New to the Library: The New Republic Archive TAGS: 20th century | 21st century | Archives | cultural history | databases | First World War | history | journals | Magazines | Politics | primary source | social history | United States I’m pleased to let you know that through the Saunders endowment for North American history the Library has been able to purchase The New Republic Magazine Archive from EBSCOhost. This …Continue reading →

On trial: Trench Journals and Unit Magazines of the First World War TAGS: 20th century | Archives | Britain | cultural history | databases | Europe | First World War | history | Magazines | primary source | social history *The Library has access to Trench Journals and Unit Magazines of the First World War until 31st July 2024 as part of ProQuest Access 350.* Thanks to a request from …Continue reading →

First World War: through our Library resources TAGS: 20th century | Archives | Britain | correspondence | databases | Europe | First World War | Great War | history | International Relations | Magazines | Manuscripts | Newspapers | official documents | Politics | primary source | United States | World War One | WWI This weekend, Sunday 11th November, marks the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War. In this week’s blog post I have pulled together just a small selection …Continue reading →

Impact of the War on the University and the Art College TAGS: Edinburgh College of Art | education | First World War | university | University of Edinburgh The following was written by Gillian McDonald, a MSc Scottish Studies intern, who spent some time in early 2013 looking at selected items in the archives of the two institutions …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 →

Discovery Day – find your way round our digital primary sources TAGS: 16th century | 17th century | 18th century | 19th century | 20th century | Archives | Asia | Books | Britain | correspondence | cultural history | databases | Discovery Day | e-books | Europe | First World War | history | International Relations | journals | Letters | Magazines | Manuscripts | medieval | Newspapers | periodicals | Politics | primary source | social history | United States | World War Two Working on your dissertation and looking for primary source material? Looking to incorporate digitised primary sources into your teaching? Wanting to expand your research with digital resources? Or just have …Continue reading →

Spotlight on ProQuest digital primary sources TAGS: 18th century | 19th century | 20th century | Archives | Asia | Books | Britain | China | correspondence | cultural history | databases | e-books | Europe | First World War | history | India | International Relations | Latin | Letters | Magazines | Manuscripts | Newspapers | Politics | primary source | social history | Spotlight on | United States 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 →

Spotlight on Gale Cengage digital primary sources TAGS: 18th century | 19th century | 20th century | Archives | Asia | Books | Britain | correspondence | cultural history | databases | Europe | First World War | gender studies | global history | history | International Relations | Magazines | Manuscripts | medieval | Newspapers | 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 →

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 →

Alexander Murray Drennan – pioneer of Eusol TAGS: Alexander Murray Drennan | Eusol | First World War | Medicine Alexander Murray Drennan – or Murray to his friends – was born in Glasgow on 4th January 1884, and grew up in Helensburgh before coming to Edinburgh in 1901 to …Continue reading →