Printed / Microformats / Electronic Texts / Manuscript and Archival sources

Selected subject headings:

• Military history--Archival resources
• Archives--Europe--History
• Archives Europe
• Archives  France

A. Printed

1.Bibliographies of printed primary sources

Cook, Chris. Sources in European Political History. London: Macmillan Press, 1987-1991.
SML Reference Z2000 C66 (LC)
Contents: Vol. 1, The European left; vol. 2, Diplomacy and international affairs; vol. 3, War and resistance.
Locates and describes unpublished personal papers of major Western European political figures of the 19th and 20 centuries. Arrangement is alphabetical under personal name, each entry giving dates, very brief biographical information, location of manuscripts and papers.

Dokumente zur Geschichte der europäischen Expansion. Ed. Eberhard Schmitt. Munich: Verlag C.H. Beck, 1984-1988.
SML--See Orbis for individual call numbers

2. Collections of printed source documents

Italy. Presidenza del Consiglio dei ministri. Verbali del Consiglio dei ministri: luglio 1943-maggio 1948. Ed. Aldo G. Ricci. Rome: Presidenza del Consiglio dei ministri, Dipartimento per l'informazione e l'editoria, 1994-1997.
SML Stacks JN5491 I85X 1994 (LC)

Kertesz, G.A. Documents in the Political History of the European Continent, 1815-1939. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1968.
CCL D5 K45

Lindsay, Robert O. and John Neu. French political pamphlets, 1547-1648; a catalog of major collections in American libraries. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press, 1969.
SML Reference Z2177.5 L55 (LC)
SML Microform Z2177.5 L55 (LC)

Supplemented by: French political pamphlets, 1547-1648: a supplement: listing the microform additions to the original edition compiled by Robert O. Lindsay and John Neu. Woodbridge, CT: Research Publications, 1981.
SML Microform Z2177.5 +L55 Suppl. (LC)

B. Microformats

Germany and its occupied territories during World War II. O.S.S./State Department Intelligence and Research Reports part IV. Washington, DC: University Publications of America, 1977.
SML Microform Film B4150

Guide: Germany and Its Occupied Territories During World War II: A Guide to O.S.S./State Department Intelligence and Research Reports, IV. Ed. Paul Kesaris. Washington, DC: University Publications of America, 1977.
SML Microform D802 A2 G47

The John F. Kennedy national security files. U.S.S.R. and Eastern Europe: national security files, 1961-1963. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1988.
SML Microform Film B17958

Guide: A Guide to the microfilm edition of The John F. Kennedy national security files, U.S.S.R. and Eastern Europe: national security files, 1961-1963. Compiled by Stuart A. Stern. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America.
SML Microform E183.8 S65 +J65 1988(LC)

Supplemented by: The John F. Kennedy national security files, 1961-1963. U.S.S.R. and Eastern Europe, First supplement. Bethesda, MD: University Publications of America, c2001.
SML Microform Film B18509

The John F. Kennedy National Security Files: Western Europe, 1961-1963 (inclusive). Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1987.
SML Microform Film MISC 1299
The records consist of memoranda, cables, intelligence reports, correspondence, and special studies which constituted the working files of President John F. Kennedy's special assistant for national security affairs, McGeorge Bundy. Documents in this file originated in the offices of Bundy and his assistants, Walt W. Rostow and Carl Kaysen, in the various executive departments and agencies, and in diplomatic and military posts around the world.

Guide: The John F. Kennedy national security files: Western Europe, 1961-1963: Printed Index. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America.
SML Microform MISC 1299

Supplemented by: The John F. Kennedy national security files, 1961-1963. Western Europe, First supplement. Bethesda, MD: University Publications of America, c2001.
SML Microform Film B18505

The Lyndon B. Johnson national security files. U.S.S.R. and Eastern Europe: national security files, 1963-1969. Ed. George C. Herring. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, c1987.
SML Microform Film B17962
Guide: SML Microform E183.8 S65 +L95 1987 (LC)

The Lyndon B. Johnson national security files: Western Europe, 1963-1969 (inclusive). Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1987.
SML Microform Film MISC 1300
The records consist of memoranda, cables, intelligence reports, correspondence, and special studies which constituted the working files of President Lyndon B. Johnson's special assistant for national security affairs, Walt Rostow. Documents in this file originated in the offices of Rostow and his assistants, in the various executive departments and agencies, and in diplomatic and military posts around the world.

Guide: The Lyndon B. Johnson national security files: Western Europe, 1963-1969: Printed Index. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America.
SML Microform In Process

Supplemented by: The Lyndon B. Johnson national security files, 1963-1969. Western Europe, first supplement. Ed. George C. Herring. Bethesda, MD: University Publications of America, c2000.
SML Microform Film B18283
Guide: SML Microform D1065.U5 +W481 2000

Postwar Europe. O.S.S./State Department Intelligence and Research Reports part 5. Washington, DC: University Publications of America, 1977.
SML Microform Film B4151

Guide: Postwar Europe: A Guide to O.S.S./State Department Intelligence and Research Reports, V. Ed. Paul Kesaris. Washington, DC: University Publications of America, 1977.
SML Microform D825 P68

