The Texas State Historical Association is proud to support the efforts of the Texas Historical Commission and Texas World War I Centennial Organization in their efforts to commemorate the role of Texans in the Great War. Use the search bar above to search for resources, or you may browse any of the curated resource found below.
General Resources
- Texas Historical Commission
- Texas World War I Centennial Commemoration Association
- National WWI Centennial Committee
- National WWI Museum and Memorial
- Handbook of Texas
- World War I Sites by Texas Time Travel
- World War I Chronicles by Texas Escapes
- Texas Military Forces Museum
- Relevant TEKS Standards
- The Monuments Project
- Using Maps, Statistics, and Other Resources to Investigate WWI
- WWI Veterans History Project from Library of Congress
- Veterans Day Activities Around WWI
- Veterans Day Resources from Texas WWI Centennial Commemoration Association
Educator Resources: K-12
Texas History
- Special WWI Edition of Medallion from Texas Historical Commission
- Uncovering a World at War Through Texas Newspapers
- Failed Diplomacy: The Zimmerman Telegram
- Teaching with Documents: The Zimmerman Telegram
- Teaching with Documents: Sow the Seeds of Victory! Posters from the Food Administration during World War I
- Texas in the Great War Video from THC
- USS Texas Images
- Project and Program Ideas
- Examples of State and Local Affects
- WWI Texas Military Training Sites
- WWI Centennial Resources from Texas Historical Commission
- From Cowboy to Doughboy North Texas in WWI Exhibit (Until 10-19-17)
- 100th Anniversary of Camp Logan Mutiny Exhibit (Until 11-30-17)
- No Man's Land: East Texas African Americans in WWI Exhibit (Until 12-30-17)
- The Great War in the Panhandle Exhibit (Until 12-30-17)
United States History
- Edsitement from National Endowment for the Humanities
- National Education Association WWI Resources
- Teaching World War I by National History Day
- TeacherVision WWI Resources
- TeacherVision Clickable Index
- WWI Focused Books for Youth
- American Armies and Battlefields in Europe: A History, Guide and Reference Book
- The National WWI Museum and Memorial - Education Resources
- Over There: America in WWI Exhibit (Until 1-19)
Research Awards
Educator Resources: Higher Education
Conferences/Symposia/Presentations
- June 1, 2018, Marker dedication for Roscoe C. Chittim Old Oak Cliff Cemetery in Dallas 3 p.m.
- March 8-9, 2018, Sessions 14 & 18 at TSHA Annual Meeting
- September 23, 2017 2017 Fall Symposium-Texas in World War I
- September 15-16, 2017 Save Texas History Symposium-Texas and the Great War
- March 1-2, 2017, 1917 World War I Conference
- March 3, 2017, Session 20 at TSHA Annual Meeting
Research/Writing Awards
$1,000 Award for best article length submission to the Southwestern Historical Quarterly in 2017 on a topic dealing with role of Texans in World War I or its affects on Texas. See the TSHA Awards Page for details.
Research Repositories
- Texas State Library and Archives Commission
- University of North Texas
- Library of Congress
- National Archives Draft Registration Rolls
- MacArthur Memorial
- Harry Ransom Center
- No Man's Land: East Texas African Americans in World War
- Texans Take to the Trenches: WWI The Lone Star State and the Great War - Online Exhibit
- World War I Image Archive