Wiener Digital Collections
The Weiner Holocaust Library in London has expanded its online materials. The website allows readers around the world to access digital copies of many of the Library’s most important collections; these include the Jewish Central Information Office’s reports on the growth of antisemitism in Europe in the 1930s, as well as documents donated to the library […]
China Studies
A new website for China Studies. Recently launched by The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) and still under development, the Digital Archives Mapping Project offers a free guide to open databases for China Studies research. They include rare books, photographs and Chinese language resources.
Voices Through Time – Coram
Coram was founded in 1739 as the Foundling Hospital and supports children in care. It is working on projects to digitise its archives while asking current children and care leavers to respond to the archive in creative ways using the assistance of professional artists. Through this, it aims to bring to life stories of care […]
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection of Charleston Slave Badges
The collection includes 146 rare badges dating as far back as 1804. These were used to ‘label’ enslaved people released out for labour in the region and as such form an important part of slave history. The website has images and essays providing contextual history.
Russell Lee coal mining exhibits
From the US National archives historic photographs of working lives in the USA. The 1946 coal mining survey gave Americans new insight to the conditions that miners and their families lived in. They also include images related to segregation.
American women making history and culture
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 […]
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