On trial: selection of U.S. magazine archives TAGS: 19th century | 20th century | 21st century | Archives | cultural history | databases | history | Magazines | Politics | primary source | social history | United States *The Library has now purchased access to The New Republic Magazine Archive. See New to the Library: The New Republic Archive* Thanks to a request from staff in HCA the …Continue reading →

New to the Library: African American Studies from Oxford Bibliographies TAGS: African American studies | Black history | Culture | databases | history | Oxford Bibliographies | Politics | religion | society | United States Thanks to a request from staff in History I’m happy to let you know that the Library now has access to Oxford Bibliographies: African American Studies. You can access Oxford Bibliographies: …Continue reading →

New! African Studies – Oxford Bibliographies TAGS: African Studies | databases | history | International Relations | new | online resources | Oxford Bibliographies | Politics | Social & Political Sciences I’m pleased to let you know that following a request from staff members in the Centre of African Studies (CAS) the Library now has access to Oxford Bibliographies: African Studies …Continue reading →

Spotlight on: FBI Files TAGS: 20th century | America | Archives | Black history | Cold War | Communism | databases | history | Hollywood | McCarthy Era | McCarthyism | official documents | Politics | primary source | Radicalism | social history | Spotlight on | surveillance | United States This is part of an occasional series highlighting some of the digital resources available at the Library that will be of interest to students and staff in History, Classics and …Continue reading →

On trial: State Papers: Eighteenth Century (Parts I and IV) TAGS: 1700's | 18th century | Archives | Britain | correspondence | databases | Europe | history | International Relations | Letters | Manuscripts | official documents | Politics | primary source Thanks to a request from a HCA student the Library currently has trial access to Parts I and IV of State Papers Online: Eighteenth Century, 1714-1782 from Gale. Part I …Continue reading →

World Newspaper Archive collections: on trial TAGS: African Studies | anthropology | databases | history | International Relations | Newspapers | online resources | Politics | primary sources | South Asian Studies | trials *The Library has now purchased access to African Newspapers, Series 1. See New! African Newspapers, Series 1 1800-1922* Thanks to a request from the UncoverEd project team, I’m pleased to …Continue reading →

On trial: digital collections relating to the slave trade and slavery in the West Indies TAGS: 17th century | 18th century | 19th century | 20th century | Africa | Antigua | Archives | Black history | Britain | Colonisation | correspondence | cultural history | databases | empire | Europe | history | International Relations | Jamaica | Manuscripts | missionaries | North America | official documents | Politics | primary source | Scotland | Slave trade | slavery | social history | West Indies *The Library has now purchased access to the collection ‘Slavery: supporters and abolitionists, 1675-1865 ’. See New to the Library: Slavery: supporters and abolitionists, 1675-1865* Thanks to a request from …Continue reading →

On trial: Archives of Sexuality & Gender TAGS: 16th century | 17th century | 18th century | 19th century | 20th century | 21st century | Archives | Books | Britain | correspondence | cultural history | databases | e-books | Europe | gender studies | history | Letters | LGBT+ History | LGBT+ studies | Magazines | Manuscripts | Politics | primary source | social history | United States | World War Two *The Library has now purchased access to Archives of Sexuality & Gender. See New to the Library: Archives of Sexuality & Gender* Thanks to a request from staff and students …Continue reading →

LGBT Magazine Archive: Trial access TAGS: Bisexual | Britain | databases | Gay | gender studies | history | Lesbian | LGBT+ History Month | Magazines | media | online resources | Politics | primary sources | Queer studies | Social & Political Sciences | Sociology | Transgender | UK | United States | USA *The Library now has access to LGBT Magazine Archive until 31st July 2024. See New! LGBT Magazine Archive* I’m happy to let you know that just in time for LGBT …Continue reading →

New to the Library: The Baltimore Afro-American TAGS: 19th century | 20th century | Archives | Black history | cultural history | databases | history | Newspapers | Politics | primary source | social history | United States | World War Two I’m happy to let you know that the Library now has access to the digital archive of The Baltimore Afro-American (1893-1988) from ProQuest Historical Newspapers. Founded in 1892 it is …Continue reading →