HIST 396A - Britain and the World: Industry and Empire
PRIMARY SOURCES
What are primary sources? Finding Primary Sources on the Web? Evaluating primary sources.
An instructional page about how to idenitfy, find and evaluate primary sources.
UA Library Catalog
On the keyword search page, type your major search topic into the top line. On the second line, change "Any Field" to SUBJECT.
Type any of the following into the Search Box:
Sources, Interviews, Personal Narratives, statistics, diaries, correspondence. You can search more than one of these by putting "or" between words. e.g. sources or personal narratives or interviews
Tip Sheet for finding Primary sources in UA Library and WorldCat
Microfilm collections of European History microforms of primary documents at the University of Arizona Library.
BOPCRIS: British Official Publications Collaborative Reader Information Service.
British official publications from the period of 1688-1995.
British and Irish Women's Letters and Diaries
The letters and diaries of 91 women. Biographies and an extensive annotated bibliography are included,1500 -1900. Collection continues to grow.
British History on-line
British History Online is the digital library containing some of the core printed primary and secondary sources for the medieval and modern history of the British Isles. It was created by the Institute of Historical Research and the History of Parliament Trust. Parliamentary papers are here.
Early English Books Online (EEBO)
Full digitization of all books and other publications English from 1475-1700.
EuroDocs: Primary Historical Documents from Western Europe.
Selected transcriptions, facsimiles and translations.
Gerritsen Collection: Women's History Online, 1543-1945 [ Tips]
A full text database containing a wide range of unique materials about women and their lives from an international perspective. Focuses primarily on the US, British Isles, and Western Europe. Some material in languages other than English.
House of Commons Parliamentary Papers
British Government · House of Commons Parliamentary Papers, 19th century. This is still being loaded. Presently, there is an index for 1801-2004 and full text for 1840-1891.
In the First Person: English language personal narratives, including letters, diaries, memoirs, autobiographies, and oral histories.
Repositories of Primary Source
A listing of websites describing holdings of manuscripts, archives, rare books, historical photographs, and other primary sources for the research scholar with worldwide coverage. United Kingdom is used for materials on Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales, as well as Northern Ireland)
HISTORICAL GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS
British History OnLine
Includes the House of Commons Journal, House of Commons Debates by Grey, House of Lords Journal, and other Parliamentary documents.
House of Commons Parliamentary Papers
British Government · House of Commons Parliamentary Papers, 19th century.
Link to Lists of British Parliamentary materials in the UA Library.
Catalogs and Archives for Other Libraries
Archives U.S.A
Bibliographic records and indexes for approximately 100,000 archives and manuscript collections in the United States.
National Union Catalogue of Manuscript Collections(NUCMC)
A cooperative cataloging effort which identifies manuscript collections in the U.S. From 1959-1986 listed in print volumes only (Z6620.U5 N3). After 1986 most cataloging appears in RLIN and also WorldCat. Access to RLIN through both NUCMC and RLIN.
Repositories of Primary Sources
A listing of websites describing holdings of manuscripts, archives, rare books, historical photographs, and other primary sources for the research scholar with worldwide coverage.
WorldCat
The worl'd larges union catalog of books, manuscripts and other materials held in libraries worldwide. The InterLibrary Loan request form is part of the database.
Center for Research Libraries (CRL)
Use for locating archives, manuscripts, and other materials not in the UA library. All CRL materials can be borrowed for 6 months.
NEWSPAPERS
Access World News
Full-text content of local and regional newspapers. Papers for Africa and Asia available from 1996 onwards.
Atlanta Constitution (ProQuest Historical Newspapers
Full text and full image searching and retrieving of the Atlanta Constitution, 1868-1925.
Chicago Tribune (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)
Full text and full image searching and retrieving of the Chicago Tribune, 1849-1985
Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe
Full text coverage of hundreds of U.S. and International newspapers, TV transcripts and periodicals. Coverage of newspapers vary. Some go back to the late 1980s, but not all.
Los Angeles Times
Full text and full image searching and retrieving of the LA Times, 1881-1985.
New York Times (ProQuest) [TIPS]
Full Text images of almost all pages of the New York Times, 1851-2002.
Proquest Historical Newspapers (New York Times, LA Times, Atlanta Constitution, Chicago Tribune, Washington Post)
Full text and full image searching and retrieving of all these newspapers simultaneously.
For dates of coverage see individual titles this page.
The Times (London)
Full text of all of the entire Times. Covers 1785-1984. One can view the entire page or specific article. The contents of this newspaper are completely searchable.
Washington Post (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)
Full text and full image searching and retrieving of the Washington Post, 1877-1989.
Center for Research Libraries (CRL) and - WorldCat to identify foreign newspapers and request via Interlibrary Loan.
Tip sheet for finding newspapers
Biographical Information
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
The largest source for authoritative information about men and women who have shaped all aspects of British history from the earliest times up to the present.