External resources
The Cold War was a critical period in recent world history that had implications for Canada and the world. Learn more about this history through the websites, publications, and institutions linked in our Cold War history resources section below.
In addition, many innovations out of the Cold War era involved the production of new materials and technologies. A lot of these materials can be found in your home and are at risk of deteriorating. Learn how to safeguard them in our collections resources section below.
Cold War history
Canada
Le Canada et la Guerre froide (L’encyclopédie canadienne) (Français)
Musée canadien de la guerre – recherche et collections (Français)
Musée canadien de l’histoire – recherche dans la collection (Français)
Archives de Radio-Canada (Français)
International
- National Archives (USA)
- Cold War International History Project, Wilson Centre (USA)
- Publications and Guides for the Russian Archives, Harvard University (USA)
- Index of Links, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University (USA)
- The National Archives (UK)
- Primary Sources for Latin American and Caribbean Cold War History
- Yale Library (USA)
- National Security Archive (USA)
- Primary Sources for Asian Cold War History
- Collections and Resources on China, University of Toronto (Canada)
- An Online Source Primer for the Study of Cold War India, Wilson Centre (USA)
- Primary Sources for African Cold War History
- Africa Notes Archive: The Cold War in Africa, Center for Strategic & International Studies (USA)