War: Military Experience Digital Collections

Experience life during the Civil War, World War I and World War II through photographs, diaries and other writings of the soldiers that were there.

Collections

  • United States Civil War Collection

    Eight diaries and 29 letters written in the mid-1860s by men with connections to Michigan and the Midwest. From a musician to a prisoner of war, the writers of these items are as diverse as their military experiences.

    United States Civil War Collection

  • World War I POW Camp Photos

    Photographs, drawings, paintings, maps and other images from Austrian, Hungarian, Bulgarian, German and Turkish prison camps during World War I.

    WWI POW Camp Photos

  • World War I and II Personal Narratives

    Photo albums, scrapbooks, postcards and letters detailing soldiers’ experiences during World War I and World War II.

    WWI and WWII Personal Narratives

  • World War II Propaganda Collection

    Nazi German and Allied Forces publications, photographs and ephemera (collectible memorabilia).

    Also known as the N.S.D.A.P. (National Sozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter Partei) Collection

    WWII Propaganda Collection

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