by Anne Hatinen
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from Gale: Gale Digital Collections has changed the nature of research forever by providing a wealth of rare, formerly inaccessible historical content from the world's most prestigious libraries. From the 1100s to the 2000s; from the Wild West to the...
from Gale:
Gale Digital Collections has changed the nature of research forever by providing a wealth of rare, formerly inaccessible historical content from the world's most prestigious libraries.
From the 1100s to the 2000s; from the Wild West to the Far East; from culture and business, to politics and war, to religion and government; this remarkable, ever-expanding program supports the needs of today's scholars, faculty and students and enhances the value and reputation of any library that offers it.
Slavery and Anti-Slavery, Part IV: The Age of Emancipation - Beginning in 1788 with Lord Dunmore's offer of emancipation and ending in 1896 with Plessy v. Ferguson, Part IV: The Age of Emancipation, the fourth installment in the Slavery and Anti-Slavery: A Transnational Archive series, includes a range of rare documents related to emancipation in the United States, as well as Latin America, the Caribbean, and other areas of the world.
State Papers Online: Eighteenth Century, 1714-1782, Part 1: State Papers Domestic, Military, Naval and the Registers of the Privy Council offers historians access rare British government manuscripts providing unparalleled access to thousands of manuscripts that reveal the behind the scenes, day to day running of government during the eighteenth century. This is an essential research tool for anyone studying, teaching or researching the 18th century.
British Newspapers, Part III: 1780-1950 - Part of the British Newspapers, 1600-1950 series, this collection features new content and sources such as the Sheffield Daily Telegraph, Leeds Intelligence, Evening Telegraph, Yorkshire Gazette, Nottingham Evening Post, Newcastle Guardian and Tyne Mercury.
Daily Mail Historical Archive, 1896-2004 - Described by the New Yorker as "the newspaper that rules Britain", the Daily Mail has been at the heart of British journalism since 1896, regularly changing the course of government policy and setting the national debate. It currently boasts a circulation of over 2 million, and its website is the most visited news site in the world.
