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Global Commodities – Trial ended 30 November 2012

Global Commodities: Trade, Exploration and Cultural Exchange provides a vast range of visual, manuscript and printed materials sourced from over twenty key libraries and more than a dozen companies and trade organisations around the world. These original sources will help scholars to explore the history of fifteen major commodities and to examine the ways thatContinue reading “Global Commodities – Trial ended 30 November 2012”

London Low Life – Trial ended 31 October 2012

London Low Life is a full-text searchable resource, containing colour digital images of rare books, ephemera, maps and other materials relating to 18th, 19th and early 20th century London. It is designed for both teaching and study, from undergraduate to research students and beyond. In addition to the digital documents, London Low Life contains aContinue reading “London Low Life – Trial ended 31 October 2012”

The First World War: Personal Experiences – Trial ended November 9, 2011

The First World War: Personal Experiences contains digital images of a wide range of original documents, including diaries, letters, personal narratives, trench journals, scrapbooks, objects, and a wealth of visual sources, providing a rich seam of information on personal experiences of war. It is designed for both teaching and study, from undergraduate to research studentsContinue reading “The First World War: Personal Experiences – Trial ended November 9, 2011”

Medieval Family Life – Trial ended November 19, 2010

Medieval Family Life (MFL) is a collection of manuscripts dating from approximately 1400 to the 20th century. The collection, created from source material from the British Library, Chetham’s Library, the National Archives, and the West Yorkshire Archives, consists of the Paston Family Papers, the Celys Family Papers, the Plumpton Correspondence, the Stonor Correspondence, and theContinue reading “Medieval Family Life – Trial ended November 19, 2010”