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Before the Collapse of the Second French Empire
- Database of prisoners in French colonial penal colonies.
- Provided by Archives nationales d'outre-mer (ANOM).
- (1852-1953; searchable database)
- A Brown University Library Digital Collection.
- Online access to pictorial works and texts that provide a window into the cultural, political and social context of 19th century Parisian culture.
- (19th century; images and French language textual facsimiles)
Beginning of the French Third Empire (1870-1914)
- Official journal of the French Republic. Laws and Decrees.
- In cooperation with Gallica, the digital library of the French National Library.
- (1871-1939; facsimile images)
- Official journal of the French Republic. Parliamentary debates, Chamber of Deputies.
- In cooperation with Gallica, the digital library of the French National Library.
- (1881-1940 + 1981; facsimile images)
- Official journal of the French Republic. Parliamentary debates, Senate.
- In cooperation with Gallica, the digital library of the French National Library.
- (1881-1940; facsimile images)
- Treaty between France and Tunisian bey Muhammed as-Sadiq, leading to Tunis becoming a French protectorate.
- (1881; English translation)
- Established protectorates of Annam and Tonkin, and for French colonial rule in Vietnam
- (1884; English and French)
- Agreement between European powers on the partition of West Africa.
- (February 26, 1885; English)
- Sources on the Dreyfus Affair
- Sources gathered by Christopher Newport - Libguides
- (1894-1906)
- (13 January 1898; French language transcription of L'Aurore article)
- Provincial historical documents regarding English and French interests.
- Digitised by the National Library of Canada.
- (19th to 20th centuries; transcriptions)
- https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb34425263p/date.r=presence+africaine.langEN Quinzaine coloniale]
- Online index of publications from the Colonial Fortnightly
- Compiled by Gallica
- (1901-1913; French facsimiles)
- Full text of the Franco-British agreement and declaration, with a link to the Secret Articles signed at the same time.
- Part of the Avalon Project.
- (8 April 1904; English version taken from the 1911 Parliamentary Papers)
- Mostly observations for security in Austria, France, Germany, and Poland.
- Includes observation of Communist International (Comintern) and other communist organizations and unions.
- Documents were taken by the Soviet Union from Germany after WWII.
- Part of the German Docs in Russian project.
- (1912-1945; German facsimiles, site available in Russian, German, and English)
World War I (1914-1918)
- "The Rainbow Book:" German White Book, Austro-Hungarian Red Book, English Blue Book, French Yellow Book, Russian Orange Book, Serbian Blue Book and Belgian Grey Book: The Negotiations Leading to War.
- Ed. Max Beer (Bern: Wyss, 1915)
- A chronological combination of significant documents from the diplomatic archives of the various belligerent countries.
- (29 June - 4 September 1914; facsimile of 2nd edition)
- Documenting events from before Sarajevo until after Versailles.
- (pre-1914 to post-1918; translations and transcriptions)
- Diplomatic documents related to the outbreak of World War I.
- (1913-1914; English translations)
- Database of firsthand accounts
- EyeWitness to History
- (1914-1921; English transcription, photographs)
- A collection of primary documents from the Internet Modern History Sourcebook.
- (1914-1918; transcriptions and translations)
- (1914-1918; images, French facsimiles)
- An archival research resource containing a vast collection of rare magazines by and for servicemen and women of all nations during the First World War.
- (1914-1919; facsimiles; English interface)
- Diplomatic documents concerning the negotiations preceeding the outbreak of the First World War.
- (4 September 1914; French-language facsimile)
- For more photographs of 19th-20th century France, go to DeGreorio Collection of Antiquities
- (1915; photo)
- Once the United States had entered the war, La Motte’s unsparing view of the devastation of war was suppressed by the pervasive national propaganda effort of the home front, and the publishers withdrew the book.
- (1915; English transcription)
- Agreement between Great Britain and France with Russian consent planning the partition of Ottoman territories upon the conclusion of WWI.
- (May 16, 1916; English)
- Extracts from the diary of Elizabeth Ashe, who served for the Red Cross. The terse, vidi sentences of the letters picture...the scenes of suffering and the opportunities for service as they present themselves to the writer.
- (1917-1919; English facsimile)
- "In the following letters, written in such modesty and simplicity, are given the four stories with the daily trails, fears, hopes, and achievements of the writers.. The value of these records from an historical point of view is great."
- (1917-1919; English facsimile)
- The Treaty of Versailles was the peace settlement signed after World War One had ended in 1918. The treaty was signed at the vast Versailles Palace near Paris - hence its title - between Germany and the Allies.
- (1918; video; English)
Interwar Era (1918-1939)
- With contemporary film, photos, letters, and broadcasts.
- (1917-1939; English interface)
- Ended the Franco-Turkish War
- (1921; French facsimile)
- Part of French policy of collective security against Nazi Germany.
- (2 May 1935; Russian facsimile and transcription)
- Agreement concluded at Munich between Germany, Great Britain, France, and Italy.
