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Papers of British Consulates and Legation in China (1727-1951)
Digitized from the FO 233 series held at the UK National Archives, this collection contains miscellaneous papers and reports from the British legation and consulates in China.
Papers of British Consulates and Legation in China (1727-1951)
Digitized from the FO 233 series held at the UK National Archives, this collection contains miscellaneous papers and reports from the British legation and consulates in China.
State Papers Online Colonial Asia, Part I: Far East, Hong Kong, and Wei-Hai-Wei
State Papers Online Colonial: Asia, Part I: Far East, Hong Kong, and Wei-Hai-Wei is the first part of a major new programme bringing the British Colonial Office files to a global audience. State Papers Online Colonial will eventually be comprised of four parts and is digitisation of the British Colonial Office’s files (CO series) of documents now housed in The National Archives in the United Kingdom.
Newspapers of the French Revolution 1848 from the British Library, London
The Gale Microform collection is one of the world's largest microform archives of exclusive primary source materials in fields of study that include the humanities, social sciences, and international news.
Eighteenth Century English Provincial Newspapers: From the British Library, London
The Gale Microform collection is one of the world's largest microform archives of exclusive primary source materials in fields of study that include the humanities, social sciences, and international news.
Early Arabic Printed Books from the British Library: Literature, Grammar, Language, Catalogues, and Periodicals is a full-text searchable archive of early Arabic printed books from a range of genres that provide additional background and multiple points of entry into the study of the cultural, intellectual, and social lives of the people of the Middle East.
Early Arabic Printed Books from the British Library: Religion and Law
Early Arabic Printed Books from the British Library: Religion and Law is a full-text searchable archive of early Arabic printed books on Islamic literature, including numerous editions of the Qur'an with translations and commentaries, traditions (hadith), works of the religious life, and Islamic law materials such as fiqh, statutes, and rulings, all of which provide insight and multiple points of entry into the study of the cultural, intellectual, and social lives of the people of the Middle East.
Early Arabic Printed Books from the British Library: Sciences, History, and Geography
Early Arabic Printed Books from the British Library: Sciences, History, and Geography is a full-text searchable archive of early Arabic printed books on medicine and physiology, classical sciences, mathematics, astrology, chemistry, natural history, philosophy, logic and ethics, politics, history and genealogy, biography, travel, geography, and much more. This collection presents the range of Arab learning that influenced the scholarship and scientific development in Europe through the Middle Ages and Early Modern period.
Selections from The King's Manuscripts from the British Library
This collection offers a selection of distinguished medieval and post-medieval manuscripts from the King’s Manuscripts. The collection is important for understanding the cultural and intellectual environment of British monarchs from at least Edward IV to George III. They include “treasures” – high-quality, often illuminated manuscript books dedicated and presented to monarchs, manuscripts of important classical texts, examples of intellectual and literary works of the period and the working library of ruling monarchs from Edward IV to George II.
Nineteenth Century UK Periodicals Part II: Empire
Expanding beyond the UK borders, Part II explores Britain's empire-building throughout the nineteenth century through the complete runs of 91 periodicals from its colonies, covering the public response to the abolition of the slave trade, the First Opium War, Queen Victoria's assumption of the title of Empress of India, and the "Scramble for Africa". It is an invaluable resource for students and researchers with British colonial and post-colonial interests.
American Amateur Newspapers from the American Antiquarian Society
Amateur Newspapers from the American Antiquarian Society is an extensive collection of amateur publications that were written, edited, and published primarily by young people, aged 12-20, during the second half of the 19th century, this one-of-a-kind archive features tens of thousands of issues, and includes editorials, original short fiction, essays, poetry, and more. It provides an abundance of resources for researchers looking to make connections with the era, and provides compelling insights into the ways teens and young adults viewed their hometowns, their country, and the world around them in the 19th century.
A well-known collection at the British Library, the original Burney volumes are in fragile condition and are restricted from reading-room use except as microfilm. This digitization includes more than 1,000 documents, allowing researchers to see the development of the newspaper as we know it today.
John Nichols was a printer, Master of the Stationers’ Company, biographer, and historian. Made in collaboration with the Bodleian Library, Oxford, this digitized archive contains over 150,000 pages of printed text and contains some of the most influential titles in British publishing history.
A well-known collection at the British Library, the original Burney volumes are in fragile condition and are restricted from reading-room use except as microfilm. This digitization includes more than 1,000 documents, allowing researchers to see the development of the newspaper as we know it today.
Provides access to more than 2,300 major U.S. regional, national, and local newspapers, as well as leading titles from around the world. It also includes thousands of images, radio, and TV broadcasts and transcripts.
This archive provides full-text content and images from numerous newspapers from urban and rural regions throughout the United States, from the political party newspapers at the beginning of the nineteenth century to the daily publications that shaped the nation by the end of the century.
A well-known collection at the British Library, the original Burney volumes are in fragile condition and are restricted from reading-room use except as microfilm. This digitization includes more than 1,000 documents, allowing researchers to see the development of the newspaper as we know it today.
John Nichols was a printer, Master of the Stationers’ Company, biographer, and historian. Made in collaboration with the Bodleian Library, Oxford, this digitized archive contains over 150,000 pages of printed text and contains some of the most influential titles in British publishing history.
From Allied propaganda in WWII to Irish castle records dating from 1798, researchers can delve into Britain's rich past. This collection contains primary source materials about the nation's industrialization, as well as personal papers from Joseph, Neville, and Sir Austen Chamberlain, and provides perspectives on Northern Ireland's tempestuous political history. BRITISH HISTORY ...
We will be back in touch if applications open at your university whilst you're still studying there. In the meantime, see what fascinating historical nuggets you can find in the Gale Primary Sources archives available at your university – you might even find something of use to your own studies! Just type 'Gale' into your library catalogue. The is also a wealth of information on our website exploring...