Letters and diaries provide a unique perspective on public and private events. These database collections also offer extensive indexing (use the advanced search to see the many options available). The American Civil War: Letters and Diaries British and Irish Women’s Letters and Diaries, from 1500-1900 North American Women’s Letters and Diaries (1700-1950) North American Immigrant […]
Category: Women & Gender
Twentieth Century Advice Literature
Twentieth Century Advice Literature : North American Guides on Race, Sex, Gender, and the Family brings together instructional, prescriptive, behavioral, and etiquette literature published from 1890 through 1980. The database includes hundreds of fully searchable handbooks, manuals, textbooks, etiquette guides, self-help books, instructional pamphlets, and how-to books. […]