Primary Source Spotlight: Enemy Aliens & Internment During the World Wars
World War I
Historical newspaper coverage
- Enemy alien historical newspaper coverage 1917-19
- German internment historical newspaper coverage 1917-19
Political cartoons
- Stripped! N.Y. Evening World c1917
- Showing them up – see the Herald’s enemy alien list I April 12, 1917
- The Limit New York Herald March 3, 1918
- The Breath of the Hun New York Herald March 28, 1918
Images
- Internment camp, Fort Douglas
- Street of internment camp, Fort Douglas
- Germans being deported 1919 Sept.
United States Department of Justice reports
- Directions to United States marshals and United States attorneys for the enforcement of the President’s proclamation of April 6, 1917, as to alien enemies
- Registration of German alien enemies 1918
- Supplemental brief of the United States in support of the plenary power of Congress over alien enemies, and the constitutionality of the Alien enemy act 1918
Other sources
- Letter regarding enemy alien women National Americanization Committee November 27, 1917
World War II
Primary Source Spotlight: Japanese-American Internment includes secondary sources & teaching resources
How America Treats Axis Prisoners of War in Concentration Camps throughout U.S. The Midland Journal. (Rising Sun, Md.), 08 Oct. 1943
Prisoners of War in United States—How They Live The Midland Journal. (Rising Sun, Md.), 16 June 1944
Prisoners of war as laborers (2 articles) The Midland Journal. (Rising Sun, Md.), 25 May 1945
Enemy alien historical newspaper coverage
Historical newspaper coverage of Crystal City, TX internment camp
S.Res.118 – A resolution supporting the goals of the Japanese American, German American, and Italian American communities in recognizing a National Day of Remembrance to increase public awareness of the events surrounding the restriction, exclusion, and internment of individuals and families during World War II 108th Congress (2003-2004)
Japanese, German, and Italian American Enemy Alien Internment Texas Historical Commission
The Train to Crystal City: FDR’s Secret Prisoner Exchange Program and America’s Only Family Internment Camp During World War II author webcast
Crystal City Internment Camp National Register of Historic Places
World War II Internment and Detention Facilities Overview and Map German American Internee Coalition
5 Surprises About American Internment During World War II Business Insider Jan. 21, 2015