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The American Women Making History and Culture, 1963-1982 (“American Women”) collection on the internet archive includes Pacifica Radio Archives’ holdings from the five Pacifica radio stations (KPFA- Berkeley, CA; KPFK- Los Angeles, CA; WBAI- New York, NY; WPFW- Washington, DC; and KPFT- Houston, TX). They mainly relate to second wave feminism from 1960s-1980s and have fascinating interviews […]
Civil Rights cold case portal
Recently launched by the US National Archives this site provides access to records of unsolved racially-motivated crimes during the 20th century in the USA. During the Civil Rights era, thousands of racially-motivated crimes went unsolved. In many cases, local, state and/or federal authorities examined evidence, conducted interviews, and compiled detailed investigations into these crimes and violations. […]
Digital Caricatures of the Franco-Prussian War and the Paris Commune (1870-71)
Recently made available by the Cambridge digital library at Cambridge University Library https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/stories/caricatures-franco-prussian-war-and-paris-commune-1870-71 an online collection of political cartoon and satirical caricatures which were distributed at the time. They come from a number of large volumes assembled by booksellers: https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/caricatures/1 details of which are documented on the main website which also contains details of an […]
Victims.Auschwitz.org
The Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum: has created a new tool victims.auschwitz.org You can search for information about people deported to the Nazi camp, as well as learn details about most transports to the camp including maps and details of the transport systems. The website provides information about the historical sources used.
‘An ordinary life’: The King’s Fund’s work on services for disabled people
An online exhibition created by the Kings Fund Library for disability history month. The source explores aspects of the organisation’s work with and for disabled people. This covers physical and mental health issues, welfare, medical design accessibility and social rights. Links are provided to images, full text reports and catalogue entries. Note that some language […]
National AIDS Memorial Digital collection
Recently released by the Library of Congress this website provides images of the quilt created to commemorate American lives lost as well as thousands of digital letters and photos related to the lives of the people commemorated on it and background about the grassroots project which led to its creation and growth.
Women’s History Advent Calendar
Starting on 1st December, a window to open every day till Christmas https://calendar.myadvent.net/?id=nt1kee5497mdo9efkzij7kqyil69xnum to learn about women’s history.
COVID-19 American History Project guide
American Folklife Center have produced a guide to materials they have collected about experiences of COVID 19. It is available via the Library of Congress and it provides links to COVID-19 collections within the Library of Congress and to online collections outside of the Library.Materials include a selection of online photographs and images and oral […]
Photographs of the Medical Survey of the Bituminous Coal Industry 1946 (US)
New from the USA National Archives thousands of photographs of mining industry and regions taken in USA in 1946 as part of a survey of conditionsIn 1946 the Department of Interior and the United Mine Workers agreed to a joint survey of medical, health and housing conditions in coal communities to be conducted by Navy […]
Disability and employment
Trade Board records can give us a rare glimpse into the experiences and treatment of individual workers with disabilities or chronic illness in the early 20th century. The Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick has an online collection Also this Social History Society blog post from a few years ago by Andy Holroyde, University of […]
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