This is a collection of state specific resources available. This list is by no means complete. Please contact me if you have suggestions on further resources to add. These sites contain a vast number of resources so be sure to spend some time exploring the databases and research guides. The links shown are only, in most cases, one resource out of many available on that specific site.
State Archives, State Libraries, State Historical Societies, and State Genealogical Societies are all good resources for WWII information. Google those repositories plus the state you seek to learn more.
Massachusetts
Mount Holyoke WWII Resources
UMassAmherst WWII Archival Collection
Michigan
Calvin College – German Propaganda Archive
Grand Valley State University WWII Guides
Michigan State University
Minnesota
Minnesota History Center
Mississippi
University of Southern Mississippi
Missouri
- St. Louis in World War II Casualties, October 1941-March 1943, scrapbook
- St. Louis in World War II, 1940-1944, scrapbooks
Missouri, Pre-WWII Adjutant General Enlistment Contracts, 1900-1941 (National Guard)
Missouri, Reports of Separation Notices, 1941-1946
Sate Historical Society of Missouri
Washington University (St. Louis)
New Hampshire
University of New Hampshire
- WWII Guides
New Jersey
Princeton University
- Princeton University During WWII (Mudd Manuscript Library Blog)
Rutgers School of Arts and Sciences Oral History Archives
New York
Cornell University
New York Records of the State National Guard, 1906-1954
Syracuse University Libraries
North Carolina
Duke University
North Carolina, Discharge and Statement of Service Records, 1940-1948
Ohio
Cornelius Ryan WWII Papers Collection at Ohio University (Airborne)
Oregon
Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh
South Carolina
Furman University – WWII Special Collections
University of South Carolina
- Moving Image Research Collections (They are digitizing WWII Marine Corps films)
Tennessee
Tennessee in World War II: A Guide to Collections at the Tennessee State Library and Archives
Texas
Resources for Educators, A Portal to Texas History. Home Front: The U.S. During WWII
Texas Time Travel – World War II
Utah
University of Utah
Virginia
Washington
Washington, D.C.
West Virginia
West Virginia & Regional History Center – Military Records Guide
Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin at Green Bay
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