History of Disabilities: Disabilities in Society, Seventeenth to Twentieth Century
Disabilities in Society, Seventeenth to Twentieth Century demonstrates how society has interacted with and treated individuals with disabilities historically. This collection also documents the rise of disabilities movements and their efforts to gain political power. Materials chronicle how individuals were classified and treated, and how some overcame physical or mental challenges to change perceptions of what it means to be disabled.
Environmental History: Conservation and Public Policy in America, 1870–1980
With the effects of climate change already upon us, the need has never been greater to understand the long history behind today’s uniquely American conflagrations around resource usage, trade rules, land rights, and environmental conservation. Access the correspondence, manuscripts, pamphlets, and much more that chronicle the effort to balance the good of the planet with the economic drivers of the Industrial Revolution through the late twentieth century—and witness the beginnings of the modern American conservation movement.
The American Civil War: The International Context demonstrates the involvement of European nations in the American Civil War, including their internal discussions, reactions to approaches from Unionists and Confederates, the challenges and advantages the American conflict brought, and its impact on politics and society.
Archives of Latin American and Caribbean History Sixteenth to Twentieth Century
The Archives of Latin American and Caribbean History, Sixteenth to Twentieth Century offer a range of content for the region, providing opportunities for research into issues and events in contemporary Latin American and Caribbean history, as well as historical perspective back to the colonial period.