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 →

LGBT Magazine Archive: Trial access TAGS: Bisexual | Britain | databases | Gay | gender studies | history | Lesbian | LGBT+ History Month | Magazines | media | online resources | Politics | primary sources | Queer studies | Social & Political Sciences | Sociology | Transgender | UK | United States | USA *The Library now has access to LGBT Magazine Archive until 31st July 2024. See New! LGBT Magazine Archive* I’m happy to let you know that just in time for LGBT …Continue reading →

On trial: Age of Exploration TAGS: 15th century | 16th century | 17th century | 18th century | 19th century | 20th century | Africa | Americas | Asia | Britain | China | correspondence | cultural history | databases | Europe | film | history | India | journals | Letters | Manuscripts | Maps | Oceania | primary source | rare books | social history I’m pleased to let you know the Library currently has trial access to Age of Exploration, a digital primary source collection from Adam Matthew Digital. This database allows you to …Continue reading →

New to the Library: The Baltimore Afro-American TAGS: 19th century | 20th century | Archives | Black history | cultural history | databases | history | Newspapers | Politics | primary source | social history | United States | World War Two I’m happy to let you know that the Library now has access to the digital archive of The Baltimore Afro-American (1893-1988) from ProQuest Historical Newspapers. Founded in 1892 it is …Continue reading →

New books in the Library for History, Classics and Archaeology TAGS: 16th century | 17th century | 18th century | 19th century | 20th century | Africa | America | Ancient history | Archaeology | Asia | Black history | Britain | classics | cultural history | Europe | history | International Relations | Medieval history | Politics | social history Thanks to recommendations from members of staff and requests via RAB from students the Library is continually adding new books to its collections both online and in print. Here are just a (very) small …Continue reading →

New books in the Library for Social and Political Science TAGS: African Studies | anthropology | Books | e-books | history | International Relations | Politics | Science Technology and Innovation studies | social anthropology | social policy | Social Work | Sociology Thanks to recommendations from members of staff and requests via RAB from students the Library is continually adding new books to its collections both online and in print. Here are just a (very) small …Continue reading →

On trial: Tanzania and Malawi in records from colonial missionaries, 1857-1965 TAGS: 19th century | 20th century | Africa | Archives | Black history | Britain | correspondence | databases | history | journals | Magazines | missionaries | primary source | UMCA | Universities' Mission to Central Africa *The Library has now purchased access to the ‘Tanzania and Malawi in records from colonial missionaries’. See New! Tanzania and Malawi in records from colonial missionaries, 1857-1965.* Thanks to a …Continue reading →

On trial: Argentina, 1975-1980: The Making of U.S. Human Rights Policy TAGS: 20th century | Archives | Argentina | databases | history | International Relations | official documents | Politics | primary source | United States *The Library has access to Argentina, 1975-1980: The Making of U.S. Human Rights Policy until 31st July 2024 as part of ProQuest Access 350.* Thanks to a request from student …Continue reading →

On trial: Colonial State Papers TAGS: 16th century | 17th century | 18th century | Archives | Britain | colonial history | databases | history | International Relations | official documents | primary source *The Library now has access to Colonial State Papers until 31st July 2024 as part of ProQuest Access 350.* Further to a request from an academic in HCA I’m pleased …Continue reading →

On trial: The Stuart and Cumberland Papers TAGS: 17th century | 18th century | Archives | Britain | correspondence | cultural history | databases | Europe | history | International Relations | Manuscripts | official documents | Politics | primary source | social history *The Library has now purchased access to the The Stuart and Cumberland Papers. See New to the Library: The Stuart and Cumberland Papers* I’m pleased to let you know that …Continue reading →