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http://www.europeana-collections-1914-1918.eu/
Europeana Collections 1914-1918 will create by 2014 – the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War – a substantial digital collection of material from national library collections of ten libraries and other partners in eight countries that found themselves on different sides of the historic conflict.
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/pathways/firstworldwar/index.htm
This exhibition makes available an online selection of unique and richly varied source material on the First World War, set in its historical context. It provides resources for a wide variety of adult learners in the field of modern history.
The exhibition draws on historical documents, film and sound available in Britain's National Archives and one of its leading museums. It starts from, but is not limited to, a British perspective on the war, and also aims to create a wider understanding of the global nature of the conflict and the profound consequences that resulted from it - consequences which, in areas such as the Balkans and Palestine, are still being felt today.
http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/
The First World War Poetry Digital Archive is an online repository of over 7000 items of text, images, audio, and video for teaching, learning, and research.
The heart of the archive consists of collections of highly valued primary material from major poets of the period, including Wilfred Owen, Isaac Rosenberg, Robert Graves, Vera Brittain, and Edward Thomas. This is supplemented by a comprehensive range of multimedia artefacts from the Imperial War Museum, a separate archive of over 6,500 items contributed by the general public, and a set of specially developed educational resources.
Many foreign and international government organizations produce documentary material on World War I which is freely accessible on the Internet.
Examples include:
Australia
Australian Army History Unit World War I
Australia National Archives Military History
Australian War Memorial First World War Centenary
Official Histories World War I
Official Yearbook of the Commonwealth of Australia
Parliamentary Debates (Hansard)
Austria
Bulgaria
National Library Historical Archive Collection
Canada
Dept. of National Defence and Canadian Armed Forces
First World War Official Histories
Library and Archives Canada Military and Peacekeeping
Parliament House of Commons Debates (Hansard)
France
Defense Ministry Historical Archives
Official Bulletin Ministry of War (1914-1916)
(In French)
Official Journal
(In French-Contains government policy announcements)
Germany
Germany Foreign Office (Most in German)
Military Archives (in German)
Statistical Yearbook (In German)
Hungary
National Archives Holdings Descriptions
Foreign Ministry Diplomatic History Archive
League of Nations
Statistical and Disarmament Documents (Courtesy: Northwestern University Library)
New Zealand
New Zealand and the First World War (Produced by New Zealand Ministry for Culture & Heritage)
New Zealand National Archives
New Zealand National War Memorial
New Zealand Official Year Book
Romania
National Archives
Russia
Russian Federation State Archives
Serbia
National Archives
United Kingdom
Imperial War Museum 1st World War Centenary
National Archives
Cabinet Papers 1915-1982
National Museum of the Royal Navy
Hansard Parliamentary Debates 1803-2004
Measuring Worth (Non-governmental dataset calculator documenting purchasing power of various currencies including U.S. dollar, British pound, and Australian dollar.)