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: Foreign Office Files for Japan TAGS: 20th century | Archives | Asia | Britain | correspondence | databases | history | International Relations | japan | primary source | World War Two Are you interested in Japanese history in the twentieth century? Do you want to know more about Anglo-Japanese ties in the first half of the twentieth century? The Library currently …Continue reading →

Listen very carefully! TAGS: 20th century | BBC | Britain | databases | history | primary source | radio | social history | World War Two I’m happy to let you know that thanks to an agreement with JISC the Library has been given extended trial access to the primary source database BBC Listener Research Department, …Continue reading →

Trial access: Second World War primary sources TAGS: Berlin | correspondence | databases | history | International Relations | Newspapers | poland | Politics | primary source | World War Two I’m pleased to let you know that we currently have trial access to two online primary source collections from Archives Unbound that may be of particular interest to those looking …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 →

More e-resources trials available in November TAGS: databases | history | International Relations | Newspapers | primary source | Refugees | World War Two The Library currently has trial access to two databases from Gale Cengage, British Newspapers Part V and Post-War Europe: Refugees, Exile and Resettlement, 1945-1950. You can access both of these …Continue reading →

New to the Library: Papers of Neville Chamberlain TAGS: correspondence | databases | history | International Relations | journals | Letters | Politics | primary source | World War Two I’m pleased to let you know that the Library has recently purchased the Papers of Neville Chamberlain, an online resource containing political papers documenting Chamberlain’s policies as Chancellor of the …Continue reading →