On trial: Tanzania and Malawi in records from colonial missionaries, 1857-1965 TAGS: 19th century | 20th century | Africa | Archives | Black history | Britain | correspondence | databases | history | journals | Magazines | missionaries | primary source | UMCA | Universities' Mission to Central Africa Thanks to a request from a student in HCA the Library currently has trial access to the digital primary source collection Tanzania and Malawi in records from colonial missionaries, 1857-1965 …Continue reading →

On trial: Governing Africa TAGS: 19th century | 20th century | Africa | Archives | Black history | Britain | correspondence | cultural history | databases | history | International Relations | Manuscripts | official documents | Politics | primary source | social history I’m happy to let you know that thanks to a request from a student in HCA the Library currently has trial access to a series of digital collections from British …Continue reading →

New to the Library: Service Newspapers of World War Two TAGS: 20th century | Africa | Archives | Asia | Australia | Britain | Canada | cultural history | databases | Europe | gender studies | history | India | International Relations | new zealand | Newspapers | primary source | social history | United States | World War Two I’m really pleased to let you know that following a successful trial the Library now has access to Service Newspapers of World War Two from Adam Matthew Digital, a brand …Continue reading →

On trial: The Age of Exploration TAGS: 15th century | 16th century | 17th century | 18th century | 19th century | 20th century | Africa | Americas | Antarctic | Archives | Arctic | Asia | Britain | China | correspondence | cultural history | databases | Europe | film | history | India | journals | Letters | Manuscripts | Maps | Oceania | primary source | rare books | social history Thanks to a request from staff in HCA the Library currently has trial access to a brand new digital primary source collection from Adam Matthew Digital, Age of Exploration. This …Continue reading →

On trial: Secrecy, sabotage, and aiding the resistance TAGS: 20th century | Africa | Archives | Britain | Central America | China | databases | Europe | history | India | Intelligence | International Relations | middle east | official documents | Politics | primary source | Security | South America | United States | World War Two The Library has been given trial access to the British Online Archives (BOA) collection Secrecy, sabotage, and aiding the resistance: how Anglo-American co-operation shaped World War Two. Giving you unique …Continue reading →

Explore black history through Archives Unbound TAGS: 19th century | 20th century | Africa | African-American history | Archives | correspondence | databases | history | International Relations | Letters | Manuscripts | Newspapers | official documents | periodicals | personal papers | Politics | primary source | social history | United States In this week’s blog post I wanted to highlight a number of primary source databases that you have access to at the University that allow you to discover more about …Continue reading →

The perils of Christian mission : writing from the New World TAGS: Africa | China | Fiji | India | missions | New College Library | Syria | World Christianity Guest curator Suzi Higton writes about her current display in the Funk Reading Room case In their quest to spread the Word of God, missionaries have for centuries traversed continents …Continue reading →

Trial access: British Records on the Atlantic World, 1700-1900 TAGS: Africa | Americas | Britain | databases | history | International Relations | primary source From today the Library has trial access to the primary source collection British Records on the Atlantic World, 1700-1900 from British Online Archives. So for a limited time only you …Continue reading →

Trial access: Digital National Security Archive (DNSA) TAGS: Africa | Asia | databases | Europe | history | International Relations | middle east | Politics | primary source | South America | United States And finally…We currently have trial access to the extensive primary source database Digital National Security Archive (DNSA) from ProQuest. This database unlocks a vast trove of important declassified U.S. government …Continue reading →

Unique World Christianity Collections coming home to New College, Edinburgh TAGS: Africa | Archives | China | Divinity | India | missions | New College Library | Syria | World Christianity Now we’re in the in the final stages of the Centre for the Studies of World Christianity Library (CSWC) Project, we’re receiving daily deliveries of books to New College Library from the Library …Continue reading →