Spotlight on Adam Matthew digital primary sources TAGS: 18th century | 19th century | 20th century | Archives | Asia | Britain | China | correspondence | cultural history | databases | Europe | First World War | gender studies | global history | history | India | International Relations | journals | Letters | Magazines | Manuscripts | medieval | Newspapers | periodicals | Politics | primary source | social history | Spotlight on | United States | World War Two On Tuesday 30th January we’ll be holding a Discovery Day event in the Main Library where representatives from 3 publishers of digitised primary source collections and our very own Centre …Continue reading →

On trial: Socialism on Film TAGS: 20th century | Archives | Asia | China | Cold War | Communism | Cuba | databases | Fascism | film | history | Holocaust | International Relations | moving images | Politics | primary source | russia | Spain I’m pleased to let you know that the Library has been given the opportunity to trial for a second time the fascinating Socialism on Film: The Cold War and International …Continue reading →

New to the Library: History of Contemporary Chinese Political Movements, 1949- TAGS: 20th century | China | databases | history | International Relations | official documents | Politics | primary source I’m pleased to let you know that the Library has got a 1-year subscription to The Database for the History of Contemporary Chinese Political Movements, 1949-. The database provides full-text …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: Socialism on Film TAGS: 20th century | China | Communism | databases | Eastern Europe | film | history | Latin America | moving image | Politics | primary source | russia | Vietnam And finally…Adam Matthew have given the Library trial access to their just released resource Socialism on Film. This impressive collection of documentaries, newsreels and features reveals the world as seen …Continue reading →

Trial access: China: Trade, Politics and Culture TAGS: 19th century | China | correspondence | databases | East Asia | history | International Relations | journals | Letters | Magazines | Manuscripts | primary source The Library has been given trial access to the primary source database China: Trade, Politics & Culture from Adam Matthew. So for a limited time only you have access to …Continue reading →

Trial access: China, America and the Pacific TAGS: China | databases | history | International Relations | Manuscripts | Newspapers | Politics | primary source | United States The Library currently has trial access to the fantastic primary source database China, America and the Pacific: Trade & Cultural Exchange from Adam Matthew Digital. The database allows you to …Continue reading →

USC Shoah Foundation Visual History Archive TAGS: Armenia | China | databases | film | genocide | Guatemala | history | Holocaust | interviews | Politics | primary source | Rwanda | survivors | United States | video I’m pleased to let you know that the Library currently has trial access to the USC Shoah Foundation Visual History Archive®. You can access this online archive via the E-resources …Continue reading →

Textiles and threads – samples and catalogue TAGS: China | japan | silk | textiles ANOTHER SPLASH OF COLOUR FOR THE COLLECTIONS – FROM EUROPE, CHINA AND JAPAN Towards the end of the 2015-2016 financial period, CRC acquired a small number of items relating to …Continue reading →

New Library resources for Chinese history TAGS: China | databases | history | japan | journals | Letters | primary source I’m happy to let you know that the Library has recently purchased two new primary source databases looking at Chinese and Asian history. These are China: Culture and Society and …Continue reading →