Housing, London 1975-2010s
MDR Housing Struggles Archive More content is being added to at digital archive hosted on the MayDay Rooms website. The archive is divided into three collections:
The HERstroy Project
The HERstory Project is a student-led site containing largely early-career researchers’ work in progress. It offers articles and research pieces on women, under-represented individuals and queer history. The editorial group publish online articles, and their first physical journal issue called ‘Pioneers’, which includes content on Agnès Varda, Ada Lovelace, Lily Gladstone and Native American women […]
The World of Walton Burrell: photographer, traveller and deaf pioneer
The World of Walton Burrell: photographer, traveller and deaf pioneer. An online exhibition maintained by by Suffolk archives, about the Victorian trailblazer. It includes text and images on his work, life and impact on the deaf community in creating major support and campaign organisations. There is also extensive photographic coverage of World War 1.
Online US government information and news disappearing: Pew Internet Project
Disappearing content from online websites The latest report from the Pew internet project focuses on broken links from US government and news agencies. It found a quarter of all webpages that existed at one point between 2013 and 2023 were no longer accessible (October 2023). Large percentages of tweets had also been removed from live […]
Shaping Europe
Shaping Europe The story of European Parliament elections. An online exhibition created by Europeana which is supported by Europe’s national libraries and heritage organisations. It is arranged in chronological chapters including the prehistory from the 1950s and the first parliament elections in the late 1970s. The text is clear and includes original images and many […]
E7 now and then
E7 now and then A local history website which is run by not for profit volunteers and covers Forest Gate East London past and present. It has dozens of fascinating photographs and short blogs comparing the area and its development over time. It covers businesses, housing development and leisure activities.
George Lansbury Digital Archive
The LSE is now providing full access to the full digitised archives covering 1870s-1950s of the papers of George Lansbury MP (1859 – 1940). The archives include photographs and caricatures of Lansbury, press reviews of Lansbury’s published work, articles, pamphlets, speeches, leaflets, election addresses and personal ephemera. Topics covered in these papers include schools, the […]
Black Women Radicals Database
Biographies of women activists from Africa and the African diaspora. The database is constantly updated and is free for educational use.
Revolutionary Papers
An international, transdisciplinary research and teaching initiative on 20th century anti-colonial, anti-imperial periodicals of the Global South. It is led by Hana Morgenstern, Koni Benson and Mahvish Ahmad and has a directory of key journals by country and era, a collection of online teaching resources and a reading list to guide research and learning on the […]
United States Statutes at Large 1789-1950
The USGPO website now contains the full text of significant US legislation including the constitution, treaties and the Declaration of Independence. Statutes at Large from 1789-1950 : https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/STATUTE
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