The State Historical Society of Iowa collected, sorted, and filed about 800,000 Iowa newspaper clippings documenting Iowa's war efforts both at home and on foreign soil. More than 30 topics are covered by the clippings, including business and labor, casualties, education and training, farming and food, production and rationing, public health, life and activities, women's military involvement, prisoners of war, and warships.

The original clippings are closed to the public due to their deteriorating condition. However, through a cooperative preservation effort by the SHSI and the Iowa City Genealogical Society several of the topics are now available on microfilm through ILL or purchase. This digital collection makes a portion of the clippings available in an easily searchable online format.