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Includes 100,000 pages of international primary and secondary source documents, and 50 hours of video. Also includes 70,000 pages of never-before digitized primary documents, including personal papers, organizational papers, journals, newsletters, court documents, letters, and ephemera from the Caribbean, Brazil, India, United Kingdom, and France.
"African Diaspora, 1860-Present allows scholars to discover the migrations, communities, and ideologies of the African Diaspora through the voices of people of African descent. With a focus on communities in the Caribbean, Brazil, India, United Kingdom, and France, the collection includes never-before digitized primary source documents, including personal papers, organizational papers, journals, newsletters, court documents, letters, and ephemera."
For much of its existence, Al-Ahram was the Middle East’s most-circulated and influential Arabic language daily newspaper. Based in Egypt it included extensive coverage of the entire region. The digital archive diversifies our online newspaper coverage, offering scholars access to local voices and perspectives on international topics such as the creation of the state of Israel or the Iran-Iraq war, as well as cultural, economic, and religious topics.
Al-Ahram is one of the longest-running newspapers in the Middle East. It has long been regarded as Egypt’s most authoritative and influential newspaper, and one of the most important newspapers in the Arab world.
This collection of Foreign Office files explores the history of Persia (Iran), Central Asia and Afghanistan from the decline of the Silk Road in the first half of the nineteenth century to the establishment of Soviet rule over parts of the region in the early 1920s.
"This collection of Foreign Office files explores the history of Persia (Iran), Central Asia and Afghanistan from the decline of the Silk Road in the first half of the nineteenth century to the establishment of Soviet rule over parts of the region in the early 1920s. It encompasses the era of “The Great Game” - a political and diplomatic confrontation between the Russian and British Empires for influence, territory and trade across a vast region, from the Black Sea in the west to the Pamir Mountains in the east. Comprised of correspondence, intelligence reports, agents’ diaries, minutes, maps, newspaper excerpts and other materials from the FO 65, FO 106, FO 371 and FO 539 series, this resource forms one of the greatest existing sets of historical documents relating to this region, offering insights not only into the impact of Great Power politics on the region, but also the region’s peoples, cultures and societies."
Covers three centuries of Caribbean history. Drawn from the vast archives of the British Colonial Office. Includes a range of unique primary sources covering British governance of 25 islands in the Caribbean from 1624-1872, from settlement and colonial rivalries in the region, to the economics of the plantation systems and the impact of slavery, to crime and punishment and the everyday lives of the people that called the islands home.
Colonial Caribbean makes available materials from 27 Colonial Office file classes from The National Archives, UK. Covering the history of the various territories under British colonial governance from 1624 to 1870, this extensive resource includes administrative documentation, trade and shipping records, minutes of council meetings, and details of plantation life, colonial settlement, imperial rivalries across the region, and the growing concern of absentee landlords.
Published in two parts, this extensive collection of Foreign Office Files explores South East Asia between 1963 and 1980 in a time of conflict, growth and change.- Cold War in the Pacific, Trade Relations and the Post-Independence Period, 1963-1966- Foundations of Economic Growth and Industrialisation, 1967-1980
"Published in two parts, this extensive collection of Foreign Office Files explores South East Asia between 1963 and 1980 in a time of conflict, growth and change." The parts are Cold War in the Pacific, Trade Relations and the Post-Independence Period, 1963-1966; Foundations of Economic Growth and Industrialisation, 1967-1980. "This collection follows the establishment of an independent Malaysia in 1963, following the release of the Cobbold Commission Report. Under President Sukarno, Indonesia strongly opposed this decision and hostilities between the two countries escalated. Alongside tensions with Malaysia, Indonesia would experience growing civil unrest in this period, with anti-Communist sentiments on the rise. Documents featured in this collection cover these fundamental events alongside a number of key themes, including trade, economic development and authoritarian rule in this period."
Enabling exploration of the political, social, and cultural history of native peoples from the sixteenth century well into the twentieth century, Indigenous Peoples of North America illustrates the fabric of the North American story with unprecedented depth and breadth.
