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- Black Historical Newspapers This link opens in a new windowProvides full-text access to the complete backfiles of nine major African American community newspapers.
- Chinese Newspapers Collection, 1832-1953 This link opens in a new windowSearchable access to the backfiles of 12 English language newspapers published in China, 1832-1953.
- FBIS: Foreign Broadcast Information Service Daily Reports This link opens in a new windowProvides CIA translations of newswires and broadcast services from around the world in full-text from 1941-1996.
- Gallica: NewspapersFrench newspapers. Includes some published in colonies.
- Guardian and Observer, 1791-2003 This link opens in a new windowFull-text searchable access to the complete backfiles of The Guardian, 1821-2003 (published in Manchester, England) and The Observer, 1791-2003 (published in London, England).
- Irish Times, 1859-2012 This link opens in a new windowDigitized versions of The Irish Times (1859-2012) and the Weekly Irish Times (1876-1958).
- Jerusalem Post, 1932-2008 This link opens in a new windowDigitized version of the Jerusalem Post, 1932-2008.
- ProQuest Historical Newspapers This link opens in a new windowCustom ProQuest cross-search of full-text backfiles of 30 U.S. and 32 international English-language newspapers.
- Rand Daily Mail This link opens in a new windowFully searchable digital edition of this Johannesburg daily newspaper, 1902-1985.
- South China Morning Post (1903-1996) This link opens in a new windowComplete, searchable backfile of the major English-language newspaper of Hong Kong (excluding the last 10 years).
- Times Digital Archive This link opens in a new windowOnline backfile of The Times newspaper of London, England, covering 1785 to 2019.
- Times of India, 1861-2006 This link opens in a new windowSearchable access to the backfile of The Times of India, in full page images digitized from microfilm.
- World Newspaper Archive This link opens in a new windowProvides full text searchable access to historical newspapers published in Africa, East Europe, Latin American and South Asia.
US Government Documents
- Digital National Security Archive (DNSA) This link opens in a new windowContains themed collections of over 650,000 declassified and FOIA'd documents that led to U.S. policy decisions.
- HeinOnline This link opens in a new windowA retrospective database providing full-text access to the archives of core legal journals and other legal materials.
- ProQuest Congressional This link opens in a new windowIncludes bills, laws, Congressional publications, hearings, reports, Congressional Record, CRS Reports and executive agency documents
- U.S. Declassified Documents Online This link opens in a new windowFull text of Presidential, Executive Branch, and Congressional documents since World War II declassified under the Freedom of Information Act. Subjects include foreign relations, the Korean and Vietnam Wars, civil rights movement, assassinations, etc.
UK Government Documents
- Archives Direct This link opens in a new windowA suite of collections sourced from The National Archives, Kew, the official archive of the United Kingdom.
- Confidential Print: Africa, 1834-1966 This link opens in a new windowDigital collection of documents issued by the British Foreign and Colonial Offices.
- Confidential Print: Latin America, 1833-1969 This link opens in a new windowDigital collection of documents issued by the British Foreign and Colonial Offices.
- Confidential Print: Middle East, 1839-1969 This link opens in a new windowDigital collection of documents issued by the British Foreign and Colonial Offices.
- Foreign Office Files for China, 1919-1980 This link opens in a new windowCollection diplomatic dispatches, letters, maps, reports of court cases, and biographies, dealing with China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.
- Foreign Office Files for India, Pakistan and Afghanistan, 1947-1980 This link opens in a new windowUK government files on the political and social history of India, Pakistan and Afghanistan.
- House of Commons Parliamentary Papers This link opens in a new windowIncludes over 200,000 House of Commons sessional papers from 1715 to the present, with supplementary material back to 1688.
Other Primary Source Collections
- Africa CommonsDocuments on African history and culture, magazines, newspapers, films and documentaries.
- Archives Unbound This link opens in a new windowSeveral collections of US State Department materials on European colonialism
- British Online Archives This link opens in a new windowLots of materials related to British colonies
- Colonial Legacies: Empire and Commonwealth PeriodicalsMagazines about British colonialism or published in Commonwealth countries and colonies
- Decolonization: Politics and Independence in Former Colonial and Commonwealth TerritoriesPapers from African Trade Unions and political pamphlets
- Empire Online This link opens in a new windowOver 60,000 images of original manuscripts related to Empire Studies sourced from libraries and archives around the world.
- EuropeanaMaterials digitized from collections across Europe.
- Frontier Life: Borderlands, Settlement and Colonial Encounters This link opens in a new windowDocuments existence on the edges of the Anglophone world from 1650-1920, including frontiers of North America, Africa and Australasia.
- GallicaDigital library of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France. Search among early printed books, newspapers, periodicals, images, maps, and more.
- Human Rights Studies Online This link opens in a new windowA collection of text and video on human rights crimes in the 20th and early 21st centuries.
- Periodicals Index Online This link opens in a new windowIndexes over 7,000 arts, humanities & social science journals, from their first issues through 2000.
- Women and Social Movements International This link opens in a new windowCollection of primary texts relating to women socal activists around the world, 1840 to present.
Finding Books
- U-M Library Catalog Search This link opens in a new window
Catalog Search results will include everything in the University of Michigan Library physical collection (books, audio, video, maps, musical scores, archival materials, and more), as well as materials available online such as electronic books, streaming audio and video, and online journals.
- WorldCat This link opens in a new windowCombined catalog of 360+ million items of all kinds (books, periodicals, videos, maps, etc.) in 25,000+ libraries worldwide.
Finding Articles
- America: History & Life with Full Text (EBSCO) This link opens in a new windowCovers the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present.
- Historical Abstracts with Full Text (EBSCO) This link opens in a new windowCovers the history of the world (excluding the United States and Canada) from 1450 to the present, including world history, military history, women's history, history of education, and more.
- PAIS Index This link opens in a new windowContains references to nearly 2 million journal articles and other resources on public affairs and public policy worldwide.
- Political Science Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new windowProvides indexing and abstracts for 2900 journals, and full-text articles for 500 top-ranked scholarly journals.
- U-M Library Articles Search This link opens in a new windowUse Articles Search to locate scholarly and popular articles, as well as reference works and materials from open access archives.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new windowFull-text access to the archives of 2,600+ journals and 35,000+ books in the arts, humanities, social sciences and sciences.
- Project MUSE This link opens in a new windowFull-text access to scholarly journals & e-books published by over 120 scholarly societies & university presses.
Citations
- Chicago Manual of Style Online This link opens in a new windowProvides searchable online access to the 17th (2017) and 16th (2010) editions of the standard style manual.
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