World War I from the European Perspective



This is a list of some of the resources in Paul Robeson Library, and on the Internet, concerning World War I from a European perspective. For more information please ask a reference librarian.







Reference Works

Dictionary of the First World War / Ref D 510 P66 1996)

World War One Sourcebook / Ref D 521 H36 1992

Atlas of World War I / Ref G 1037 G5 1994


Bibliographies

British Autobiographies / Ref Z 2027 A9M3 1968

Women in Context: Two Hundred Years of British Women Autobiographies / Ref HQ 1593 A3 K35 1997

English Fiction, 1900-1950 / Ref Z 2014 F4R5

Primary Sources in European Diplomacy, 1914-1945: A Bibliography of Published Memoirs and Diaries / Ref D 443 M395 1987

Women in Western European History: A Select Chronological, Geographical and Topical Bibliography / Ref HQ 1586 F73 1982

British Women's History: A Bibligraphical Guide / Ref HQ 1593 H36 1996

Modern England, 1901-1970 (Conference on British Studies Bibliographical Handbooks) / Ref Z 2020 H38

A Guide to the Sources of British Military History / Ref Z 2021 M5 H54

Selected Bibliography on Modern French History, 1600 to the Present / Ref Z 2176 B68

British Economic and Social History: A Bibliographic Guide / Ref HC 253 R53 1996

"World War I Literature," Twentieth Century Literary Criticism v. 34, pp. 320-414 / Ref PN 771 G27

American Historical Association Guide to Historical Literature / Ref Z 6201 A55

Foreign Affairs Bibliography 1919-1932/ Ref Z 6463 F73


Statistical and Electoral Information

International Historical Statistics Europe, 1750-1988 / Ref HA 1107 M5 1992

Abstract of British Historical Statistics / Ref HA 1135 M5

Monitoring the World Economy, 1820-1992 / Ref HC 54 M255 1995

Economic Statistics, 1900-1983: United Kingdom, United States of America, France, Germany, Italy, Japan / Ref HC 106 L68 1985

British Political Facets, 1800-1994 / Ref JB 231 B8 1994

International Almanac of Electoral History / Ref JF 1001 M17 1991

International Military and Defense Encyclopedia / Ref U 24 I58 1993

Wages of War, 1816-1965: A Statistical Handbook / Ref U 21.2 S57


Guides to British Official Publications

(Note: many of the actual papers are at the Alexander Library in New Brunswick and available via Rutgers Ruquest Service.)

British Official Publications / Ref Z 2009 P45 1971

A Guide to Parliamentary Papers / Ref Z 2003 A1 F6 1972

Serial Publications in the British Parliamentary Papers, 1900-1968 / Ref Z 2009 R63

List of Cabinet papers 1880-1914 / CD 1047 C3 v. 1

List of Cabinet Papers 1915 & 1916 / CD 1047 C3 v. 2

List of Papers of the Committee of Imperial Defence to 1914 / CD 1047 C6 1964

Locating Books

Use these subject headings when looking for books in IRIS, the Rutgers Libraries Catalog:

Be aware that items at the Alexander Library in New Brunswick purchased before c. 1970 and not checked out since then are not included in IRIS. We have a copy of their old card catalog from c. 1970 on microfilm. Ask at the Reference Desk for more information.

When using IRIS try using the "search everything" option. If your topic does not concern the war itself but something that would have been happening while the war was going on do not use the subject headings above. Instead use your topic as search terms, for example "education women france" or "influenza."

Two other catalogs may be useful in locating resources for your paper. Both will include some primary sources. You can request items from these catalogs on interlibrary loan.

Appropriate Journal Indexes

The library has several journal indexes available. The best index for you will depend on your topic. Some of the general indexes that are likely to be relevant are:

Contemporary Journals and Indexes


To locate primary sources in newspapers or magazines, use the following indexes:

This is a selected list of British journals in the library for relevant years; all are on microfilm:

Legal Materials


The law library on campus has legal materials from all of the major participants in the war from the war years. Note that they will be in the native language of the country; thus only British materials will be in English. However, depending on your topic, this could be a valuable resource for you. If you are feeling adventurous have a look on your own, just ask at their reference or circulation desk where the international legal materials are. If you would prefer a guided tour make an appointment with me and I'll go over with you and, if possible, introduce you to the librarian there responsible for international law.

Selected Internet Resources

British and American History (http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/rulib/socsci/hist/amhist.html)
World War I Document Archive (http://www.lib.byu.edu/~rdh/wwi/)
World War I Trenches on the Web(http://www.worldwar1.com)



updated 2/10/99
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