- Find & Research
- Collections
- Research Resources
- Get Help
- Use the Library
- About
The First World War
Subject:
Course number:
HST 290
Get Started
Credo Reference - World War I
is a collection of reference articles related to World War I.
[More details]
World War I: Encyclopediaebook
A print version is available in the Reference Collection D505 E53 2005
Home front encyclopedia : United States, Britain, and Canada in World Wars I and IIReference D570 .H54 2007
Marshall Cavendish Illustrated Encyclopedia of World War I.D522.5 .M39 1984
Dictionary of the First World WarReference D510 .P66 1996
United States in the First World War : An EncyclopediaReference D510 .U65 1995
Search the Library Catalog
World War I Subject Headings
Browse these subject headings and sub-headings, which you can click-on to view books in our library collection. You'll also want to do a keyword search to find appropriate headings for your specific topic.
[More details]Datasets, Maps & Imagery
World War I Posters from the Elisabeth Ball Collection
World War I Posters from the Elisabeth Ball Collection
[More details]
A military atlas of the First World War Reference Atlases G1037 .B3 1975
Atlas for the Great WarReference Atlases G1037 .A84 1986
Atlas of World War IReference Atlases G1037 .G5 1994
Army art of World War IUS Docs-Maps D 114.13:AR 7
Statistics
Historical Statistics of the United States
This five-volume reference work reflects thirty years of new data and scholarship. Topics ranging from migration and health to crime and the Confederate States of America are each placed in historical context by a recognized expert in the field.
[More details]
The Cost of the war to Russia. The vital statistics of European Russia during the World War, 1914-1917
The war with Germany : a statistical summaryGovernment Resources
United States Army in the World War, 1917-1919US Documents D 114.8:
Order of battle of the United States land forces in the World WarUS Documents D114.2:B32
American armies and battlefields in EuropeUS Documents D 114.2:Ar 5/4
HeinOnline
Contains more than 1,200 law and law-related periodicals. Coverage is from the first issue published for all periodicals and goes through the most-currently published issues allowed based on contracts with publishers. Retrieve articles by citation, browse, or search across nearly 50 million pages of content. HeinOnline also contains many useful resources for criminology, and public and international affairs, such as the Congressional Record Bound volumes in entirety, complete coverage of the U.S.
[More details]contains law journals, Treaties & Agreements, Congressional documents, and other legal information. Use Full Text Advanced Search to see more options, including a custom date range search.
Congress.gov
An essential database for criminology, and public and international affairs, Congress.gov is the official website for U.S. federal legislative information, such as bills, committee reports & hearings.
[More details]is the official website for U.S. federal legislative information. It provides access to Congressional documents.
Public Papers of the Presidents
Online versions of the papers of Presidents from Ronald Reagan to the present. Print copies of presidential papers back to the Teddy Roosevelt administration are in the library's General Collection J82.
[More details]contains online versions of the papers of Presidents from Ronald Reagan to the present. Print copies of presidential papers back to the Teddy Roosevelt administration are in the General Collection J82.
Websites
Amdocs: Documents for the Study of American History
An index of digitized primary sources.
[More details]- Browse chronologically for documents from the war period.
BBC: World Wars in Depth: World War One
This BBC site has assembled articles of scholarly interpretations about the war and audio versions of oral histories and dramatized diaries. An animated map of the Western front is also included.
[More details]-
Documents of World War I
A bare bones list of links to mostly primary sources, compiled by Dr. Vincent Ferrar, Mount Holyoke College. Chronological order.
[More details]
Erste Weltkrieg
From the German Historical Museum, this site provides information on the war, politics, art, industry, propaganda and daily life. Includes recordings of Kaiser Wilhelm II speeches.
[More details]-
First World War.com
Although created as a hobby, this site provides a rich collection of primary source documents, audio, photographs, music, art and literature.
[More details]-
Great War -- 80 Years On
[More details]
This BBC special report includes audio interviews, newsreel footage, and soldiers' letters.
-
Great War Web Site
Organized by country and topics such as films, pacifism, and poetry, this site is maintained by a staff member at the University of Pittsburgh.
[More details]-
Internet Modern History Sourcebook: World War I
One of a series of sourcebooks providing electronic access to documents in the public domain, the site links to documents on the origins of war, the war, resistance to war, literary responses and the aftermath.
[More details]-
War Times Journal: The Great War Series
War times Journal is a free online magazine of military history and science, emphasizing eyewitness accounts and personal narratives.
