Monday, June 2, 2014

The UVU Library Remembers D-Day

This week marks the 70th anniversary of D-Day, the Allied invasion of Normandy. Our displays and collection highlights will help you learn more about this historic event.

Books about World War II

Books in our history collection are arranged geographically, then chronologically; books about a country's history will be next to each other, arranged by date. The books about World War II have their own subsection on the history shelves. You can find most of our books about WWII in section D 731-838.

JSTOR

Because of its unique mission to preserve archival copies of journal and magazine articles, JSTOR has a wealth of historic and history-related material. Not only can you use JSTOR to find articles about history, written by historians, you can find articles written at the same time as important events.

World War II Veteran Oral Histories

As our veterans age, it becomes more important than ever to capture and preserve their stories and experiences for future generations. The Library's George Sutherland Archives has been working with faculty in the history department for several years now recording, transcribing, and digitizing the oral histories of veterans from the second World War. (The Veterans Oral History Project also contains the experiences of veterans from the Vietnam, Afghanistan, and the Iraq Wars.)

Did you know...

That you can use your UVID card to check out books from other libraries? The UVU Library has a standing arrangement with all college and university libraries in Utah that allows you to take advantage of their collections. You may be required to bring proof of address along with your idea, details vary by library.

2 comments:

  1. Who in the at library or history department would I contact if I want to connect them with a WWII Veteran for an additional oral history?

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  2. The best person to contact is Catherine McIntyre here in the Library at (801) 863-8821/mcintyca[at]uvu.edu. I'm not sure which members of the history faculty are currently working on this project.

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