Henry Buhl Library: Primary Sources -- World War I: Primary Source Collections

Primary Source Collections - Print

Defining Documents in American History: World War I (1914-1919)
Call Number: D 619 .W67 2014
Access to a collection of World War I primary sources.
World War I
Call Number: D 521 .C587 2008
Primary documents from the World War I era bring to life the causes, events and consequences of those tumultuous and violent years.
World War I: the Essential Reference Guide
Call Number: Ref D 510 .W68 2016
With its authoritative reference entries, multiple introductory and perspective essays, primary source documents, detailed chronology, and bibliography, this single-volume reference provides all the key information readers need to understand this monumental conflict.
Pamphlets on the Great War
Call Number: STOR D 525 .P36 v. 1-33
A collection of pamphlets on all aspects of World War I. Special emphasis on Belgium and on peace after the War, including the League of Nations. All pamphlets are bound together, under the general binding title of Pamphlets on the Great War. Click here for a list of the available pamphlets.
Understanding U. S. Military Conflicts Through Primary Sources
Call Number: Ref E 181 .U53 2016 v. 1-4
* Covers benchmark documents in U.S. diplomatic and military history from 14 conflicts.
Defining Documents in American History: The 1910s (1910-1919)
Call Number: E 761 .A19 2016
Topics covered include, The Mann Act; Establishment of Income Tax; The Clayton Anti-Trust Act; The Sedition Act of 1918; Standard Oil Co. v. United States; Creation of the Federal Reserve System; Entry of the United States into World War I.
American Presidency Project
Call Number: Search HENRY by President as AUTHOR for call numbers
Search the papers of the presidents from George Washington through Joe Biden. Users can search by president, date, keyword, document type, and more.

Primary Source Collections - Online

Accessible Archives This link opens in a new window In addition to the colonial and Civil War-era newspapers previously provided here, Accessible Archives now includes American Military Camp Newspapers from World War I. American Military Camp Newspapers contain important original source material—much of it written by soldiers for soldiers—now readily available for research and fresh interpretation. These unique sources cover the experiences of American soldiers during the mobilization period in 1916, in the trenches in 1918 and through the occupation of Germany. With the addition of the unique titles in Part II, the American Military Camp Newspapers collection provides more depth into America’s role in the War and postwar periods.

The National Archives (UK)
Access a variety of digital collections covering the history of Great Britain during WWI, including unit diaries, army nurses, prisoners of war, royal navy & air force service, and podcasts of first-hand accounts of the war (Voices of the Armistice).

Military & Government Collection This link opens in a new window
Access to journal and magazine articles, books, government documents, speech transcripts, etc. relating to the military and government. Both primary and secondary sources are available here.

Military Newspapers, 1918-1919
Stars and Stripes (from the Serial and Government Publications Division) – covers 8 February 1918 through 13 June 1919. [Part of American Memory]
World War I Rotogravures: 1914-1919
(newspaper pictorials) -- Includes an essay: the sinking of the Lusitania, 7 May 1915. [Part of American Memory]
Western European Theater Political Pamphlet Collection, 1894-1918
These pamphlets were collected by the Princeton University Library starting from the outbreak of World War I. The collection contains pamphlets published in Europe during and immediately after World War I (from Princeton University Library).
German History in Documents and Images
"A comprehensive collection of original historical materials documenting German history from the beginning of the early modern period to the present." Oral histories, letters, speeches and other documents related to Nazi Germany are included in the collection.
Hansard, 1803-2005
Provides the official parliamentary debates from Great Britain. You can read the information from specific dates or search a time period for a particular topic.
Imperial War Museums
Provides access to primary and secondary sources relating to wars the U.K. was involved in, starting with WWI.