New to the Library: Foreign Office Files for India, Pakistan and Afghanistan, 1947-1980 TAGS: 20th century | Archives | databases | history | International Relations | official documents | Politics | social history | South Asia I’m pleased to let you know that following a request from staff in HCA the Library now has access to Foreign Office Files for India, Pakistan and Afghanistan, 1947-1980. This …Continue reading →

New to the Library: Nineteenth Century U.S. Newspapers TAGS: 19th century | Archives | Black history | cultural history | databases | history | Newspapers | Politics | primary source | social history | United States I’m happy to let you know that the Library now has access to Nineteenth Century U.S. Newspapers from Gale which provides access to a collection of 400 U.S. newspapers, covering …Continue reading →

On trial: U.S. Declassified Documents Online TAGS: 20th century | 21st century | Archives | databases | history | official documents | United States *The Library has now purchased this resource. See New to the Library: U.S. Declassified Documents Online.* Thanks to a request from staff in HCA the Library currently has trial access …Continue reading →

Spotlight on Secret Files from World Wars to Cold Wars TAGS: 20th century | Africa | Archives | Britain | Cold War | databases | East Asia | Europe | First World War | history | International Relations | middle east | official documents | Politics | primary source | United States | World War Two Are you interested in British intelligence, foreign policy, international relations, and military history in the 20th century? Then Secret Files from World Wars to Cold Wars: Intelligence, Strategy and Diplomacy …Continue reading →

Dissertation Festival 2021 TAGS: Archaeology | Archives | Centre for Research Collections | classics | databases | dissertation | history | literature searching | National Library of Scotland | Newspapers | official documents | parliamentary papers | primary source | search strategy | Special Collections From 8 – 19 March the Library is running an online Dissertation Festival. The events taking place during this two week period will highlight what the Library can do for …Continue reading →

Discovering ProQuest Primary Sources TAGS: 19th century | 20th century | Africa | Archives | Black history | Britain | cultural history | databases | Europe | gender studies | history | Iran | Newspapers | official documents | Politics | primary source | social history | United States Looking for primary sources and historical documents for your dissertation or research project? Interested in finding out more about how to search some of the primary source databases you have …Continue reading →

De Gruyter – upgraded e-Journal package TAGS: Architecture & Design | Arts | Asian & Pacific Studies | Business Economics | Chemistry | Classical & Ancient Near Eastern Studies | Computer Sciences | Cultural Studies | De Gruyter | e-journals | Engineering | GeoSciences | German Studies | history | Industrial Chemistry | Islamic & Middle Eastern Studies | Jewish Studies | Law | Library & Information Science | Life Sciences | Linguistics & Semiotics | Literary Studies | Materials Sciences | mathematics | Medicine | Philosophy | Physics | Social Sciences | Sports & Recreation | Theology & Religion We have signed up for the new 2021-2023 De Gruyter Journal and Open Access Transformational Agreement via JISC.  This agreement provides for a 100% conversion of subscription fees into open …Continue reading →

Bread Rationing: a surprising and timely subject TAGS: 20th century | Archives | Britain | correspondence | databases | history | Magazines | Newspapers | primary source | rationing | social history | World War Two Today’s post, highlighting the wide range of newspaper archive databases the Library has and how these can be used to research a particular topic or event, is written by Louise …Continue reading →

New! Kenya and Zimbabwe under colonial rule, in Government reports TAGS: 20th century | African Studies | Archives | Black history | colonial studies | databases | Decolonisation | history | International Relations | new | online resources | Politics | primary sources | Social & Political Sciences I’m happy to let you know that the Library now has access to two digital primary source collections covering colonial rule in African countries in the 20th century. The two …Continue reading →

New to the Library: African American Newspapers TAGS: 19th century | 20th century | African American studies | Archives | Black history | cultural history | databases | history | Newspapers | political history | primary source | social history | United States I’m pleased to let you know that the Library now has access to African American Newspapers Series 1 and 2 from Readex. These fascinating databases provide online access to approximately …Continue reading →