Research Guides: LBST 2102: Women, Men, War: Primary Sources

World War I

Trench Journals and Unit Magazines of the First World War This link opens in a new window
A unique source of information on the common serviceman and woman’s experience of the war. Limit your search by language, unit name, type, origin or location, etc.

Europeana, 1914-1918
Explore stories, films and historical material about the First World War from libraries and archives across the globe

A repository for digital collections. Items in the public domain (works published before 1923) are freely accessible online.

Congress.gov (formerly Thomas)
Public laws and bills, Congressional Record, Reports, Roll Call. Free or open source.

HeinOnline This link opens in a new window
Legal history and government documents. Contains the entire Congressional Record, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Reports, and entire databases of treaties, constitutions, case law, world trials, international trade, foreign relations, and more.
ProQuest Congressional Hearings This link opens in a new window
Access congressional publications dealing with the wide variety of topics addressed by Congress.

govinfo (formerly FDsys)
Provides public access to Government information submitted by Congress and Federal agencies and preserved as technology changes.

U.S. Congressional Serial Set This link opens in a new window
Reports, documents and journals of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, 1817-1962.

Foreign Relations of the United States
Access to cumulative indexes for 1861-1899 and 1900-1918
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From University of Wisconsin Digital Collections
Foreign Relations of the United States
1914-2000. Official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions that have been declassified and edited for publication.