauber.php Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government, Government, Government, Poetry, World War II Last updated Sep 14, 2009 The Avalon Project at Yale Law School: A Decade of American Foreign Policy: Basic Documents 1941-1949
A collection of documents relating to American World War II and related peacetime foreign relations. Includes documents such as those arising from the Yalta (Crimea) and the Berlin (Potsdam) Conferences, United Nations materials, the Inter-American system, the North Atlantic Treaty, and other areas of interest to the U.S. (atomic energy, Palestine, arms reduction). From the Lillian Goldman Law Library in Memory of Sol Goldman at Yale Law School. http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/decade/decade.htm Topics: History, International Governments, International Law, Treaties, & Agreements, United States History, World War II Last updated Jul 27, 2005 Books Go to War: The Armed Services Editions in World War Two
"This is the virtual catalog of an exhibition held ... at the University of Virginia" of Armed Services Editions (ASEs), small and inexpensive paperback books printed by various publishers to be distributed to the U.S. armed services during World War II. The site includes an illustrated history of the ASE project, the impact of ASEs on paperback book publishing, and comments about collecting ASEs. http://www2.lib.virginia.edu/exhibits/ase/ Topics: Literature & Books, Media, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts, World War II Last updated Nov 25, 2008 Canadian War Poster Collection
"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 Cruel Seas: World War 2 Merchant Marine-Related Nautical Fiction 1939 to Present
"This annotated bibliography looks at merchant shipping during the Second World War as depicted in English-language popular fiction. Included ... are short stories, novels and novellas, all ... published during the War (1939-1945) or in the nearly sixty years since its conclusion. The earliest citations come from 1939; the latest, 2004." Includes a timeline. From Daniel C. Krummes of the Transportation Library, University of California, Berkeley. http://www.its.berkeley.edu/library/cruel/ Topics: Literature: Fiction, Nonfiction by Genre, World War II Last updated May 26, 2007 Democracy at War: Canadian Newspapers and the Second World War/La Démocratie en Guerre: Les Journaux Canadiens et la Seconde Guerre Mondiale
"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 Dr. Seuss Went to War: A Catalog of Political Cartoons
"Over 400 editorial cartoons" created by Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss) during 1941-1943 for the New York newspaper "PM." Browsable by date, and subject (people, countries/regions, war/domestic issues, battles and battlefields). Also includes a set of war bonds cartoons by Geisel. From the Mandeville Special Collections Library at the University of California, San Diego. http://orpheus.ucsd.edu/speccoll/dspolitic/ Topics: Art, Arts and Humanities, Media, Media, Politics, World War II Last updated Oct 26, 2004 Famous Cases: Iva Toguri d’Aquino and "Tokyo Rose"
Background about Iva Toguri d'Aquino, who died in September 2006 and was most identified with "Tokyo Rose," a "fabricated name given by soldiers to a series of American-speaking women who made propaganda broadcasts" in the South Pacific during World War II. Includes a description of her early life (she was born in Los Angeles and graduated from UCLA) and of her presidential pardon in 1977. From the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). http://www.fbi.gov/libref/historic/famcases/rose/rose.htm Topics: Crime, World War II Last updated Oct 16, 2006 Historic Government Publications from World War II: A Digital Library
Reproductions of several hundred government documents from World War II. From the Central University Libraries, Government Information and Map Resources Department at Southern Methodist University. Browsable by title and searchable. http://digitalcollections.smu.edu/all/cul/hgp/ Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government, Nonfiction by Genre, World War II Last updated Oct 6, 2009 July 1942: United We Stand
Explores the "patriotic conspiracy" of July 1942, when nearly five hundred "magazines nationwide featured the American flag on their covers." Includes background information on the campaign and the slogan "united we stand"; searchable and browsable images of covers; a timeline; related information on the Treasury Department, war bonds, and war savings stamps; an annotated gallery of other objects that featured the flag; and suggested reading. From the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.americanhistory.si.edu/1942/ Topics: Art, Arts and Humanities, Federal (U.S.) Government, Government, Government, Media, Media, September 11 & Beyond, World War II Last updated Jul 15, 2004 Last Expression: Art From Auschwitz
An exploration of the art created by the prisoners at the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz. It includes a lengthy introduction about how the art was created, biographies of the artists, interviews with survivors, and lectures on the art to emerge from Poland during this time. Also has an extensive bibliography, virtual tours of Auschwitz,and a glossary. From the Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art and Northwestern University. http://lastexpression.northwestern.edu/ Topics: Artists, History, Judaism, World War II Last updated Jul 26, 2006 NARA Interagency Working Group: The Nazi War Crimes and Japanese Imperial Government Records Interagency Working Group
