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War Correspondence
 Websites presented in alphabetical order American Civil War 
 An extensive directory of links to information on the United States Civil War. Includes Civil War slang, recipes and other aspects of home life, data about African Americans (in the "Colored Troops" section), details about prisons and prisoners; diaries, letters, and memoirs; archives; and how women, Canadians, Native Americans, and others served during the conflict. From a professor of finance with an interest in this period of history. http://homepages.dsu.edu/jankej/civilwar/civilwar.htm Topics: Correspondence, History, Nonfiction by Genre, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Jan 19, 2005 American Civil War Collections
Civil War letters and diary entries include transcriptions and digital images of the manuscripts. Each collection is annotated and tells whether the letters are from spouses, sweethearts, relatives, or others. The site also includes speeches, fictional writings, spirituals, and legal texts relating to the war. The newspaper collection is for students at the University of Virginia only. From the University of Virginia Library's Electronic Text Center. http://etext.virginia.edu/civilwar/ Topics: Correspondence, History, Musical Genres, Nonfiction by Genre, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Mar 12, 2007 American Originals
"A selection of some of the most significant and compelling documents from the National Archives holdings." Presents the full text of the Louisiana Purchase agreements, a police report on the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, the 1868 treaty with the Sioux Indians, reportage of the collision of the Titanic with an iceberg, President Franklin Roosevelt's declaration of war against Japan, President Nixon's letter of resignation, and several other documents. From the National Archives and Records Administration. http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/american_originals/original.html Topics: History, International Law, Treaties, & Agreements, Nonfiction by Genre, Presidents by Name, United States History Last updated Sep 3, 2007 Children of Conflict
A site about children in war zones--as soldiers, wounded victims, lost, heads of households, and laborers. Their stories are told in brief articles with letters and quotations from many children, and in audio files of their own voices, in many languages. A project of the BBC World Service designed to explore the effects of the 1990 United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/people/features/childrensrights/childrenofconflict/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, International Governments, Military, Nonfiction by Genre, Social Issues Last updated Apr 17, 2004 Children of World War 2 (1939-1945)
This site from the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) provides a glimpse of what life was like for British children during World War II. It features annotated images of a replica of a typical home, a rationing activity, and evacuees' letters. It also includes resources such as posters, photographs, letters, documents, an audio clip of an air raid siren, and materials for teachers. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2children/ Topics: Correspondence, Nonfiction by Genre, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional, World War II Last updated Dec 1, 2003 The Civil War in Florida: Letters of a New Hampshire Soldier (The Calvin Shedd Letters)
Transcriptions of letters from Calvin Shedd to his family during the Civil War. Includes a complete roster of the New Hampshire Seventh Regiment Volunteers (in which he served for the Union Army). This wonderful look at an everyday soldier's experiences during the Civil War conveys the boredom as well as the fighting. Biographical and background information on the war is included. From the Archives and Special Collections Department of the University of Miami Library. http://scholar.library.miami.edu/shedd/letters.html Topics: Correspondence, Nonfiction by Genre, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Jan 13, 2009 The Civil War Letters of Galutia York
Transcriptions of a New York soldier's previously unpublished letters written to his family in 1862 and 1863. Includes regimental histories and a roster of the staff officers. Maintained by librarian Sue Greenhagen at the State University of New York (SUNY), Morrisville. http://localhistory.morrisville.edu/civil_war/ Topics: Correspondence, Nonfiction by Genre, U.S. Military, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Mar 11, 2009 Civil War Life
"An online library of stories and articles about civilian life during the Civil War." Includes excerpts from the journal of Louisa May Alcott, letters, reproduced portions of a magazine for children, a poem by Clara Barton, a lesson in dancing the quadrille, and stories and songs (some audio files) of the Christian Commission, an important relief agency. http://www.edinborough.com/Learn/Civil_War_Life/Life.html Topics: Correspondence, Literary Movements and Periods, Nonfiction by Genre, Poetry, Society & Social Science, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Aug 2, 2006 Florida in the Civil War
Includes an essay, a timeline of related events, photos, documents (diaries, letters, and memoirs), and resources for teachers. From the Florida Memory Project . http://www.floridamemory.com/OnlineClassroom/FloridaCivilWar/ Topics: Correspondence, History, Nonfiction by Genre, Photograph Collections: History, U.S. History By Place, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated May 23, 2003 Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
The Institute presents such eclectic items as images of letters from the Civil War era, a study of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln, letters between 18th century historians Catharine Macaulay and Mercy Warren, and photographs from a 19th century school for African Americans. There are also readings and reference guides for various periods. This site is a rich one, and leads you from one interesting subject to another. Plan on spending time here! Searchable. http://www.gilderlehrman.org/collection/ Topics: Correspondence, Nonfiction by Genre, Photograph Collections: History Last updated Jul 11, 2003 The Great War