Primary sources including newspapers, photographs, maps, reports, legal materials, and census records. Includes records created by two key indigenous civil rights organizations - the Association on American Indian Affairs, founded in 1922, and the Indian Rights Association, founded in 1882. The collection also features some indigenous-language materials including dictionaries, bibles, and primers.
Interwar Culture showcases popular and lesser-known periodicals published during the interwar period. With articles covering culture, entertainment, fashion, home and family life, world current affairs, class, social and welfare issues.
"Interwar Culture showcases popular and lesser-known periodicals published during the interwar period. With articles covering culture, entertainment, fashion, home and family life, world current affairs, class, social and welfare issues, these historically significant and highly visual magazines provide a rich insight into these dynamic yet turbulent decades, as well as allowing examination of a burgeoning media industry that both shaped and reflected society."
Bringing together unique primary sources drawn from world-class maritime archives and heritage collections Life at Sea takes a sociocultural approach, focusing on the individual experiences and personal narratives of seafarers.
"Bringing together unique primary sources drawn from world-class maritime archives and heritage collections Life at Sea takes a sociocultural approach, focusing on the individual experiences and personal narratives of seafarers. Through a broad range of sources, from journals and memoirs to ships’ logs and court records, the lives of ordinary seamen, merchants, whalers and pirates can be explored. This resource offers exciting new insights into three centuries of the Anglo-American maritime world."
Mass Observation Project consists of all the directives (questionnaires) sent out by Mass Observation and the responses to them from the hundreds of Mass Observers.Addressing topics such as the Falklands War, clothing, attitudes to the USA, reading and television habits, morality and religion, and Britain's relations with Europe, the directives and responses are an essential resource for anyone interested in late-twentieth and early twenty-first-century British social history.
"Launched in 1981 by the University of Sussex as a rebirth of the original 1937 Mass Observation, its founders' aim was to document the social history of Britain by recruiting volunteers to write about their lives and opinions. Still growing, it is one of the most important sources available for qualitative social data in the UK. This collection consists of the directives (questionnaires) sent out by Mass Observation between 1980 and 2010 and the thousands of responses to them from the hundreds of Mass Observers."
Full-text archive from the key South African newspaper. The Rand Daily Mail was a courageous voice documenting injustices in the country and articulating an anti-apartheid stance until its controversial closure in 1985. Online access enables a more accurate and complete picture of South Africa (currently we mostly offer western newspaper perspectives on 20th century Africa). Will support scholars and courses in African studies, African-American Studies, History, Political Science, and more.
Published daily in Johannesburg, The Rand Daily Mail is an important title chronicling South Africa and the African continent in the 20th Century. Published in English, the Rand was a critic of South African government policies during apartheid.
A massive collection of original, never before published documents producedin the United States territories. More than half of America’s states beganas territories and before they became states, these territories were managedby the U.S. State and Interior departments. The official history of theformative territorial years of these states is recorded in the “TerritorialPapers of the United States". The collection includes Native Americannegotiations and treaties, official correspondence with the federalgovernment, military records, judicial proceedings, population data,financial statistics, land records, and more.
Official correspondence and documents of each territory of the United States in its pre-statehood years. Includes Native American negotiations and treaties, military records, judicial proceedings, population data, financial statistics, land records, and more. Contains the official papers held by the Departments of State and Interior responsible for managing U.S. territories before they were admitted as states.
This collection includes various case studies related to Intersectional LGBTQ Issues, Race & Racism Issues, and Women's Issues
"Intersectional LGBTQ Issues is an undergraduate learning module on the Gale Case Studies platform that shows a more complete historical picture of the LGBTQ community and activism in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Topics have been carefully selected to provide insight into both direct-action efforts, like the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Anti-Violence Project, and local activism aimed at reversing problematic policies, like employment discrimination in the recent U.S. Supreme Court case of Bostock v. Clayton County. In this module, case studies, discussion questions, and primary sources come together to help students uncover important links between historical events and issues that LGBTQ people still face today."