[More details]-
World War I Document Archive
Assembled by volunteers of the World War I Military History List, the list is searchable by keyword and can be browsed by year or document type.
[More details]-
World War I: Trenches on the Web
[More details]
Not as scholarly as other sites listed here, but still a valuable list of links to resources.
-
American Memory Project
Includes images & video from American history, from 1400-present.
[More details]- The Library of Congress digital collections contain text, photographs, audio and video on U.S. history. Be sure to look at American Leaders' Speak: Recordings from World War I and the 1920 Election and Stars and Stripes, 1918-1919.
Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century
This website accompanies the PBS miniseries, which the library has in VHS format.
[More details]Article Databases
Historical Abstracts
Historical Abstracts covers the history of the world (excluding the United States and Canada) focusing on the 15th century forward, including art history, world history, military history, women's history, history of education, foreign languages and literatures, and more.
[More details]Covers world history (excluding US & Canada) from 1450-present. Allows 6 users at a time.
JSTOR
Scholarly journals in anthropology, art, art history, communication studies, criminology, ecology, economics, education, English, film studies, foreign languages and literatures, geography, geology, history, mathematics, music, philosophy, political science, public and international affairs, religion, social work, sociology, statistics, theatre, and other humanities and social sciences.
[More details]Full-text access to Full-text searching of an archive of over 165 history and 58 law journals. Typically excludes the latest 3-5 years of publication.
World War I memories : an annotated bibliography of personal accounts published in English since 1919Reference D640.A2 L54 2001
Memoirs are arranged by nationality of writer. There is also a subject index.
A subject bibliography of the First World War : books in English, 1914-1978D521 .E64
An excellent bibliography focusing on material published during and shortly after the war.
Chronicle of the First World War Reference D523 .G634 1990
A 2-volume chronology.
Primary Sources
- Search the Randall Library catalog (and other libraries) for history makers' names as authors. This should retrieve their memoirs, diaries and correspondence.
- As you search subject topics in the catalog, note that the following subdivisions indicate primary source (* indicates it can be used with individuals' names,classes of persons [e.g., soldiers], and organizations) :
- Archives *
- Caricatures and cartoons
- Correspondence *
- Diaries *
- Early works to 1800
- Facsimilies
- Interviews
- Newspapers [e.g., African Americans -- Newspapers]
- Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc.
- Pamphlets
- Personal narratives (used in relation to specific events only)
- Photographs
- Pictorial works
- Songs and music
- Sources
- Speeches, addresses, etc.*
- Treaties
- More suggestions can be found on the "Primary Sources" guide.
Below are some key compilations of official documents.
No memoirs are listed here. To find memoirs:
- use World War I Memories and A Subject Bibliography of the First World War (listed above in "Getting Started")
- search personal names as authors in the catalog to find memoirs, and correspondence.
- search the catalog for the subject: World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives.
Diplomatic documents relating to the outbreak of the European war, Volume 1
Google Book - Full view. Unfortunately, volume 2 is only available on Google Books in snippet view.
[More details]
Foreign Relations of the United States (University of Wisconsin Digital Collections)
is a digital facsimile of Foreign Relations of the United States, "an incomplete run from 1861-1960 with missing volumes being added as they can be acquired and processed."
[More details]
New York Times (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)
Digital archive for the New York Times dating back to 1851. An excellent database for history, including full-text and full-image articles. For most dates, the collection includes digital reproductions of every page from every issue--cover to cover--in downloadable PDF files. For access to recent issues, go to the New York Times online or search US Newsstream.
[More details]Covers 1851- (last 3 years not available). Via Proquest Historical Newspapers.
Times (London) Digital Archive
The Times Digital Archive, 1785–2006 makes 221 years of this highly regarded resource available for students and researchers of 19th-, 20th-, and early 21st-century history, literature, culture, business, art, art history, architecture, and more. Every complete page of every issue is full-text searchable — every headline, article, editorial, announcement, image and advertisement.
[More details]Covers 1785-2006. Fully searchable, including headlines, articles, editorials, announcements, images and advertisements.
Readers' Guide Retrospective 1890-1982
Readers' Guide Retrospective is a database containing comprehensive indexing of the most popular general-interest periodicals published in the United States and reflects the history of 20th century America.This resource offers a wide range of researchers access to information about history, culture, science and seminal developments across nearly a century.
[More details]Indexes popular magazines, 1890-1982.
Archives Unbound
Archives Unbound presents topically-focused digital collections of historical documents that support the research and study needs of scholars and students at the college and university level. Collections in Archives Unbound cover a broad range of topics from the Middle Ages forward-from Witchcraft to World War II to twentieth-century political history. Collections are chosen for Archives Unbound based on requests from scholars, archivists, and students.
