This multi-archive collection contains sources illustrating European maritime exploration from the earliest voyages of Vasco da Gama to the establishment of European settlements on every continent, the eventual discovery of the Northwest and Northeast Passages, and the race for the Poles.

Created in partnership with The National WWII Museum, New Orleans, this digital resource shows how World War Two changed American society and the economy, how it impacted individuals and families, and the legacy of the War in human terms.

Digital access to official British records relating to the decline of the Silk Road, the “Great Game,” and 20th-century Soviet influence.

CO Files from The National Archives, UK, providing an enormous range of unique primary sources covering British governance of 25 islands in the Caribbean from 1624–1872. ZSR has access to Module 1: Settlement, Slavery, and Empire, 1624-1832.

Explores everyday lives through family correspondence, rare books, objects, legal, administrative, and church records, wills, inventories, and commonplace books.

A vast array of India Office Records from the British Library charting the history of the East India Company and much more between 1599 and 1947. ZSR has access to the following modules: Module I. A – D. Trade, Governance and Empire, 1600-1947, Module II. G. Factory Records for South Asia and South East Asia, 1595 – 1830, Module III. G. Factory Records for China, Japan and the Middle East, 1596 – 1870, Module IV. E. Correspondence: Early Voyages, Formation and Conflict.

Official British documents from The National Archives, UK, regarding Japanese history and international relations.

Official records focusing on Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, and the Philippines. ZSR provides access to Section I. Cold War in the Pacific, Trade Relations, and the Post-Independence Period, 1963-1966.

A multi-archive resource for the study of gender history, women’s suffrage, the feminist movement, the body, education, labour, and politics from the 19th–21st centuries.

Covers systematic reform, sanitation improvements, treatment of disease, nursing care, and surgical techniques on international front lines from 1850 to 1949.

Explores the emigration of peoples from Great Britain, mainland Europe and Asia to North America and Australasia during the 19th and 20th centuries.

Focuses on life for the poorest communities in Victorian Britain, exploring social reform and philanthropic efforts.

Tells the story of war through newspapers and magazines that provided information and entertainment to the forces.

A collection of films covering war, history, and society through a socialist lens, representing the USSR, China, Britain, and the US.