Archive for June 21st, 2018
Thursday, June 21st, 2018
China: Trade, Politics & Culture
China: Trade, Politics & Culture Access primary source, English-language materials on China’s relations with the world from the late 18th century through the mid 20th century. Papers, reports, and correspondence of diplomatic missions to China from the earliest contacts through the Nixon-era; records of the governing body of foreign trade with China (Chinese Maritime Customs […]
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Thursday, June 21st, 2018
Confidential Print. Africa, 1834-1966
Confidential Print. Africa, 1834-1966 Provides full-text access to British archival documents on the colonization of Africa by the European powers through the independence movement of the mid-twentieth century. Includes a section on tropical diseases and health issues unique to the continent. Keyword search with limits by date and region. Documents consist of reports, dispatches, correspondence, […]
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Thursday, June 21st, 2018
Confidential Print. Middle East, 1839-1969
Confidential Print. Middle East, 1839-1969 Access primary source documents from the British Foreign Office and the British Colonial Office from 1830-1969 on political, social, and economic issues for the Levant and the Arabian peninsula, Iran, Turkey, Egypt and Sudan. Keyword search with limits by date and region. Documents consist of reports, dispatches, correspondence, descriptions of […]
No Comments » - Posted in Arabic & Middle East Studies,History,International Studies by billie_peterson
Thursday, June 21st, 2018
Drama Online. RSC Live Collection
Drama Online. RSC Live Collection Streaming live screenings of Shakespeare productions recorded live at Stratford-upon-Avon by the Royal Shakespeare Company. Includes transcripts and contextual information.
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Thursday, June 21st, 2018
Early Church Texts
Early Church Texts Provides access to information on the early Christian church from the first through the fifth centuries, including a growing number of original language Greek and Latin texts.
No Comments » - Posted in Classics,History,Religion & Theology by billie_peterson
Thursday, June 21st, 2018
Flavius Josephus Online
Flavius Josephus Online Provides access to the four surviving worksJudean War, Judean Antiquities, Life, and Against Apion, in thirty Greek volumes, of first-century Jewish historian, Flavius Josephus. This is the online edition of the Flavius Josephus, Translation and Commentary print series from Brill.
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Thursday, June 21st, 2018
Foreign Office Files for China, 1919-1980
Foreign Office Files for China, 1919-1980 Provides full-text access to all the British Foreign Office records on China for 1919-1980. Types of materials include diplomatic dispatches, letters, newspaper cuttings, maps, reports of court cases, biographies of leading personalities, summaries of events, maps, as well as a chronology and contextual essays. Search by keyword or browse […]
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Thursday, June 21st, 2018
Grand Tour (Marlborough, England)
Grand Tour (Marlborough, England) Access primary sources describing the culminating educational event for young men (and sometimes women) during the 18th century – the “Grand Tour” of Europe’s cultural heritage. Manuscript, printed, and visual works from travel diaries, correspondence, sketchbooks, and printed volumes provide the reactions and activities of British tourists to key European cities. […]
No Comments » - Posted in Architecture,Art,Literature,Museum Studies by billie_peterson
Thursday, June 21st, 2018
Punch Historical Archive, 1841-1992
Punch Historical Archive, 1841-1992 Access the complete collection of the quintessential British magazine of satire, wit, and social commentary. Known for its political cartoons, this database includes all the prose, commentary, and other illustrations, including special issues.
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Thursday, June 21st, 2018
Reaxys
Reaxys This resource was on trial and has been acquired by the Baylor Libraries.