Trial access: China: Trade, Politics and Culture TAGS: 19th century | China | correspondence | databases | East Asia | history | International Relations | journals | Letters | Magazines | Manuscripts | primary source The Library has been given trial access to the primary source database China: Trade, Politics & Culture from Adam Matthew. So for a limited time only you have access to …Continue reading →

Trial access: Church Missionary Society Periodicals Module 2 TAGS: correspondence | databases | history | journals | Letters | Magazines | Manuscripts | periodicals | primary source *The Library has since purchased this resource and it can be accessed, along with Church Missionary Society Periodicals, module 1, via the Primary Sources database list or Databases A-Z list.* …Continue reading →

New to the Library: Church Missionary Society Periodicals TAGS: anthropology | databases | history | journals | Letters | primary source | reports Following a successful trial earlier this year the Library has now purchased access to module 1 of Church Missionary Society Periodicals, Global missions and contemporary encounters, 1804-2009. This resource features …Continue reading →

New Library resources for Chinese history TAGS: China | databases | history | japan | journals | Letters | primary source I’m happy to let you know that the Library has recently purchased two new primary source databases looking at Chinese and Asian history. These are China: Culture and Society and …Continue reading →

New to the Library: Papers of Neville Chamberlain TAGS: correspondence | databases | history | International Relations | journals | Letters | Politics | primary source | World War Two I’m pleased to let you know that the Library has recently purchased the Papers of Neville Chamberlain, an online resource containing political papers documenting Chamberlain’s policies as Chancellor of the …Continue reading →

Trial access extended: Church Missionary Society Periodicals TAGS: databases | history | journals | Letters | primary source Our current trial to Church Missionary Society Periodicals from Adam Matthews has been extended and access to this fascinating resource is now available until 28th April 2016. You can access …Continue reading →

*New* Medieval Family Life TAGS: 15th century | databases | history | Letters | Manuscripts | medieval | War of the Roses The Library has recently purchased access to Medieval Family Life, a collection of letters and manuscripts from c1400-1490. Only five major letter collections exist from fifteenth century England and they …Continue reading →

Olive Schreiner Letters Online TAGS: African Studies | gender studies | Letters | online resources | Politics | social anthropology | Sociology | Womens' Studies Olive Schreiner was an author, feminist and social theorist. Although she received no formal education Schreiner would become one of the most important social commentators of her day. Her writings …Continue reading →

Ben Nicholson and Barbara Hepworth: Collections Connections TAGS: Archives | art | Barbara Hepworth | Ben Nicholson | Edinburgh College of Art | Letters | Venice Biennale We’ve mentioned before how we work across the collections to tell the stories about the life, times and doings at ECA. So we thought we’d show you some of the …Continue reading →