This World War I site includes history and analysis of the war; overviews of the battles of Gallipoli, Verdun, the Somme, and Passchendaele with excerpts from veteran's letters and audio interviews; a ten minute video showing film footage and photographs from the battlefields; and information on the Russian revolution, war memorials, and poets who died in the war. Produced in 1998 by BBC News in observance of the 80th anniversary of the Armistice. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/special_report/1998/10/98/world_war_i/197437.stm Topics: Correspondence, Holidays and Observances Individually, Nonfiction by Genre, Photograph Collections: History, Poetry, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Sep 8, 2009 Iraq Aftermath: The Human Face of War
This "is an alternative information web site focusing on the humanitarian crisis caused by the war on Iraq." It features personal stories from the war zone, as well as a journal written by correspondents traveling with a humanitarian assessment team in Iraq. Includes maps, regional background information, timelines, activist resources, study guides, and links. Searchable. From the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC). http://www.afsc.org/iraq/ Topics: Charity & Nonprofit Resources, Christianity, Health, Nonfiction by Genre, Poverty, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Sep 5, 2005 IraqJournal.org
"Regular reports from Iraq, coordinated by Democracy Now correspondent Jeremy Scahill." This site initially featured on-the-ground reporting, but after March, 2003 became primarily useful for an extensive collection of related links pointing to news, articles, clips from radio programs, videos, photographic essays, lists of war casualties, and more. http://www.iraqjournal.org/ Topics: Nonfiction by Genre, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Apr 14, 2003 Last Letters Home: Voices of American Troops From the Battlefields of Iraq
Companion site to a Home Box Office (HBO) program that features the letters of soldiers killed in action in Iraq. Features profiles of the families of the soldiers, a selection of letters, a discussion board, and a place to submit stories. http://www.hbo.com/docs/programs/lastlettershome/ Topics: Correspondence, Military, Nonfiction by Genre, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Sep 5, 2005 Marine Corps News
News stories and photographs by Marine Corps correspondents in Iraq. Part of the official United States Marine Corps website. http://www.usmc.mil/news/Pages/usmcnews.aspx Topics: Nonfiction by Genre, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional, U.S. Military, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Apr 4, 2008 The Papers of Jefferson Davis
This site is an extensive online presentation of selected material (text and images) from the complete edition of the works and papers (10 volumes published, a total of 15 projected) on the president of the Confederacy. Includes full text of a number of Davis' letters and speeches, a bibliography, chronology, family genealogy, FAQ, indexes to volumes 7-10, and an annotated list of links to other Civil War sites. http://jeffersondavis.rice.edu/ Topics: Correspondence, Nonfiction by Genre, Presidents by Name, The United States Presidency, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Dec 23, 2002 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 Valley of the Shadow: Two Communities in the American Civil War
"The Valley Project details life in two American communities, one Northern and one Southern, from the time of John Brown's Raid through the era of Reconstruction." Contains photographs, maps, "thousands of original letters and diaries, newspapers and speeches, [and] census and church records, left by men and women in Augusta County, Virginia, and Franklin County, Pennsylvania." Many of the sources are searchable. http://valley.lib.virginia.edu/ Topics: Black Resources, Correspondence, History, Nonfiction by Genre, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Jul 29, 2009 Veterans History Project
This site describes a project to collect "oral history interviews, memoirs, letters, diaries, photographs, and other original materials from veterans of World Wars I and II, and the Korean, Vietnam, and Persian Gulf Wars and the Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts (2001-present)." Includes guidelines for participating in the project, including tips for interviewing veterans and writing memoirs. From the American Folklife Center of the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/vets/ Topics: Communities & Groups, History, Military, Nonfiction by Genre, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional, United States History Last updated Apr 3, 2005 War Letters
Companion to a PBS American Experience documentary "[b]ased on newly discovered personal correspondence from the Revolutionary War to the Gulf War, 'War Letters' [which] brings to life vivid eyewitness accounts of famous battles, intimate declarations of love and longing, poignant letters penned just before the writer was killed, and heartbreaking 'Dear John' letters." Site features a program transcript, timeline of U.S. military actions, letter excerpts, gallery of Bill Maudlin art, material about censorship, and more. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/warletters/ Topics: Nonfiction by Genre Last updated May 11, 2009 War Stories
Traces the history of war reporting from the American Civil War to Bosnia/Kosovo. Includes first person accounts from war correspondents who talk about the physical, psychological, and professional challenges they faced when covering war. Includes video interviews, exhibit information, a multimedia exhibit on media and technology that requires Flash to view, and an essay by Harold Evans discussing the realities of reporting in times of conflict. From the Newseum. http://www.newseum.org/warstories/ Topics: News, Nonfiction by Genre, Writing Last updated Jun 27, 2006 World War I Soldiers Remembered
This collection offers a glimpse into the trials and triumphs of Washington state "soldiers of World War I as revealed through their letters, records and photographs." Includes biographical profiles, maps, artwork, photographs, and documents from the Spokane Public Library and the Office of the Secretary of State. Requires download of free DJVU Viewer software. Also includes a searchable database of service records. Presented by the Washington State Library and Washington State Archives. http://www.secstate.wa.gov/history/ww1/ Topics: Military, Nonfiction by Genre, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Oct 14, 2004 |
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