Modernizing Primary Source Research
Project Archive is a smart database that makes it easier to conduct primary source
research on the First and Second World Wars
WHO ARE WE?
Who Are We
Project Archive is a research platform that optimizes historical study of the First and Second World Wars.
Project Archive is a smart database that makes it easier to conduct primary source research on the First and Second World Wars.
OUR MISSION
Our Mission
We want to make it easier to research the First and Second World Wars.
Millions of primary sources from the world wars exist in the vaults of museums, archives, and special collections around the world… but obstacles like travel costs, distance, and time often prevent researchers from accessing them. We understand. Project Archive was founded by historians who have experienced firsthand the challenges of conducting in-person primary source research. So we designed a platform that modernizes the accessibility and analysis of archival material.
Why?
- To open the door for continued education, commemoration, and publication of new scholarship about history. Starting with the two World Wars.
WHAT DISTINGUISHES US FROM COMPETITORS
What Distinguishes Us From Competitors
Project Archive is the only digital database of primary material that specializes in the World Wars. Its unique interface alleviates the difficulties of traditional archival research. Users can view, organize, and store primary sources indefinitely; and discover new material through AI-assisted file suggestions.
And when you’re finished? Project Archive auto-generates a bibliography of the sources referenced in your research.
- No more time limits in research rooms
- No more ordering documents in advance
- No more disorganized boxes
- No more sparse online catalogs
Who We Help
WHO WE HELP
Reimagining the traditional approach to studying military history
RESEARCHERS
Whether you’re a student, instructor, professional historian, or simply curious about First and Second World War history, Project Archive offers a seamless approach to studying this critical chapter in human history. We collaborate with leading archival institutions around the world to make it easier to interact with their collections and use them in your next research project.
Use Project Archive’s database for:
- Research papers
- Family history
- Lesson plans
- Theses or dissertations
- Blogging
- Podcasting
- Filmmaking
INSTITUTIONS
Museums, memorials, libraries, and research repositories use Project Archive to widen the reach of their collections.
By connecting institutions with more people in the scholarly community, we help generate additional streams of revenue for the preservation, maintenance, and expansion of archival collections around the world. (by sharing a portion the review from the viewed/used documents with the institution that owns it)
What is our product?
WHAT IS OUR PRODUCT?
Project Archive is a fully digitized, interactive database of primary sources from all armies, combatant nations, and theaters of the First and Second World Wars.
Text-searchable, digitized primary
source files
AI-assisted discovery
Social networking / collaborative
user profiles
Reference management
Auto-generate bibliographical citations
Geo Tagging of primary source (easily locate where it’s from) Pinnable geographical / map tool
The two global conflicts in the first half of the twentieth century continue to shape the world we live in today. At Project Archive, we believe continued study of the World Wars will produce scholarship that helps us better understand the social, political, and economic legacy of these cataclysmic events; and move toward the common goal of preventing such tragedy from befalling mankind again.
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