Expert help for the Humanities returns to the Library! (Wednesday 6 October)
Pop into the Library and get expert help finding information from primary historical sources as diverse as the Chatham House international relations archive, Mass Observation Online (1930s-1999), African-American Communities, political archives covering the Middle East, China and Japan and historical collections delving further back into the life and culture of 19th century Britain. Representatives from our online archive suppliers Gale and AM (formerly Adam Matthew) will share a table in the Library Atrium from 11am – 3pm next Wednesday 6 November.
Get help on finding primary research evidence for such specialist Humanities, Politics, and cultural resources, expert tips from the resource providers, and a great many freebie giveaways!
Databases being demonstrated include:
from Gale
- Chatham House international relations archive (1920-2008)
- US Declassified Documents (20th and early 21st centuries)
- State Papers from Tudor to Georgian times
- 18th and 19th century collections of Crime, Punishment and Popular Culture
- newspaper archives from the 19th century to recent times and many of our online newspaper archives, which can be cross-searched using Gale Primary Sources
from AM
- AM supply Mass Observation which ranges from 1930s to 1999
- African American Communities
- 20th century political archives covering the Middle East, China and Japan, Gender: Identity and Social Change
- Indigenous Histories and Cultures of the Americas
- various Victorian archives, including London Low Life, Food and Drink in History and Popular Culture in Britain and America from 1950-1975
Don’t wait, just read!
You don’t have to wait for the pop-up! Explore our primary historical eresources online right now
- Chatham House international relations archive
- Click here for our state papers from Tudor to Georgian times
- Click here to access all the Gale resources
- Click here to visit all the AM resources collections – just make sure you have connected via the University’s GlobalProtect VPN if you are off-campus
If you have any difficulties accessing these or any of our other resources, please chat with a librarian online or stop by the Library Help Desk.
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