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 →

On trial: Illustrated London News 1842-2003 TAGS: 19th century | 20th century | Britain | databases | history | Newspapers | primary source *The Library has now purchased access to this resource. See New to the Library: Illustrated London News Historical Archive* Thanks to a request from a member of staff in HCA …Continue reading →

Explore the Partition of India through our library resources TAGS: 20th century | databases | history | India | International Relations | Newspapers | Pakistan | Politics | primary source In August 1947 British India won its independence from the British and split into two new states, India and Pakistan (East Pakistan subsequently became Bangladesh), that would govern themselves. The …Continue reading →

Why football banned women TAGS: 20th century | databases | First World War | football | gender studies | history | Newspapers | primary source | social history | sport In this week’s blog I’m using some of the Library’s online resources to find primary source material relating to the popularity of women’s football during and just after the First …Continue reading →

New to the Library: British Library Newspapers, Part V TAGS: 18th century | 19th century | 20th century | Britain | databases | history | Newspapers | primary source I’m really pleased to let you know that the Library has purchased access to the final part of Gale Cengage’s British Library Newspapers collection (Part V). This means the Library …Continue reading →

Do we have access to the British Newspaper Archive? TAGS: 19th century | 20th century | Britain | databases | history | Newspapers | primary source A question I get asked quite a lot is if we have access at the Library to the British Newspaper Archive. And it is the sort of question that I …Continue reading →

The Boston Globe Archive on trial TAGS: 19th century | 20th century | databases | history | Newspapers | United States I’m happy to let you know the Library has trial access to The Boston Globe Historical Archive (1872-1985) from ProQuest. This resource delivers unique coverage of both New England and American …Continue reading →

Observing the EU with the EUobserver TAGS: databases | International Relations | media | Newspapers | online resources | Politics The Library has been given trial access to the independent online newspaper EUobserver. Launched in 2000 their aim is to support European democracy by giving people the information they need to …Continue reading →

Woman Suffrage Procession: using our newspaper archives for your research TAGS: databases | gender studies | history | Newspapers | primary source | social history | United States | woman suffrage In this week’s blog I’m using some of the Library’s online resources to find primary source material about a specific event, the Woman Suffrage Procession of 1913. On 3rd March …Continue reading →

ProQuest’s ‘Black Newspapers’ on trial TAGS: African Studies | databases | history | International Relations | Newspapers | online resources | Politics | Sociology *The Library has now purchased the New York Amsterdam News (1922-1993), one of the titles in the Black Newspaper Collection. See New to the Library: New York Amsterdam News* The …Continue reading →