[More details]Contains digital collections on a wide range of topics. The collection "International Women's Periodicals, 1786-1933: Social & Political Issues" may be useful for this course.
ARTstor Digital Library
The ARTstor Digital Library is a nonprofit resource that provides over 2.5+ million digital images in the arts, art history, architecture, anthropology, history, humanities, foreign languages and literatures, religion, and sciences with an accessible suite of software tools for teaching and research.
[More details]Registered users can download individual images from the ARTstor Digital Library so remember to register for a free user account. The ARTstor Digital Library is a nonprofit resource that provides over 1.6 million digital images in the arts, architecture, humanities, and sciences
Foreign Relations of the United States (University of Wisconsin Digital Collections)
is a digital facsimile of Foreign Relations of the United States, "an incomplete run from 1861-1960 with missing volumes being added as they can be acquired and processed."
[More details]1861-1960
EuroDocs: Online Sources for European History
Western European (mainly primary) historical documents that are transcribed, reproduced in facsimile, or translated.
[More details]Western European (mainly primary) historical documents that are transcribed, reproduced in facsimile, or translated.
Europeana
Contains millions of digital items (texts, images, video, and sound) provided by Europe's museums and galleries, archives, libraries and audio-visual organizations.
[More details]
Export.gov
Provides access to a wide variety of country, market and industry information resources.
[More details]
World War I Memories: An Annotated Bibliography of Personal Accounts Published in English Since 1919Reference D640.A2 L54 2001
Memoirs are arranged by nationality of writer. There is also a subject index.
Historic Documents of World War I
Collected Diplomatic Documents Relating to the Outbreak of the European War
British documents on foreign affairs--reports and papers from the Foreign Office confidential print. Part II, From the First to the Second World War. Series H, The First World War, 1914-1918.
British documents on foreign affairs--reports and papers from the Foreign Office confidential print. Part II, From the First to the Second World War. Series F, Europe, 1919-1939
British documents on the origins of the war, 1898-1914D505 .G68 1967
Documents on British foreign policy, 1919-1939DA566.7 .A18
Documents of Russian history, 1914-1917DK251 .G64 1964
Bolshevik revolution, 1917-1918; documents and materialsDK265 .B93 1961
Calendar of Soviet treaties, 1917-1957JX756 1917
Germany and the Revolution in Russia, 1915-1918; documents from the Archives of the German Foreign Ministry
German diplomatic documents, 1871-1914D394 .G415 1969
Documents on German Foreign Policy, 1918-1945
The Bolshevik revolution, 1917-1918; documents and materialsDK265 .B93 1961
A calendar of Soviet treaties, 1917-1957JX756 1917
German diplomatic documents, 1871-1914D394 .G415 1969
Germany and the Revolution in Russia, 1915-1918; documents from the Archives of the German Foreign Ministry
Juli Neunzehnhundertvierzehn. EnglishD511 .G32613 1974
The major international treaties, 1914-1973 : a history and guide with texts
Source records of the great war : a comprehensive and readable [source record of the world's great war, emphasizing the more important events, and presenting these as complete narratives in the actual words of the chief officials and most eminent leaders 
Soviet documents on foreign policyJX1555.A2 D4 1978
Survey of international affairsReference & General Collection D442 .S8
The treaties of peace, 1919-1923 / [Allied and associated powers (1914-1920)] ; maps compiled especially for this edition and a summary of the legal basis of the new boundaries
Searching Beyond Randall Library
is a guide to searching beyond Randall Library for hard-to-find items.
[More details]Need Help?
Contact Librarian
Stephanie
Crowe
Coordinator of Liaison Librarian Services
Email:
Phone Number:
Office:
RL 2072
Twitter: @shcrowe
Finding Books on the Shelf
Ready to find library books on the shelf? Our books are arranged in Library of Congress call number order. Below are some helpful links and just ask a librarian for help if needed.
Library Of Congress Call Number And Shelving Tutorial (from Kent State)
Practice your call numbers so you can find a book on the shelf! More help with call numbers.
[More details]Writing Help
Writing Services
The Writing Center in the University Learning Center is located on the first floor of DePaolo Hall (DE 1003).
[More details]
Read&Write Gold
Free to UNCW faculty, staff, and students, Read&Write Gold is "a flexible literacy software solution that can help readers and writers...access support tools needed to reach their potential, build confidence and independence and succeed."
[More details]