On trial: Cold War Eastern Europe, 1953-1960 TAGS: 20th century | Archives | Britain | correspondence | databases | Eastern Bloc | Eastern Europe | Europe | history | International Relations | Manuscripts | official documents | Politics | primary source | Soviet Union Thanks to a request from staff in HCA the Library currently has trial access to the digital primary source collection Cold War Eastern Europe, Module 1: 1953-1960, a unique and …Continue reading →

On trial: Secrecy, sabotage, and aiding the resistance TAGS: 20th century | Africa | Archives | Britain | Central America | China | databases | Europe | history | India | Intelligence | International Relations | middle east | official documents | Politics | primary source | Security | South America | United States | World War Two The Library has been given trial access to the British Online Archives (BOA) collection Secrecy, sabotage, and aiding the resistance: how Anglo-American co-operation shaped World War Two. Giving you unique …Continue reading →

On trial: Migration to New Worlds II: The Modern Era TAGS: 19th century | 20th century | Archives | Asia | Australia | correspondence | databases | emigration | Europe | history | Immigration | journals | Letters | Manuscripts | new zealand | official documents | primary source | Refugees | United States The Library currently has trial access to Migration to New Worlds II: The Modern Era from Adam Matthew Digital. The Modern Era presents thousands of sources focusing on the growth …Continue reading →

On trial: Military Intelligence Files TAGS: 20th century | Archives | Britain | Cold War | correspondence | databases | Europe | history | Intelligence | International Relations | official documents | primary source | Security | World War Two I’m happy to let you know that British Online Archives (BOA) have given us trial access to their digitised primary source collection Military Intelligence Files: Land, Sea & Air, 1938-1974. …Continue reading →

Explore black history through Archives Unbound TAGS: 19th century | 20th century | Africa | African-American history | Archives | correspondence | databases | history | International Relations | Letters | Manuscripts | Newspapers | official documents | periodicals | personal papers | Politics | primary source | social history | United States In this week’s blog post I wanted to highlight a number of primary source databases that you have access to at the University that allow you to discover more about …Continue reading →

On trial: Secret Files from World Wars to Cold Wars TAGS: 20th century | Archives | Britain | Cold War | databases | government papers | history | International Relations | official documents | primary source | Spanish Civil War | World War Two Following a successful trial towards the end of last academic year I’m pleased to let you know that we’ve been allowed trial access again to Secret Files from World Wars …Continue reading →

On trial: State Papers Online: Eighteenth Century TAGS: 18th century | Archives | Britain | correspondence | databases | Europe | history | International Relations | Manuscripts | official documents | primary source Following a request from a student in HCA I’m pleased to let you know that the Library currently has trial access to State Papers Online: Eighteenth Century, 1714-1782, Part II: …Continue reading →

New to the Library: History of Contemporary Chinese Political Movements, 1949- TAGS: 20th century | China | databases | history | International Relations | official documents | Politics | primary source I’m pleased to let you know that the Library has got a 1-year subscription to The Database for the History of Contemporary Chinese Political Movements, 1949-. The database provides full-text …Continue reading →

5 library databases you didn’t know you needed in your life… TAGS: databases | film | gender studies | images | International Relations | media | moving images | Newspapers | official documents | online resources | Politics | Science Technology and Innovation studies | social anthropology | Social Work | Sociology | TV …until now. The many bibliographic and indexing databases you can access through the Library are fantastic and essential resources for your research and study whether you are an undergraduate, postgraduate …Continue reading →