C. Electronic Texts

Yale University Library: Databases & Article Searching

Yale University Library French History Bibliography: Electronic Texts and Images

Yale University Library German History Bibliography: Electronic Texts and Images

Yale University Library Subject Guide for European History: Primary Sources

D. Manuscript and Archival sources

Selected subject headings:

Archives--[country]
Archives--Europe
Archives--[country]--Directories
Manuscripts--[country]
Manuscripts--[country]--Catalogs

1. General Guides

Directory of Archives and Manuscript Repositories in the United States. Second edition. Phoenix: Oryx Press, 1988.
SML Reference CD3020 +D49 1988 (LC)

ArchivesUSA: integrated collection and repository information. Alexandria, VA: Chadwyck-Healey, Inc.
Available online to members of the Yale community
ArchivesUSA integrates and supersedes three resources: The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections (see below), The Directory of Archives and Manuscript Repositories in the United States (see above), and The National Inventory of Documentary Sources in the United States (NIDS). Researchers can search descriptions of manuscript collections in the United States, link to information about the repositories, and locate the finding aids in NIDS [SML Microform Fiche B1333].

Hale, Richard Walden. Guide to Photocopied Historical Materials in the United States and Canada. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1961.
SML Reference Z6209 +H35 (LC)
SML Stacks Z6209 +H35 (LC)
Lists over 11,000 photocopied manuscripts of interest to historians in North American libraries. Items are international in scope and represent all historical periods.

United States. National Historical Publications Commission. A Guide to Archives and Manuscripts in the United States. Ed. Phillip M. Hamer. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1961.
SML Reference CD3022 A16 (LC)
CCL Reference CD3022 A16
SML, Asia Reading Room (Room 219) Xx91 U2 961U
Arranged geographically, describes major holdings of important libraries. Gives references to more extensive published information on individual collections.

Veenendal, A. J. Unlocking government archives of the early modern period. The Hague: I.N.G., 1996.
SML In Process

2. Guides to Specific Collections or types of records

American Field Service Archives and Museum. The American Field Service Archives of World War I, 1914-1917. Comp. L.D. Geller. Bibliographies and indexes in world history no. 16. New York: Greenwood Press, 1989.
SML Stacks Z6207 E8 +A45 1989 (LC)

Das Gedächtnis der Parteien: Parteiarchive in Europa: Tagung der Sektion der Archive und Archivare der Parlamente und politischen Parteien im Internationalen Archivrat, Prag 18.-20. November 1994 = The Memory of the parties: party archives in Europe: Conference of the Section of Archives and Archivists of Parliaments and Political Parties in the International Council on Archives, Prague, 18-20 November, 1994. Ed. Günter Buchstab. Sankt Augustin: Academia, 1996.
SML Stacks JN50 G43 1996 (LC)

Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace. Guide to the Hoover Institution Archives. Comp. by Charles G. Palm and Dale Reed. Hoover Institution bibliographical series no. 59. Stanford, CA: Hoover Institution Press, 1980.
SML Stacks CD3119 S7 +S7 1980 (LC)
An extensive guide to the library's archival and manuscript holdings acquired to 1978.

Israel, Fred L. Major peace treaties of modern history, 1648-1967. New York: Chelsea House, 1967-1980. 5 v.
SML Reference JX121 I87 (LC)
First comprehensive collection of peace treaties to appear in English.

Mayer, Sydney L. and W. J. Koenig. The Two World Wars: A Guide to Manuscript Collections in the United Kingdom. London; New York: Bowker, 1976.
SML Reference Z6207 E8 M39 (LC)
SML Stacks Z6207 E8 M39 (LC)
"The primary material covered.... concentrates on military and naval records in the public domain as well as the diplomatic and political records which impinge directly on the course of the wars themselves. With one or two exceptions, material still in private ownership has not been included."--Introd. Intended as an introductory tool to identify repositories and the nature of their contents rather than as a comprehensive guide. Arranged by place, then by repository. Subject index. (Balay, DA191)

National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections. Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1959/61- .
SML Reference Z6620 U5 +N37 (LC)
SML Stacks Z6620 U5 N3 (LC)

Indexed by: Index to Personal Names in the National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections, 1959-1984. Alexandria, VA: Chadwyck-Healey, 1988. 2 v.
SML Reference Z6620 U5 +I53 1988 (LC)

Thomas, Daniel H. and Lynn M. Case. The new guide to the diplomatic archives of Western Europe. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1975.
SML Reference CD1001 T46 1975 (LC)
First edition (1959) published as Guide to the diplomatic archives of Western Europe [SML Stacks CD1001 T46 (LC)].
21 chapters, each by a specialist, describe the diplomatic archives of 18 countries and 3 international collections. For each, gives an account of the history, content, administration, and conditions of use of the collections, and usually a bibliography. Subject index. Chapters on Finland, Greece, and Luxembourg have been added in this revised and updated edition, and there are new subsections for the International Labour Organisation and the International Telecommunication Union. (Balay, DC18)

A note on the annotations:

Balay = Guide to reference books. Edited by Robert Balay. 11th ed. Chicago: American Library Association, 1996.
Shelved at Reference Desk

Sheehy = Guide to reference books. Edited by Eugene P. Sheehy. 10th ed. Chicago: American Library Association, 1986.
Shelved at Reference Desk