On trial: Cold War Eastern Europe, 1953-1960 TAGS: 20th century | Archives | Britain | correspondence | databases | Eastern Bloc | Eastern Europe | Europe | history | International Relations | Manuscripts | official documents | Politics | primary source | Soviet Union Thanks to a request from staff in HCA the Library currently has trial access to the digital primary source collection Cold War Eastern Europe, Module 1: 1953-1960, a unique and …Continue reading →

On trial: Secrecy, sabotage, and aiding the resistance TAGS: 20th century | Africa | Archives | Britain | Central America | China | databases | Europe | history | India | Intelligence | International Relations | middle east | official documents | Politics | primary source | Security | South America | United States | World War Two The Library has been given trial access to the British Online Archives (BOA) collection Secrecy, sabotage, and aiding the resistance: how Anglo-American co-operation shaped World War Two. Giving you unique …Continue reading →

On trial: Service Newspapers of World War Two TAGS: 20th century | Archives | Britain | cultural history | databases | Europe | history | Newspapers | primary source | social history | World War Two *The Library has now purchased access to this resource. See New to the Library: Services Newspapers of World War Two.* Thanks to a request from staff in HCA the Library …Continue reading →

On trial: The Stuart and Cumberland Papers TAGS: 17th century | 18th century | Archives | Britain | correspondence | databases | Europe | history | Jacobite risings | Jacobites | Letters | Manuscripts | Politics | primary source | Scotland | Scottish history *The Library has now purchased access to The Stuart and Cumberland Papers. See New to the Library: The Stuart and Cumberland Papers* I’m pleased to let you know that Gale …Continue reading →

On trial: Military Intelligence Files TAGS: 20th century | Archives | Britain | Cold War | correspondence | databases | Europe | history | Intelligence | International Relations | official documents | primary source | Security | World War Two I’m happy to let you know that British Online Archives (BOA) have given us trial access to their digitised primary source collection Military Intelligence Files: Land, Sea & Air, 1938-1974. …Continue reading →

On trial: Secret Files from World Wars to Cold Wars TAGS: 20th century | Archives | Britain | Cold War | databases | government papers | history | International Relations | official documents | primary source | Spanish Civil War | World War Two Following a successful trial towards the end of last academic year I’m pleased to let you know that we’ve been allowed trial access again to Secret Files from World Wars …Continue reading →

On trial: primary source databases from Adam Matthew TAGS: 17th century | 18th century | 19th century | 20th century | Archives | Britain | cultural history | databases | history | primary source | social history *The Library has now purchased access to Literary Print Culture: The Stationers’ Company Archive. See New to the Library: Literary Print Culture.* We currently have trial access to Literary Print …Continue reading →

On trial: The Listener Historical Archive TAGS: 20th century | Archives | BBC | Britain | cultural history | databases | history | Magazines | primary source | social history *The Library has now purchased access to The Listener Historical Archive. See New to the Library: The Listener Historical Archive.* Following a request from a HCA student I’m pleased to …Continue reading →

#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 →

Spotlight on our Centre for Research Collections TAGS: Ancient history | Archaeology | Archives | Asia | Books | Britain | Centre for Research Collections | correspondence | cultural history | Europe | history | journals | Letters | Manuscripts | medieval | primary source | rare books | social history | Special Collections | Spotlight on | United States | University of Edinburgh 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 →