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African Newspapers (1800-1922)
This groundbreaking online collection provides more than 60 searchable African newspapers published in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Featuring English- and foreign-language titles from Angola, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Sao Tome and Principe, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe, African Newspapers offers unparalleled coverage of the issues and events that shaped the continent and its peoples between 1800 and 1922. Coverage: 1800-1922. primary sources historical newspapers periodicals

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British Periodicals
Searchable full text of hundreds of British periodicals from the late seventeenth century to the early twentieth. Coverage: 1680s-1930s. primary sources historical newspapers periodicals

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C19: The Nineteenth Century Index
Covers books and periodicals of the 19th century. Corresponds to or provides indexing for: Poole’s Index to Periodical Literature, Nineteenth Century Short Title Catalogue, American Periodicals Series, Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodicals, House of Commons Parliamentary Papers, ArchivesUSA, and Palmer’s Index to the Times. Coverage: 1800-1900. literary criticism reference primary sources historical newspapers periodicals
Caribbean Newspapers, 1718-1876
Caribbean Newspapers, 1718-1876—the largest online collection of 18th- and 19th-century newspapers published in this region—provides primary resource for studying the development of Western society and international relations within this important group of islands. This resource covers colonial history, the Atlantic slave trade, international commerce, New World slavery and U.S. relations with the region as far back as the early 18th century. Coverage: 1718-1876. primary sources historical newspapers periodicals
China, America and the Pacific
A collecetion of archival material, including manuscript sources, rare printed texts, visual images, objects, and maps, connected to the trading and cultural relationships that emerged between China, America and the Pacific region between the 18th and early 20th centuries. primary sources primary sources documents manuscripts primary sources historical newspapers periodicals
China: Culture and Society
China: Culture and Society features primary resources and secondary resources, including scholarly essays, an interactive chronology, mini guides, and editors’ choices from the collection. Coverage: 1750-1929. primary sources primary sources historical newspapers periodicals reports
China: Trade, Politics and Culture 1793-1980
With documents encompassing events from the earliest English embassy to the birth and early years of the People’s Republic, this resource collects sources from nine archives to give insight into the changes in China during this period. Coverage: 1793-1980. primary sources primary sources documents manuscripts primary sources historical newspapers periodicals

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Economist Historical Archive
Fully searchable, complete facsimile edition of The Economist, the weekly paper covering politics, current affairs and all aspects of business and trade worldwide. Contains more than 600,000 pages, with full-colour images, topic and area supplements and surveys. An excellent multidisciplinary primary source for researching and teaching the 19th and 20th centuries. Coverage: 1843-2008. articles newspapers magazines news current events primary sources historical newspapers periodicals
Eighteenth Century Journals
Draws together material from selected archives across the UK and the US, with the aim of representing the rich variety of the eighteenth century press. Topics covered include colonial life, provincial and rural affairs, the French and American revolutions, reviews of literature and fashion throughout Europe, political debates, and London coffee house gossip and discussion. primary sources historical newspapers periodicals

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First World War
Includes Modules I, II, and III. From personal collections and rare printed material, to military files, ephemera and artwork, The First World War highlights the experiences of soldiers, civilians and governments on both sides of the conflict and in multiple theatres of war. primary sources primary sources documents manuscripts primary sources historical newspapers periodicals
Foreign Office Files for China
Featuring diplomatic dispatches, letters, newspaper cuttings, political pamphlets, reports of court cases and other materials, this collection represents a constant exchange of information between London and the British embassies and consulates. Coverage: 1919-1980. primary sources primary sources documents manuscripts primary sources historical newspapers periodicals reports
Foreign Office Files for India, Pakistan and Afghanistan
This is a resource for the political and social history of India, Pakistan and Afghanistan in this period, featuring essential content on Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim and Kashmir, as well as other frontier regions. Coverage: 1947-1980. primary sources primary sources documents manuscripts primary sources historical newspapers periodicals
Foreign Office Files for the Middle East
Includes Section I. A resource for researchers and students seeking to understand the modern Middle East, this collection contains complete runs of Foreign Office files, providing an expansive view of key events and their global political impact. Coverage: 1971-1974. primary sources primary sources documents manuscripts primary sources historical newspapers periodicals

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Japan Times Archives
The Japan Times Archives enables users to search for articles from the first English-language newspaper in Japan. Historical content includes domestic and international politics, economy, culture, TV schedules, advertisements, weather forecasts and other useful topics across 120 years. primary sources historical newspapers periodicals

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Latin American Newspapers
Latin American Newspapers, Series 1 and 2, 1805-1922, offer coverage of the people, issues and events that shaped this vital region during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Featuring titles from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, Venezuela and a dozen other countries, these resources provide viewpoints from diverse Latin American cultures. Latin American Newspapers chronicles the evolution of Latin America over two centuries through eyewitness reporting, editorials, legislative information, letters, poetry, advertisements, obituaries and other items. Coverage: 1805-1922. primary sources historical newspapers periodicals
London Low Life
Drawn from the holdings of the Lilly Library, this resource contains full colour maps, cartoons, sketches and Tallis’ Street Views of London, and George Gissing’s famous London scrapbooks from the Pforzheimer Collection. primary sources primary sources historical newspapers periodicals

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North China Herald Online
From BrillOnline Primary Sources, The North China Herald was published in Shanghai from around 1850 to the 1940s. It was the official journal for British consular notifications and for announcements of the Shanghai Municipal Council. It also features translations of Chinese official notifications and news. Coverage: 1850-1940. primary sources historical newspapers periodicals

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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

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Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Burney Newspapers Collection
Collection of 17th and 18th century English newspapers and news pamphlets. Published mostly in London, however there are also some English provincial, Irish and Scottish papers, and a few examples from the American colonies, Europe and India. Includes page images. Coverage: 1604-1804. primary sources historical newspapers periodicals
Slavery, Abolition and Social Justice
The resource offers in-depth case studies in America, the Caribbean, Brazil and Cuba along with important material examining European, Islamic and African involvement in the slave trade. Coverage: 1490-2007. primary sources primary sources documents manuscripts primary sources historical newspapers periodicals reports

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Times Digital Archive
As the "world's newspaper of record," The Times (of London) has covered major international events from the French Revolution to the War in Iraq. The Times Digital Archive allows users to search over 200 years of this invaluable historical source. Coverage: 1785 – 5 years ago. articles newspapers magazines news current events primary sources historical newspapers periodicals
Times of India
Founded in 1838 to serve the British residents of West India, The Times of India now circulates more than four million copies, covering almost eight million readers. It is the largest English daily newspaper in the world. This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and coverage of the politics, society and events of the time. Coverage: 1838-2010. primary sources historical newspapers periodicals
Trans-Pacific Online
Launched in Tokyo in 1919 as the flagship of the Japan-America Association by Benjamin Fleisher (1870-1946), publisher of the Japan Advertiser, the Trans-Pacific began with a mission to stimulate US-Japan amity. Sharing editorial and corporate resources with the Japan Advertiser, the Trans-Pacific soon became that newspaper’s de facto weekly edition, serving up a heady mix of political, cultural and commercial news to forward-looking Japanese and western readerships. Coverage: 1919-1940. articles newspapers magazines primary sources historical newspapers periodicals

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Victorian Popular Culture
The Victorian Popular Culture portal is a resource for the study of popular entertainment in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It contains a wide range of source material relating to popular entertainment in America, Britain and Europe in the period from 1779 to 1930, and shows how interconnected these worlds were. Coverage: 1779-1930. artwork images primary sources primary sources historical newspapers periodicals

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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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