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November 7, 2024
New to the Library: Women’s Magazine Archive TAGS: 19th century | 20th century | 21st century | advertising | Archives | Black history | cultural history | databases | gender studies | history | Magazines | media history | primary source | social history | United States I’m happy to let you know that the Library now has access to the Women’s Magazine Archive, Collection I and II from ProQuest, a searchable archive of leading women’s interest …Continue reading →
On trial: J. Walter Thompson: Advertising America TAGS: 20th century | advertising | Archives | correspondence | cultural history | databases | gender studies | history | Magazines | marketing | primary source | social history | United States Are you interested in the social, cultural, and historical impact of advertising and marketing? If so, the Library currently has trial access to J. Walter Thompson: Advertising America from Adam …Continue reading →
Trial access: Women’s Magazine Archive TAGS: advertising | databases | fashion | gender studies | Magazines | marketing | online resources | periodicals | Politics | Popular culture | social history *The Library has now purchased access to the ‘Women’s Magazine Archive, collection I and II’. See New to the Library: Women’s Magazine Archive.* ProQuest have kindly allowed us to trial …Continue reading →
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