The First World War(第一次世界大战典藏,1914-1920s)数据库收录有关第一次世界大战(World War I)的文献资源与珍贵资料,从亲身经历者的第一视角出发带领读者走进这场著名战争,收录参战士兵日记,口述史资料和英国政府官方有关战争的宣传资料,内附真实照片与图片。收录文献或资料形式多样,源自世界各地的档案馆、图书馆、博物馆和战争纪念馆的珍贵馆藏,共包括以下四个部分:
第一部分:个人经历(Personal Experiences)
收录了大量日记、信件、明信片、随笔、剪贴簿、个人物品照片和回忆录等珍贵资源,完全出自战争亲历者的描述或记录,从战争亲历者的角度记录这场战争,这些资料不同于官方出版物或官方发行的报纸,可以从战争亲历者的视角了解第一次世界大战的方方面面。
第二部分:宣传与征兵(Propaganda and Recruitment)
收录战争期间政府、舆论和相关机构对于战争宣传的资料,可以了解到战争期间的许多事件。
第三部分:观点与纪实(Visual Perspectives and Narratives)
收录大量摄影照片、手稿、画作与海报、个人记述资料、视频剪辑和实物照片等等,源自英国伦敦的帝国战争博物馆(Imperial War Museum)的馆藏。
第四部分:全球冲突(A Global Conflict)
以全球视角审视第一次世界大战,主题涵盖帝国的威慑与殖民军队,和平谈判,战后重建等,包括日记、手稿、口述史资料等。
Period Covered
- 1914-1920s
Source Archives
- Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand
- Bibliothek für Zeitgeschichte, Württembergische Landesbibliothek, Stuttgart
- Bristol Central Library
- Bristol Archives
- Brotherton Library, University of Leeds
- Cambridge University Library
- City of Westminster Archives
- Coventry History Centre
- Essex Record Office
- Glenbow Museum
- Hooge Crater Museum
- Hoover Institution Library and Archives
- Imperial War Museums
- Landesarchiv of Baden-Württemburg (Hauptstaatsarchiv), Stuttgart
- Mills Memorial Library, McMaster University
- Mirrorpix
- National WWI Museum at Liberty Memorial, Kansas City
- Northamptonshire Record Office
- Over the Top Collection
- Robert Opie Collection
- Sanctuary Wood Museum (Hill 62)
- Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum
- The British Library
- The National Archives, UK
Material Types
- Artwork
- Cartoons and comics
- Correspondence
- Diaries and journals
- Ephemera
- Extracts from local newspapers
- Field reports and official papers
- Film clips
- Leaflets
- Manuscripts
- Military instructions
- Minute books
- Museum objects
- Newsletters
- Oral histories
- Pamphlets
- Personal narratives and reminiscences
- Photographs, both official and personal
- Postcards
- Proclamations
- Propaganda and recruiting posters
- Rare printed material
- Scrapbooks and albums
- Sheet music
- Trench literature and prison camp periodicals
- Trench maps
- Tribunal case files
- War art
Subjects
- Daily life and routines in the army and auxiliary services
- Trench warfare and conditions in the trenches
- Food, rationing and supplies
- Recruitment and conscription
- Role of dominion and colonial troops
- Chinese and South African labourers
- Hospitals and medical services
- Refugees
- Propaganda and censorship
- Entertainment
- Role of women
- The Home Front
- Prisoners of war
- Morale and dissension
- Relief work and charitable organisations
- Peace negotiations
- Demobilisation
- Post-war regeneration