Research Guides: HIST408V: Telling War Stories: Using Oral History to Write Military History (Prof. Chung): World War I

World War I Personal Accounts

To find personal accounts by participants in World War I, choose the Book search in UMD Discover and search World War 1914-1918 personal narratives. Narrow down by adding American, British, African American, women etc.

First World War Portal
From personal collections and rare printed material to military files, ephemera and artwork, The First World War highlights the experiences of soldiers, civilians and governments on both sides of the conflict and in multiple theatres of war. Covering an array of international perspectives, the resource showcases intimate personal narratives, wartime propaganda and recruitment material, the truly global reach of the conflict, and the role of women in war through various documentary and visual forms.

Library of Congress World War I Stories from the Veterans History Project
Includes a number of personal narratives.
National World War I Museum and Memorial
The website includes oral histories: https://www.theworldwar.org/learn/about-wwi/oral-histories
Imperial War Museum
Hoover Institution Library & Archives Digital Collections
In Flanders Fields Museum

Art in World War I

To find books about art in World War I, choose the Book search in UMD Discover and search World War, 1914-1918 Art and the war.

The Imperial War Museum has an extensive collection of war-related art.

World War I and the Visual Arts (exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum in New York).