On trial: East India Company TAGS: 17th century | 18th century | 19th century | 20th century | Archives | Asia | Britain | British Empire | correspondence | databases | economic history | history | India | International Relations | journals | Letters | Manuscripts | official documents | Politics | primary source Thanks to a request from a member of staff in HCA the Library currently has trial access to East India Company: India Office Records from the British Library, 1599-1947 from …Continue reading →

New to the Library: Digital archives on gender and sexuality TAGS: 20th century | Africa | anthropology | Archives | Australia | databases | gender studies | history | LGBT+ studies | LGBTQ history | primary source | sexology | social history | United States I’m happy to let you know that over the summer the Library purchased two digital archive collections that will be of interest to students and staff looking at gender and …Continue reading →

On trial: Brepolis online databases TAGS: Books | Celtic | databases | Latin | Manuscripts | medieval | online *The Library now subscribes to both Monumenta Germaniae Historica and Archive of Celtic-Latin Literature. Find out more at New to the Library: Archive of Celtic-Latin Literature and Monumenta Germaniae Historica.” …Continue reading →

On trial: Foreign Office Files for Japan TAGS: 20th century | Archives | Asia | Britain | databases | First World War | history | International Relations | japan | official documents | Politics | primary source | World War Two Thanks to a request from a HCA postgraduate student the Library currently has trial access to Foreign Office Files for Japan, 1919-1952 from AM Digital. This resource allows you to …Continue reading →

On trial: Latin American Newspapers, Series 1 TAGS: 19th century | 20th century | Archives | Central America | cultural history | databases | Latin America | Newspapers | Politics | social history | South America Thanks to a request from HCA staff the Library currently has trial access to Latin American Newspaers: Series 1 from Readex, which allows you to explore Latin American history and …Continue reading →

On trial: Colonial Caribbean TAGS: 17th century | 18th century | 19th century | Archives | Black history | Britain | Colonialism | Colonisation | databases | Europe | history | primary source | Slave trade | slavery Thanks to a request from HCA staff the library currently has trial access to Colonial Caribbean from AM Digital, which provides access to British Colonial Office files from The National …Continue reading →

On trial: Two databases on sexuality and LGBTQI+ history TAGS: 19th century | 20th century | 21st century | Archives | cultural history | databases | gender studies | history | LGBT+ History | LGBT+ studies | LGBTQ history | primary source | sex | sexuality | social history *The Library has purchased access to both Gender: Identity and Social Change and Sex & Sexuality. These can be accessed via Digital Primary Source and Archive Collections or the Databases …Continue reading →

On trial: Early American Newspapers, Series 1 TAGS: 18th century | 19th century | Archives | databases | history | Newspapers | United States Thanks to a request from a HCA student the Library currently has trial access to Early American Newspapers, Series 1 from Readex, which offers fully searchable issues from over 730 …Continue reading →

On trial: East African Newspapers TAGS: 20th century | 21st century | Africa | Archives | databases | east africa | history | Newspapers | Politics | primary source *The Library now has permanent access to this resource. See New! East African Newspapers.* Thanks to a request from staff in HCA the Library currently has trial access to East …Continue reading →

On trial: British Online Archives collections TAGS: 19th century | 20th century | Africa | Archives | Black history | Britain | cultural history | databases | gender studies | history | Magazines | official documents | Politics | primary source | social history *The Library now has permanent access to Britannia and Eve, 1926-1957 and The Tatler, 1901-1965. You can access these either from Newspapers, Magazines and Other News Sources or the Databases …Continue reading →