Primary Resources

Full-text of the periodical press in Britain from its origins in the seventeenth century through to the Victorian age of periodicals and beyond with coverage dates of 1680s to 1930s. Topics covered include literature, philosophy, history, science, the social sciences, music, art, drama, archaeology and architecture.

Full text of nearly every work printed in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and British North America from the beginning of printing in England (1473) through 1700.

A multilingual collection of primary sources focused on historical economics, political science, & sociology of Europe. Contains books, journals, political pamphlets and broadsides, government publications, & proclamations. Holdings range from 1450 to the 20th century.

Subject-specific digital collections of historical documents covering many topics.

This collection provides full-text access to some of the most significant women’s periodicals, with a focus on the late 1800s and early 1900s.

Translated and English-language radio and television broadcasts, newspapers, periodicals, government documents and books providing global insight on immigration in the mid-to-late 20th century.

This digital edition of the Bayeux Tapestry is presented in a continuously scrolling format. An extension collection of related resources such as maps, glossary, bibliography, genealogies, as well as textual and visual analogues are included.

The Patrologia Latina Database is an electronic version of the first edition of Jacques-Paul Migne's Patrologia Latina, published between 1844 and 1855, and the four volumes of indexes published between 1862 and 1865. Patrologia Latina comprises the works of the Church Fathers from Tertullian in 200 AD to the death of Pope Innocent III in 1216. The complete Patrologia Latina is included with all prefatory material, original texts, critical apparatus and indexes.

Contains theological writings, biblical commentaries, confessional documents, social and political works, sermons, letters, polemical treatises, and other key documents from the religious and social upheavals of the 16th and 17th centuries. Content includes more than 845 tiles by 270+ authors.

This database is an electronic version of the complete print edition published in sixty-eight volumes by the Société des Bollandistes. It is a collection of documents examining the lives of saints, organized according to each saint's feast day. It runs from the two January volumes published in 1643 to the Propylaeum to December published in 1940.

Includes the experiences of approximately 500 women, in over 100,000 pages of diaries and letters. Includes biographies and bibliographies. Holdings cover more than 300 years of history.

This collection comprises materials from The National Archives, Kew, UK and contains records of the British administration in Ireland prior to 1922, a period which saw the rise of Parnell and the Land War in 1880 through to the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1921.

This collection contains Government documents of the British administration in Northern Ireland 1921-72 (CAB/4), including a full record of every debate and transaction for the entire duration of the Stormont administration. Access includes more than 70,000 images from the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland.

This collection contains political papers documenting Neville Chamberlain’s policies as Chancellor of the Exchequer and Prime Minister, but also highlight his personal correspondence with his family. Access provided to more than 115,000 images from the University of Birmingham Library.

Considered the standard reference source on the unprecedented industrial mobilization of an entire economy to fight the war of 1914-1918, this collection aids in the study of economics behind World War I, the career of David Lloyd George, and the process of state intervention in industry. Access to more than 6800 images from the National Archives of the United Kingdom.

This collection comprises documentation related to the activities of Emiliano Zapata and the Liberation Army of the South. It consists mainly of correspondence exchanged between the headquarters and the camps and regional commands, as well as acts or proceedings on revolutionary and civil trials, and information concerning the revolutionary Convention sovereign.

This collection, compiled from Cuban sources, spans the period from Cuban independence to the end of the Batista regime. The collection sheds light on Cuban feminism, women in politics, literature by Cuban women and the legal status of Cuban women. Access provided to more than 16,000 images from the personal collection Dr. K. Lynn Stoner and date from 1898 to 1958.

This collection covers a wide range of viewpoints on political, social, and economic issues between Central American and South American countries, and includes materials such as cables, memoranda, correspondence, reports and analyzes, and treaties. Access provided to more than 105,000 images from the US National Archives.

This collection, as seen through the eyes of the British diplomatic corps in Russia, provides a unique analysis of this "retro-reform" policy, including the increase of revolutionary agitation, deepening of conservatism and changes from agrarian to industrial society, and spread of pan-Slavism, both in the Russian Empire and Eastern Europe. Materials come from the UK National Archives, includes more than 67,000 images, and range from 1183 to 1886.

This collection documents the Russian entrance into World War I and culminates in reporting on the Revolution in Russia in 1917 and 1918. Access provided to more than 73,000 images from the National Archives in the United Kingdom.

This collection reproduces letters, reports, memorandums, cablegrams, maps, charts, and other kinds of records relating to the activities of the American Expeditionary Forces in Siberia (AEF in Siberia), 1918-20. Access included to more than 9000 images from the US National Archives.

This collection of U.S. State Department Central Classified Files relates to commercial and trade relations beginning in the Tsarist Russia period and extending through Khrushchev period in Soviet history. It contains a wide range of materials from U.S. diplomats including materials on treaties, general conditions affecting trade, imports and exports, laws and regulations, customs administration, tariffs, and ports of entry activities. Content includes more than 37,000 images and ranges from 1910-1963.

The Chinese Recorder provides English language accounts of secular events in China including the crusade against opium, the Boxer Rebellion, the 1911 Revolution, and the Sino-Japanese war. Religious topics such as the founding of missionaries and the growth of the Chinese church are well documented. Access includes more than 52,000 images and covers the years 1867-1941.

This collection documents the military history of South Asia and the history of the British military experience in India through Army lists, orders, instructions, regulations, manuals, orders of battle, administration summaries, commissions, reports, maneuvers, and regimental narratives. Access to more than 5200 images from the British Library.

The collection includes historical and contemporary sources from and about the region in arts, humanities, social sciences, history of science, and other fields in English and other South Asian languages. There are two sub-sections - Manuscripts and Print - providing more specific searching of materials.

Focuses on the complex and varied liberation struggles in Southern Africa, with an emphasis on Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.

This collection comprises correspondence, studies and reports, cables, maps, and other kinds of documents related to U.S. consular activities, reporting on the activities of the French colonial government and the activities of the native peoples. Access provided to more than 17,000 images from the US National Archives.

This collection comprises correspondence, studies and reports, cables, maps, and other kinds of documents related to U.S. consular activities, reporting on the activities of the Italian colonial governments and later the mandate authorities, and the activities of the native peoples. Access provided to more than 6000 images from the US National Archives.