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 →

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 →

On trial: Women’s Magazine Archive I and II TAGS: 19th century | 20th century | Archives | cultural history | databases | gender studies | history | Magazines | primary source | 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.* Following a request from a student in …Continue reading →

‘The price of blood’ : Frederick Douglass speaks to Scotland TAGS: Archives | Free Church | nineteenth-century | slavery | Thomas Chalmers A guest post for Black History Month by Eleanor Rideout, IS Helpdesk Assistant Noted African-American anti-slavery campaigner Frederick Douglass had embarked on a tour of Ireland and Great Britain, reaching …Continue reading →

On trial: State Papers Online: Eighteenth Century TAGS: 18th century | Archives | Britain | correspondence | databases | Europe | history | International Relations | Manuscripts | official documents | primary source Following a request from a student in HCA I’m pleased to let you know that the Library currently has trial access to State Papers Online: Eighteenth Century, 1714-1782, Part II: …Continue reading →

On trial: Codices Vossiani Latini Online TAGS: Ancient history | Archives | Books | classics | databases | e-books | history | Latin | primary source | rare books Thanks to a request from a member of staff in Classics, we currently have trial access to Brill’s Codices Vossiani Latini Online which publishes all 363 codices which form the …Continue reading →

Archives abound in Archives Unbound TAGS: Archives | Britain | correspondence | databases | Europe | history | International Relations | journals | Letters | Manuscripts | Politics | primary source | social history | United States | world history Exciting major online primary source database now available at the Library. I’m really pleased to let you know that the Library has got a 1-year subscription to the fantastic primary …Continue reading →

Jewish Studies Collections at New College Library : archives TAGS: Archives | Jewish | Judaism | New College Library Currently on display at New College Library for the British Association for Jewish Studies Conference to Edinburgh at New College is this lovely manuscript item from New College’s historic archive collections, …Continue reading →

On trial: Secret Files from World Wars to Cold War TAGS: 19th century | 20th century | Archives | databases | history | International Relations | Politics | primary source | UK | United Kingdom Following a request from staff in History the Library has been able to secure trial access to Secret Files from World Wars to Cold War: Intelligence, Strategy and Diplomacy from The …Continue reading →

My dear Playfair TAGS: Archives | New College Library | twentieth-century A guest post from Eleanor Rideout, Helpdesk Assistant – New College Library One of my favourite things about working with historical collections is the unexpected find, like this letter of …Continue reading →