On trial: Black Newspaper Collection TAGS: 20th century | 21st century | Archives | Black history | cultural history | databases | history | Newspapers | primary source | social history | United States *The Library has access to all titles from the Black Newspaper Collection until 31st July 2024 as part of ProQuest Access 350.* Thanks to a request from staff in HCA, …Continue reading →

New to the Library: Women’s Magazine Archive TAGS: 19th century | 20th century | 21st century | advertising | Archives | Black history | cultural history | databases | gender studies | history | Magazines | media history | primary source | social history | United States I’m happy to let you know that the Library now has access to the Women’s Magazine Archive, Collection I and II from ProQuest, a searchable archive of leading women’s interest …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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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: 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 →