In 1999 "in accordance with the Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act ... President Clinton established the Nazi War Criminal Records Interagency Working Group (IWG). The group is ... directed to locate, inventory, recommend for declassification, and make available all classified Nazi war criminal records ... to the public." This site provides extensive finding aids to documents from various government agencies, bibliographies, glossaries, Holocaust timelines, and related documents. From the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). http://archives.gov/iwg/ Topics: Crime, Military, Notable People, World War II Last updated Jun 1, 2006 The National WW II Museum, New Orleans
The website for this museum, designated by Congress as the country's official World War II museum, features extensive information about World War II and the D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944. Provides an overview of World War II, fact sheets (such as on D-Day history, Pearl Harbor, Christmas on the home front, and victory gardens), a bibliography and book reviews, activities for children, teaching guidelines, and more. Also includes images from the museum's permanent exhibits. http://www.nationalww2museum.org Topics: World War II Last updated Dec 21, 2006 The Perilous Fight: America's World War II in Color
Companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (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 World War II timeline, an episode guide, and a teacher's guide. http://www.pbs.org/perilousfight/ Topics: Correspondence, History, Nonfiction by Genre, Photograph Collections: History, World War II Last updated Nov 8, 2004 Powers of Persuasion: Poster Art from World War II
A collection of propaganda posters used by the U.S. government to explain and promote the war effort in Europe and the Pacific. The exhibit is divided into two parts: patriotism, and 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 U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/powers_of_persuasion/powers_of_persuasion_home.html Topics: Art, Communications, World War II Last updated Jun 1, 2006 The Ritchie Boys
This site is a companion to a film and a 2005 book about a group of young men known as The Ritchie Boys, "who fled Nazi Germany and returned to Europe [during World War II] as soldiers in US-uniforms. ... In Camp Ritchie, Maryland, they were trained in intelligence and psychological warfare." Includes brief biographies of the men involved, vintage postcards of the camp, and a discussion forum. In English and German. http://www.ritchieboys.com Topics: History By Place, Military, Notable People, World War II Last updated Feb 22, 2006 Selling Democracy: Films of the Marshall Plan, 1948-1953
Companion to a 2005-2006 national retrospective tour of this "cache of 'lost films'" that had been used to promote the Marshall Plan (the post-World War II "European Recovery Program"). Find an overview of the Marshall Plan, brief biographies of the films' producers, a list of films with synopses, and a poster archive. From the Academy Film Archive of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in association with German cultural organizations. http://www.sellingdemocracy.org Topics: Film: Genres & Themes, International Governments, Regions of the World, World War II Last updated Apr 20, 2006 They Drew Fire: Combat Artists of World War II
Devoted to the combat artists of World War II, who "depicted the war as they experienced it." Features a gallery of works; profiles of artists (Howard Brodie, Manuel Bromberg, William Draper, Richard M. Gibney, Robert Greenhalgh, and Ed Reep); and information on the Army and Navy art programs, the Marine Corps combat correspondent program, Life and Yank magazines, and Abbott Laboratories. Online companion to PBS documentary of same title. http://www.pbs.org/theydrewfire/ Topics: Artists, World War II Last updated Aug 19, 2003 Victory Mail
Companion website to a physical exhibit about the history of Victory Mail, "more commonly known as V-Mail, operated during World War II to expedite mail service for American armed forces overseas. ... V-Mail used standardized stationery and microfilm processing to produce lighter, smaller cargo." Includes sections on V-Mail operations and use and letter-writing in World War II, a timeline, and references. Includes lesson plans with facsimile V-Mail forms. From the Smithsonian National Postal Museum. http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/victorymail/ Topics: World War II Last updated Nov 25, 2008 War Poster Collection
A collection of nearly 100 posters from World War I and II. Searchable, and browsable by topic (American, British, Dutch and German, national security, Red Cross, war bonds, women in war, World War I, World War II). From the University of Washington Libraries, Digital Collections. http://content.lib.washington.edu/postersweb/ Topics: Art, Arts and Humanities, Wars & Conflicts, World War II Last updated Sep 19, 2004 World War II Poster Collection
Images of "over 300 [World War II] posters issued by U.S. Federal agencies from the onset of war through 1945." Searchable, and browsable by date, title, and topic (including war bonds, victory gardens, recruitment, and rationing; use "Advanced searching options"). From the Government and Geographic Information and Data Services Department of Northwestern University Library. http://www.library.northwestern.edu/govinfo/collections/wwii-posters/ Topics: Art, Arts and Humanities, World War II Last updated May 15, 2006 |
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