- Part of the Avalon Project.
- (29 September 1938; English translation)
- "Papers relative to the events and negotiations which preceded the opening of hostilities between Germany on the one hand, and Poland, Great Britain and France on the other hand."
- Electronic version by permission of the French Government.
- (1938-1939; English translations)
- A collection of documents related to WWII.
- From the Avalon Project.
- (1938-1947; transcriptions and translations)
- Footage selected by British Pathé related to France during World War II.
- Compiled by British Pathé
- (English interface; videos)
World War II (1939-1945)
- Voices of the 20th Century
- Audio clips of WWII
- In cooperation with EyeWitness to History
- (1939-1945; audio)
- A collection of primary documents from the Internet Modern History Sourcebook.
- (1939-1945; transcriptions and translations)
- Database of firsthand accounts
- EyeWitness to History
- (1939-1946; English transcription, photographs)
- Official (mainly U.S.) government histories, source documents, and other primary references.
- (1939-1945; English transcriptions and translations)
- Photos of internment camps in France during World War II.
- A part of the Archim national cultural and historical database.
- (1939-1944; translations)
- Radio address a few months before the German attack on France.
- (29 January 1940; English translation)
- Part of the Avalon Project.
- (25 June 1940; English translation)
- Prison letters of a trade unionist prior to his execution.
- An example of French resistance during the early Vichy regime.
- (1940-1941; French transcriptions)
- Online access to the reports of the prefects of the Vichy government, one of the main sources for the history of Occupied France.
- (1940-1944; French and German-language transcriptions)
- Swiss newspaper report displaying the anti-semitic sentiments of Europe
- From the archives of JTA
- (5 November 1942; English transcription)
- Encyclopaedia Britannica's guide to the Normandy invasion of 1944.
- (1943-1944; transcriptions, audio, video, images, commentaries)
- Documents of the Eisenhower Library.
- (1943-1944; facsimiles and photos)
- On June 6, 1944, allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy, France to fight Nazi Germany
- From the Smithsonian
- (1944; English; video)
- Photographic collection of documents relating to D-Day.
- (1944; images and French-language descriptions)
- Daily battle communiques from Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force Europe (SHAEF).
- Searchable database with full-text facsimiles.
- (6 June 1944 to 8 May 1945; text-searchable facsimiles)
- Speech by Charles de Gaulle in celebration of the allied seizure of Paris. Also in original French
- (August 25, 1944; English translation)
Other Collections
- Collection of transcribed French texts from Fordham University's Internet Medieval Sourcebook.
- (14 February 842 - 1901; Latin, Langue d'Oc, Langue d'Oil, and French transcriptions and translations)
- Historical documents and commentary on former duchy of Savoy.
- (1100 to present; French and Latin transcriptions, facsimiles, and commentaries)
- Electronic resources dealing with the history of medicine and dentistry.
- Digitization project of the "Bibliothèque interuniversitaire de médecine" Department for the History of Medicine.
- (16th to 19th centuries; facsimiles)
- The Electronic Library of Lisieux.
- With source texts; some archived in zip-format.
- (17th to 20th centuries; French transcriptions)
- A set of historical maps from Dr. Ronnie Ellenblum's Historic Cities.
- (Facsimiles)
- Digitized map of the population distribution in France in the late 18th century.
- (18th century; map)
- Digital library on the history of science and technology.
- (18th to 20th centuries; French-language facsimiles of old books and periodicals)
- Archives of the National Assembly.
- Contains legislative dossiers, historical accounts, lists of deputies, and much more.
- (1789 to present; transcriptions, commentaries and facsimiles)
- Online access to around 5 million images, genealogical and iconographic documents, mostly from the 19th century.
- Browse through two types of sources in the digital archives:
- Public records of the État civil de Paris.
- Plans parcellaires (cadastral maps) of Paris.
- (19th century; images & documents)
- Photographic reproductions of constitutions, edicts, treaties, letters, photos, atlases and official seals of relevance to French national and regional history.
- Available either by search engine or by thematic "dossiers".
- Includes the “Conspiracy of Equals” of Babeuf during the French Revolution, the Paris Commune, the first workers government ever (including primary documents and a photo gallery), The Resistance (1940-45) with letters from the Manouchian group of foreign communists killed by the Nazis and The Algerian Independence War (1954-60) including the reaction of the French Left.
- (1750-1979; English and French)
- History presented through photographic and artistic images.
- Database with chronological searches possible.
- (1789-1939; facsimile images)
- A Day that Shook the World
- Historical Footage: ”A Day That Shook the World recalls the days of the 20th century that proved to be era-defining and pivotal in the course of modern history. These are the days on which political revolutions, technological breakthroughs, and sporting triumphs took place, and whose effects were felt the world-over.”
- Coproduction of British Pathé and BBC
- (20th century; English; videos)
EuroDocs > History of France: Primary Documents > 1872 - 1945
EuroDocs Creator: Richard Hacken, European Studies Librarian,
Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA.
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