Provides access to primary source materials documenting the development and work of Amnesty International, a leading organization in the fight for human rights. Spanning decades, the collection includes internal records, reports, correspondence, and campaign materials addressing issues such as political imprisonment, torture, capital punishment, and global advocacy efforts. This resource is ideal for researchers studying human rights history, social movements, and international relations.
Provides access to primary sources from the British Colonial Offices documenting the Caribbean's colonial history, with a focus on British colonization, the transatlantic slave trade, plantation economies, and colonial administration. The collection includes correspondence, legal documents, plantation records, and maps, covering themes such as governance, economic development, and the broader socio-political impacts of empire. This resource is ideal for researchers studying colonial and Atlantic history.
This rich collection of American newspapers features over 130 fully searchable newspapers in 10 languages from 25 states from 1799-1971. This database offers rich insights into immigrant contributions to U.S. business, music, science, education, labor movements and war efforts. With an emphasis on Americans of Czech, French, German, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Jewish, Lithuanian, Polish, Slovak and Welsh descent, this unique resource will enable students and scholars to explore often-overlooked aspects of this nation’s history, politics and culture, including insights into the direct impact of largely anti-immigrant American legislation on specific ethnic groups, the founding of nativist political movements, and “war relocation camp” experiences during World War II.
A web-based geographic information system (GIS) that allows users to access hundreds of sources to easily build effective map visualizations. VPN Required for off-campus access.
