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Anthropology Plus
Indexes periodicals, journals, and edited works, with an emphasis on archaeology, anthropology, and linguistics. Coverage: Late 19th century-present. articles newspapers magazines articles scholarly journals
eHRAF World Cultures
A cross-cultural database containing descriptive information on cultures and ethnic groups from around the world. Coverage: 1991-. books e-books

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American Indian Histories and Cultures
Explore manuscripts, artwork and rare printed books dating from the earliest contact with European settlers right up to photographs and newspapers from the mid-twentieth century. Browse through a wide range of rare and original documents from treaties, speeches and diaries, to historic maps and travel journals. artwork images primary sources primary sources documents manuscripts primary sources historical newspapers periodicals
American West
Comprised of original manuscripts, rare printed books, maps and ephemeral material from the Everett D.Graff Collection of Western Americana at the Newberry Library, Chicago, American West covers topics including tales of frontier life, Indigenous Peoples, vigilantes and outlaws. artwork images primary sources primary sources documents manuscripts primary sources historical newspapers periodicals
Anthropology Plus
Indexes periodicals, journals, and edited works, with an emphasis on archaeology, anthropology, and linguistics. Combines Anthropological Literature and Anthropological Index. Coverage: Late 19th century-present. articles newspapers magazines articles scholarly journals
Apartheid South Africa
Apartheid South Africa makes available British government files from the Foreign, Colonial, Dominion and Foreign and Commonwealth Offices. These previously restricted letters, diplomatic dispatches, reports, trial papers, activists’ biographies and first-hand accounts of events give unprecedented access to the history of South Africa’s apartheid regime. Coverage: 1948-1980. primary sources primary sources documents manuscripts

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eHRAF World Cultures
A cross-cultural database containing descriptive information on cultures and ethnic groups from around the world. Includes citations, abstracts, and full text of ethnographic and other materials, indexed by culture and subject. Information is drawn from books, dissertations, conference papers, and journal articles. Coverage: 1991-. books e-books
Empire Online
Includes over 70,000 images of original documents relating to Empire Studies, sourced from libraries and archives around the world. Contains manuscript and printed material, from not only British but also French, Dutch, Spanish, North American and other points of view. Supported by the Presidential Trust for Faculty Excellence. Coverage: 1400s-present. primary sources documents manuscripts reports
Ethnic Diversity Source
Ethnic Diversity Source is a full-text database that covers the culture, traditions, social treatment and lived experiences of many ethnic populations in North America. articles scholarly journals books e-books

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Mountain People: Life and Culture in Appalachia
This collection consists of the diaries, journals, and narratives of explorers, emigrants, military men, Native Americans, and travelers. In addition, there are accounts on the development of farming and mining communities, family histories, and folklore. These accounts provide information on the social, political, economic, scientific, religious and agricultural characteristics of the Appalachian region. Coverage: 1700-1950. primary sources documents manuscripts

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Oxford Bibliographies: African Studies
Oxford Bibliographies are authoritative, scholar-developed research guides covering a variety of subject areas. They combine features of an annotated bibliography and a subject encyclopedia, guiding researchers to the best available scholarship on the topic. encyclopedias reference

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Popular Culture in Britain and America
From the collections of original archival material from key libraries in Britain and America, discover the 1950’s to the 1970’s through a wealth of printed and manuscript sources, visual material, ephemera and video clips. Coverage: 1950-1975. artwork images primary sources primary sources historical newspapers periodicals
ProQuest Social Science Database
This database offers indexing and full text for hundreds of academic journals, providing extensive coverage across a wide range of social science disciplines including anthropology, criminology, economics, education, political science, psychology, social work and sociology. Coverage: 1987-. articles scholarly journals

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SAGE Campus
SAGE Campus supports the teaching and learning of skills and research methods through 250+ hours of structured online learning. These self-paced courses cover critical skills and research methods across all stages of academic study. Click Register to create your account through WFU. careers personal development video multimedia
Social Sciences Citation Index (Web of Science)
“Social Sciences Citation Index indexes over 1,700 journals in the social sciences including anthropology, communications, history, law, management, political science, psychology, sociology, and women’s studies. It provides bibliographic data, author abstracts, and cited references. Social Sciences Citation Index is most useful for searching for articles that cite a known author or work. Citation searching also allows a researcher to use a given work as a subject term in order to identify more recent articles about the same topic.” Coverage: 1956-. articles scholarly journals

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Travel Writing, Spectacle and World History
This world history resource includes rare diaries and the supporting correspondence from the Schlesinger Library at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University. These personal accounts describe the travel experiences, destinations and desires of nineteenth and twentieth century American women. Coverage: 1835-1976. primary sources primary sources documents manuscripts

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World’s Fairs
This resource digitizes primary source material from hundreds of international fairs and expositions spanning 1829-2015. Coverage: 1851-2015. artwork images primary sources primary sources documents manuscripts primary sources historical newspapers periodicals

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