#100years: “Because…we want to get on with our work more quickly” TAGS: 19th century | 20th century | Archives | Britain | correspondence | cultural history | databases | First World War | gender studies | history | Magazines | Manuscripts | Newspapers | periodicals | Politics | primary source | social history | women's history This was the response from suffragist, Dame Millicent Garrett Fawcett, when asked why women would want the vote1. Today, 6th February 2018, marks 100 years since (some) British women were …Continue reading →

Discovery Day – find your way round our digital primary sources TAGS: 16th century | 17th century | 18th century | 19th century | 20th century | Archives | Asia | Books | Britain | correspondence | cultural history | databases | Discovery Day | e-books | Europe | First World War | history | International Relations | journals | Letters | Magazines | Manuscripts | medieval | Newspapers | periodicals | Politics | primary source | social history | United States | World War Two Working on your dissertation and looking for primary source material? Looking to incorporate digitised primary sources into your teaching? Wanting to expand your research with digital resources? Or just have …Continue reading →

Spotlight on ProQuest digital primary sources TAGS: 18th century | 19th century | 20th century | Archives | Asia | Books | Britain | China | correspondence | cultural history | databases | e-books | Europe | First World War | history | India | International Relations | Latin | Letters | Magazines | Manuscripts | Newspapers | Politics | primary source | social history | Spotlight on | United States 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 →

Spotlight on Gale Cengage digital primary sources TAGS: 18th century | 19th century | 20th century | Archives | Asia | Books | Britain | correspondence | cultural history | databases | Europe | First World War | gender studies | global history | history | International Relations | Magazines | Manuscripts | medieval | Newspapers | 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 →

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 →

Alexander Murray Drennan – pioneer of Eusol TAGS: Alexander Murray Drennan | Eusol | First World War | Medicine Alexander Murray Drennan – or Murray to his friends – was born in Glasgow on 4th January 1884, and grew up in Helensburgh before coming to Edinburgh in 1901 to …Continue reading →

Why football banned women TAGS: 20th century | databases | First World War | football | gender studies | history | Newspapers | primary source | social history | sport In this week’s blog I’m using some of the Library’s online resources to find primary source material relating to the popularity of women’s football during and just after the First …Continue reading →

On trial: primary source collections from British Online Archives TAGS: 19th century | 20th century | databases | Europe | First World War | history | International Relations | primary source | social history Following a request from staff in HCA, the Library currently has trial access to two digital primary source collections from British Online Archives, Conscientious Objection during the World War 1 …Continue reading →

The Perils of Technology: Aviation During the First World War TAGS: aeroplane recognition | aeroplanes | air warfare | aircraft | First World War The First World War was the first in which air warfare played a significant part. While aircraft were ultimately to change the face of warfare, the demands of the war …Continue reading →

Spotlight on Archives Unbound TAGS: databases | First World War | gender studies | history | International Relations | Politics | primary source | Spanish Civil War | Spotlight on | World War Two | WWI | WWII This is the second in a (very) occasional series highlighting some of the online resources available at the Library that will be of interest to students and staff in History, …Continue reading →