Virginia Gazette Virginia Gazette was the first newspaper published in Virginia and the first to be published in the area south of the Potomac River in the colonial period of the United States. Published weekly in Williamsburg, Virginia between 1736 and 1780,The Virginia Gazette contained news covering all of Virginia and also included information […]
Month: June 2011
New Database Trial:The South Carolina Newspaper Collection
The South Carolina Newspaper Collection This collection contains a wealth of information on colonial and early American History and genealogy, and provides an accurate glimpse of life in South Carolina and America, with additional coverage of events in Europe, during the early days of this country. Selector:John Tofanelli Access:IP This trial is accessible through […]
New Database:International directory of arts
International directory of arts The International Directory of Arts (IDA) contains more than 150,000 addresses (including telephone and fax numbers, eMail and URL) from all over the world: from museums and public galleries, universities, academies and schools, associations, the art and antiques trade, numismatics, galleries, auctioneers, restorers, art publishers, art journals, antiquarians and art […]
New Database: Oxford biblical studies online
Oxford biblical studies online In addition to the Bible texts, Oxford Biblical Studies Online offers quick access to … entries from the Encyclopedia of the Dead Sea Scrolls, Oxford Companion to the Bible, and other Oxford references. Users can easily navigate to hundreds of topical essays within the Oxford Study Bibles themselves, in The […]
New Database:Filmakers library online
Filmakers library online The collection includes documentaries that are already heavily used in humanities and social science classrooms. Topical coverage is contemporary and relevant across the curriculum–race and gender studies, human rights, globalization and global studies, multiculturalism, international relations, criminal justice, the environment, bioethics, health, political science and current events, psychology, arts, literature, and […]
New Database:La France pendant la guerre 1939-1945: résistance et journaux de Vichy(Voices from wartime France 1939-1945 : clandestine resistance and Vichy)
La France pendant la guerre 1939-1945 :résistance et journaux de Vichy (Voices from wartime France 1939-1945 : clandestine resistance and Vichy) Providing perspectives from both the Vichy government and the resistance movement, this unique collection constitutes the sum of the French press that actually reached Britain during the Occupation of 1940-44. It is the […]
New Database:The War Department and Indian affairs, 1800-1824
The War Department and Indian affairs, 1800-1824 From 1789 until the Bureau of Indian Affairs was established in 1824, Indian affairs were under the direct control of the Secretary of War. This collection consists of the letters received by and letters sent to the War Department, including correspondence from Indian superintendents and agents, factors […]
New Database:The Bush presidency and development and debate over civil rights policy and legislation
The Bush presidency and development and debate over civil rights policy and legislation This collection contains materials on civil rights, the development of civil rights policy, and the debate over civil rights legislation during the administration of President George H.W. Bush and during his tenure as vice president. Contents of this collection include memoranda, talking […]
New Database:Mountain people:life and culture in Appalachia
Mountain people: life and culture in Appalachia This collection consists of the diaries, journals, and narratives of explorers, emigrants, military men, Native Americans, and travelers. In addition, there are accounts on the development of farming and mining communities, family histories, and folklore. These accounts provide a view of the vast region between Lexington, Kentucky, […]
New Database:Literature, culture and society in Depression era America:archives of the Federal Writers’ Project.
Literature, culture and society in Depression era America :archives of the Federal Writers’ Project. The Federal Writers’ Project (FWP) was the most controversial and contentious program of the Work Projects Administration (WPA), an integral part of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s "New Deal." This bold, imaginative and wide-ranging enterprise is the key to understanding literature, culture […]