The World War I Document Archive delivers an extensive collection of World War I related sources, especially primary sources (English language and in English translation).
Type of Material:
Sources include conventions, treaties, and official papers as well as diaries and reminiscences. Also available are sources pertaining to particular topics such as the war at sea and World War I medicine. A number of published works, mainly from the war era, are included, as is a biographical dictionary of some of the significant personalities involved in the war. War images and links to other World War I sites are included.
Recommended Uses:
The site is useful as introduction to primary sources pertaining to World War I. In addition, the site can serve as a supplement to survey history courses or military/diplomatic history courses. Also, students interested in the history of medicine would find it useful.
Technical Requirements:
None.
Identify Major Learning Goals:
No specific learning goals are offered.
Target Student Population:
College.
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
A basic understanding of World War I.
Content Quality
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Strengths:
This website offers an excellent extensive collection of documents pertaining to World War I, mostly in English or English translation. In addition, it sometimes offers facsimiles of key documents in multiple languages. Most of the maps and other images are top quality.
Concerns:
The sources from which the documents were taken are sometimes omitted, and translators are almost always omitted.
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
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Strengths:
The site provides documentary evidence that allows students to begin an in- depth investigation of particular aspects of World War I. Also, it allows students to use primary sources to compare and contrast the generalizations made concerning the war.
Concerns:
Students will need to read secondary sources to provide context for the material found on the site. No specific teaching materials are offered. It would be up to the user to create their own materials from this collection.
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
Rating:
Strengths:
The site is easy to navigate for both students and faculty.
Concerns:
The appearance of the opening page is amateurish by current standards and may give one an inaccurate poor first impression of the excellent collection of sources within the site. Some book links currently do not work.
Creative Commons:
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