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 […]
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.
Portal to the work of intergovernmental bodies
Created by the UN Department General Assembly and Conference Management (DGACM), this resource will provide access to documents, agendas, resolutions and conferences for major UN Intergovernmental Organisations. Currently it has information on the General Assembly; more will be added.
The Blue Book
The Blue Book collection (1946-1994) is a great factual resource for tracing diplomatic missions to the UN. The Blue Book is a list of the representatives of Member States to the United Nations. The official title of the New York edition is “Permanent Missions to the United Nations”, but it is better known by its popular title […]
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
French Revolution Publications Collection
French Revolution Publications CollectionFree access to digital versions of over 4,000 items from the University of Kentucky Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center. They include “Indexer sur Recueil de journaux, 1790-1802.” The collection is made up of 28 volumes of political bulletins curated by an anonymous observer of the events of the French Revolution and offers […]
Welsh county LGBTQ collections
A resource compiled by expert Norena Shopland which comprises timelines for each of the 22 counties of Wales (plus the historic county of Gwent) highlighting key local events and personalities as well as national milestones towards LGBT+ liberation. Each document is presented as a colourful PDF document which can be downloaded.
People Behind the Headlines: Humanitarian Society
The UoL Humanitarian Society has won 2 awards for its monthly newsletter, People Behind the Headlines. The society’s aims are “to make a difference in the world by promoting human welfare, educating others about global issues, and supporting disadvantaged students at the University of Leicester” and their newsletter includes opinion pieces, photojournalism and interviews with […]
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