ARCHIVAL RESEARCH:

The National WWII Museum’s Department of Collections and Exhibits welcomes researchers to access our archival and artifact collections. Though our services are most appropriate for clients with targeted subjects and in advanced stages of their projects, all inquiries are welcome. At this time we offer limited public access to our non-circulating collection as there is yet no online access to our collections database. Please see our fee schedule below for requesting images.

Send questions and requests to collectmgr@nationalww2museum.org, indicating what topic(s) interest you. For requests of archival film footage and images, please contact Seth Paridon at seth.paridon@nationalww2museum.org. For requests of audio recordings of oral histories, please contact Joey Balfour at joey.balfour@nationalww2museum.org.

Research Media:

• Rare books, periodicals or government publications
• Photographs
• Letters/Journals/Diaries
• Artifacts and objects

World War II Theaters:

• Europe (ETO)
• The Pacific (PTO)
• China-Burma-India (CBI)
• Mediterranean/North Africa (MED)
• Home Front (USA)

Some Campaigns of Interest:

• No campaigns. I’m interested in the United States Home Front
• Air Offensive Japan, 17 Apr 1942 – 2 Sep 1945
• Aleutian Island, 3 Jun 1942 – 24 Aug 1943
• Bismarck Archipelago, 15 Dec 1943 – 27 Nov 1944
• Burma 1942, 7 Dec 1941 – 26 May 1942
• Central Burma, 29 Jan 1945 – 15 Jul 1945
• Central Pacific, 7 Dec 1941 – 6 Dec 1943
• China Defensive, 4 Jul 1942 – 4 May 1945
• China Offensive, 5 May 1945 – 2 Sep 1945
• East Indies, 1 Jan 1942 – 22 July 1942
• Eastern Mandates, 31 Jan 1944 – 14 Jun 1944
• Guadalcanal, 7 Aug 1942 – 21 Feb 1943
• India-Burma, 2 Apr 1942 – 28 Jan 1943
• Leyte, 17 Oct 1944 – 1 Jul 1945
• Luzon, 15 Dec 1944 – 4 July 1945
• New Guinea, 24 Jan 1943 – 31 December
• Northern Solomons, 22 Feb 1943 – 21 Nov 1944
• Papua, 23 Jul 1942 – 23 Jan 1943
• Philippine Islands, 7 Dec 1941 – 10 May 1942
• Ryukyus, 26 Mar 1945 – 2 Jul 1945
• Southern Philippines, 27 Feb 1945 – 4 Jul 1945
• Western Pacific, 15 Jun 1944 – 2 Sep 1945
• North Atlantic Naval Campaign, 1 Sep 1939 – 8 May 1945
• South Atlantic Naval campaign, 1 Sep 1939 – 15 Aug 1945
• Air Offensive Europe, 4 Jul 1942 – 5 Jun 1944
• Algeria – French Morocco, 8 Nov 1942 – 11 Nov 1942
• Anzio, 22 Jan 1944 – 24 May 1944
• Ardennes-Alsace, 26 Dec 1944 – 25 Jan 1945
• Central Europe, 22 Mar 1945 – 11 May 1945
• Egypt-Libya, 11 Jun 1942 – 12 Feb 1943
• Ground Combat, ETO and MED Theaters, 11 May 1942 – 8 May 1945
• Naples-Foggia, 9 Sep 1943 – 21 Jan 1944
• Normandy, 6 Jun 1944 – 24 Jul 1944
• North Apennines, 10 Sep 1944 – 4 Apr 1945
• Northern France, 25 Jul 1944 – 14 Sep 1944
• Po Valley, 5 Apr 1945 – 8 May 1945
• Rhineland, 15 Sept 1944 – 21 Mar 1945
• Rome-Arno, 22 Jan 1944 – 9 Sept 1944
• Sicily, 9 Jul 1943 – 17 Aug 1943
• Southern France, 15 Aug 1944 – 14 Sep 1944
• Tunisia, 17 Nov 1942 – 13 May 1943

Collections and Exhibits Research Services Fee Schedule

Charge for photocopies on regular 8 ½ x 11 copy paper (includes postage):
$1 per page B/W; $5 per page color

Still Pictures and Archival Documents
The Research Department of The National WWII Museum has access to a very large collection of archival materials that are either public domain or are owned by the museum. Individuals, non-profit organizations and/or for-profit businesses may obtain either screen-resolution or print-resolution electronic copies of these images by placing an order with the Collections and Exhibits Department. The following fees will apply to electronic images:

In addition to the per image fee, all orders involving burning a CD-R will be charged an additional fee of $5 per CD-R + actual shipping. All orders involving burning a DVD-R will be charged an additional fee of $10 per DVD-R + actual shipping.

It is also possible to order a print of certain images:

Individuals and non-profit organizations:
$25 per print + actual shipping

For-profit businesses:
$50 per print + actual shipping

In addition to the above listed duplication fees/printing fees, all orders for still photographs belonging to The National WWII Museum will be subject to a use fee of $25 per image.