New to the Library: Archives of Sexuality & Gender TAGS: 16th century | 17th century | 18th century | 19th century | 20th century | Archives | Books | cultural history | databases | gender studies | history | LGBTQ history | Magazines | Manuscripts | Newspapers | Politics | primary source | social history I’m really pleased to let you know that the Library now has access to the Archives of Sexuality & Gender. Spanning the 16th to the 20th century it is the …Continue reading →

New to the Library: The New Republic Archive TAGS: 20th century | 21st century | Archives | cultural history | databases | First World War | history | journals | Magazines | Politics | primary source | social history | United States I’m pleased to let you know that through the Saunders endowment for North American history the Library has been able to purchase The New Republic Magazine Archive from EBSCOhost. This …Continue reading →

New to the Library: Slavery: supporters and abolitionists, 1675-1865 TAGS: 17th century | 18th century | 19th century | Africa | Archives | Black history | Britain | correspondence | databases | history | Jamaica | journals | Letters | Manuscripts | Politics | primary source | slavery | West Indies I’m happy to let you know that the Library now has access to Slavery: supporters and abolitionists, 1675-1865 from British Online Archives. This database contains a wide range of documents …Continue reading →

New to the Library: Stuart and Cumberland Papers TAGS: 17th century | 18th century | Archives | Battle of Culloden | Britain | correspondence | databases | Europe | history | Jacobite risings | Jacobites | Letters | Manuscripts | official documents | Politics | primary source | Scotland I’m really happy to let you know that the Library has recently been able to purchase the extensive Stuart and Cumberland Papers from the Royal Archives at Windsor Castle, digitised …Continue reading →

Normandy landings: through our digital primary sources TAGS: 20th century | Allies | Archives | Britain | Canada | correspondence | D-Day | databases | diaries | Europe | film | France | Germany | history | International Relations | Newspapers | Normandy | official documents | Politics | primary source | TV | United States | World War Two On this day, 6 June, 75 years ago the Normandy landings took place. This was part of a major combined naval, air and land assault on German-occupied France by Allied …Continue reading →

On trial: The Sixties: Primary Documents and Personal Narratives 1960 – 1974 TAGS: 20th century | Archives | Black history | cultural history | databases | history | Politics | primary source | social history | United States *The Library has access to The Sixties: Primary Documents and Personal Narratives 1960-1974 until 31st July 2024 as part of ProQuest Access 350.* Thanks to a request from a HCA …Continue reading →

New books in the Library for History, Classics and Archaeology TAGS: Ancient history | Archaeology | Britain | classics | cultural history | e-books | Europe | gender studies | history | medieval | 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 →

On trial: Medieval and Early Modern Studies TAGS: 15th century | 16th century | 17th century | 18th century | Archives | Britain | correspondence | cultural history | databases | Early Modern | Europe | history | International Relations | journals | Letters | Manuscripts | medieval | official documents | Politics | primary source | social history *The Library has now purchased access to this resource. See New to the Library: Medieval and Early Modern Studies.* Thanks to a request from staff in HCA the Library currently …Continue reading →

New books in the Library for Social and Political Science TAGS: African Studies | anthropology | Books | e-books | gender studies | history | International Relations | Main Library | new | Politics | Science Technology and Innovation studies | social anthropology | social policy | Social Work | Sociology | South Asian Studies 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: Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports, 1941-1996 TAGS: 20th century | Archives | databases | history | International Relations | news | Politics | primary source | United States Thanks to a request from staff in HCA the Library currently has trial access to all collections from Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports, 1941-1996 from Readex. A unique …Continue reading →