LibGuides: World War I: Source Analysis

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Primary sources: WW1 from Germany's perspective

Primary sources: WWI

The War: 1914-1917
Collection of images and posters relating to WW1.
Europeana 1914-1918 – untold stories & official histories of WW1
Explore stories, films and historical material about the First World War. Europeana 1914-1918 mixes resources from libraries and archives across the globe with memories and memorabilia from families throughout Europe and Australasia.

Norman Lindsay's war cartoons and posters:

Digitized WWI Victorian newspapers
Over 200 WWI-era Victorian newspapers are available online to explore on Trove. Discover the stories of your local community and of people living and fighting through the Great War. The papers cover 1914 to 1919 and dozens of towns, from Geelong and Bendigo, to Glengarry and Benalla. They're all searchable by anyone, anywhere at any time. These newspapers are a perfect way to uncover what life was like for Victorians during World War I.

SLV membership

To access the following database [Narratives, propaganda, and maps] outside of the State Library, you need to be a Victorian resident with a current State Library card. To find out how to become a member of the State Library of Victoria, click on this link.

Narratives, propaganda and maps from the SLV
Browse a huge selection of primary resources—documents, images, maps and more—covering World War I in this online database. Three modules cover the Great War from different angles:

1. Personal Stories: diaries, scrapbooks, items and more reveal the personal voices of the people fighting in World War I.

2. Propaganda and Recruitment: government and military files explore how authorities discussed the war and how people came to fight for their countries.

3. Visual Narratives and Perspectives: a diverse range of visual materials (including photos, film and art) present a sweeping view of the war from multiple perspectives.