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This page is designed to help you find primary and secondary sources for research projects related to the second World War (1939 - 1945). This page is not exhaustive and more sources may be available through the library and Internet. Please email the Reference Desk at refdesk@nova.edu for help finding sources about a specific topic.
Military and Veterans
- After the Day of Infamy
- Twelve hours of recorded opinions in the days and months following the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
- Diaries of General Joseph W. Stilwell, 1900-46
- Diaries, correspondence, reports, and more related to the political development of China, the Sino-Japanese War of 1937-1945, and the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II.
- Digital Collections of The National World War II Museum
- Oral histories and photographs from veterans and civilians. Access provided by the National World War II Museum.
- Navajo Code Talkers Digital Collections
- Select digitized items through the Colorado Plateau Digital Collections.
- Navajo Code Talkers Website
- Testimonies and interviews with Navajo Code Talkers
- Rutgers Oral History Archives
- Free oral histories and transcriptions related to New Jersey residents who served during times of conflict
- Voces Oral History Project
- Oral histories from Latinos and Latinas veterans and civilians from World War II to the present.
- Veteran's History Project
- Personal accounts from American war veterans. Interviews date from World War I to the present. (Library of Congress)
- World War II Military Situation Maps
- Maps showing troop locations between June 6, 1944 - July 26, 1945. (Library of Congress)
- World War II Records
- National Archives records including casualty lists, D-Day, draft records, refugees and more.
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Women & the Homefront
- American on the Homefront
- A selection of records compiled from the National Archives at Boston covering rationing, defense, wartime research and development, and the role of women
- Rosie Pictures: Select Images Relating to American Women Workers During World War II
- Selected images from the Library of Congress.
- World War II Posters
- Digitized posters from the Still Picture Branch at the National Archives and Records Administration.
- World War II Rumor Project
- Contains manuscript materials compiled by the Office of War Information related to the war effort, war policies, activities, and aims of the United States government. Access provided by the Library of Congress.
- World War II: Women on the Home Front
- Primary source set related to the opportunities and experiences of women laborers during World War II.
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The Holocaust
- Lost Art Database
- Documents cultural property expropriated as a result of Nazi persecution between 1933-1945.
- Nuremberg Trials Project
- Trial transcripts, briefs, document books, evidence files, and other papers from the trials of military and political leaders of Nazi Germany.
- Survivors Testimonies
- Free digital collections of interviews and testimonies by individuals who experienced the Holocaust. Access provided by the Yad Vashem Center for Holocaust Research.
- U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Digital Collections
- Artifacts, documents, photos, films, books, and more.
- U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum's Oral History Archive
- Testimonies and interviews by individuals who experienced the Holocaust, including Jews, Roma, political prisoners, and more. Access provided by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
- Virginia Holocaust Museum Primary Sources
- English translations for researchers, students, and teachers from the rise of the Nazis to Liberator papers.
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Japanese-American Incarceration
Online Resources:
- Clara Breed Collection
- Letters and cards sent by Japanese American children while incarcerated at internment camps during World War II. Access provided by the Japanese American National Museum.
- Densho Digital Archive: The Japanese American Legacy Project
- Filmed interviews with Japanese Americans about WWII incarceration and beyond.
- Japanese-American Internment Camp Newspapers, 1942-1946
- Typed, handwritten, and drawn newspapers that show the daily lives of the people held in assembly and relocation centers. (Library of Congress)
- Japanese American Incarceration Images, 1941-1946
- A collection of 222 photographs from the Hearst Collection of the Los Angeles Examiner.
- Japanese American Resettlement Through the Lens: Hikaru Carl Iwasaki and the WRA's Photographic Section, 1943-1945
- Available through the Alvin Sherman Library catalog (Print book and ebook available)
- Japanese-American Incarceration During World War II
- Photographs, videos, and more available through the National Archives.
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