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Includes full text articles from over 180 journals related to agriculture during the 1800s.

This is a series of 5 collections of historical periodicals. Series 1 includes over 500 titles from 1691-1820; Series 2 over 1,000 titles from 1821-1837, Series 3 over 1,800 titles from 1838-1852, Series 4 over 1,100 titles from 1853-1865, and Series 5 over 2,500 titles from 1866-1877.
Part of the Archives Unbound series; contains 40,000+ pages of letters to and from the Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America. These letters describe native peoples and cultures, tribal factionalism, relations with the U.S. government and the many problems and achievements of missionary work.
Part of the Archives Unbound series; this collection includes the extensive FBI documentation on the evolution of AIM as an organization of social protest. In addition, there is documentation on the 1973 Wounded Knee Stand-off. Informant reports and materials collected by the Extremist Intelligence Section of the FBI.
Search full-page images from 1,500 American journals, magazines and newspapers published from colonial days through the early 20th century.
As America transitioned from the Jim Crow era to the Civil Rights movement and beyond, the rest of the world paid close attention. In addition to providing unique viewpoints on Americas fight for racial justice, this collection also offers rare insight into race relations in Latin America, Europe, Africa and Asia.
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The documents in American Race Relations: Global Perspectives, 1941-1996, are derived from the archives of the Central Intelligence Agency. Between the early 1940s and 1996, a government organization that became part of the CIA monitored, recorded and translated into English relevant news from newspapers, magazines, government statements and radio and television broadcasts from every corner of the globe.
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Search through historical documents, personal papers, and family histories held in archives around the world.

Primary sources for the study of LGBTQ History and Culture since 1940

Search all of UNK's Archives Unbound digital collections simultaneously

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Find influential newspapers representing different segments of British society.

Collection of manuscripts of British authors that includes poems, plays, novels, diaries, and more

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Discover content from the Royal Institute of International Affairs, the world-leading independent international affairs policy institute.

"Explore a stunning collection of rare books, games, ephemera, and artwork from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries that reveals the socio-cultural history of these times.
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Showcasing innovative new publishing methods characteristic of the golden age of children’s literature, from mass-produced chapbooks to richly illustrated ‘book-beautifuls’,this resource examines the way in which new concepts were introduced to young readers, encouraging an engagement with the imagination which went on to fundamentally shape established notions of childhood." - description from the resource home page
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Free access to over 500 historic newspapers published in the United States from 1836-1922, or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about U.S. newspapers published between 1690-present. This resource is sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress.
Part of the Archives Unbound series; contains 144,000+ pages of regimental histories and personal narratives, chronicling life during the American Civil War.
From the end of World War II to the early 1990s, the Cold War was the central driving force in global politics. In addition to nuclear arms races and shifting military alliances, the Cold War years had a critical impact on many of todays most intriguing research topics, from technology to terrorism, immigration to international politics. The Cold War: Global Perspectives on East-West Tensions, 1945-1991 brings together primary source documents from around the world to shed new light on this crucial period in world history.
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The Cold War wasnt just a long-simmering dispute between the United States and the USSR, two of the worlds greatest superpowers. It also encompassed the rise of communism in mainland China, the Cuban missile crisis, the Korean War and more. The Cold War: Global Perspectives on East-West Tensions provides a glimpse into these and many other global events through the eyes of the people who experienced them firsthand. The collection also provides international perspectives on the formation of NATO, the death of Joseph Stalin, the rise of space exploration, the Arab-Israeli conflict, the Vietnam War, the development of the European Union and regional history in Africa, the Caribbean and elsewhere.

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Search 100+ years of this major British newspaper, including access to the Atlantic Editions.

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Searchable access to every issue of The Economist published from 1843-2015.
Includes 32 million pages from books, pamphlets, and essays printed in the United Kingdom during the 18th century.

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Search the online facsimile of this internationally known daily paper focused on financial and other issues.

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Digitized content from hundreds of historical U.S. and Canadian newspapers dating back to the early 1800s.

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Hansard (the Official Report) is the edited verbatim report of proceedings of both the British House of Commons and the House of Lords from 1803-2005.
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For the most recent proceedings, please see www.parliament.uk.
Digitized issues of Harper's Weekly published during the U.S. Civil War, Reconstruction, and the Gilded Age. Includes illustration, photographs, maps, and advertisements.

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The world's first fully illustrated weekly newspaper. The publication presented a vivid picture of British and world events.

This fully searchable digital archive includes firsthand accounts from reputable sources around the world, covering such important events as post-World War II Jewish resettlement, South African apartheid, Latin American migrations to the United States and much more.
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The news and analysis in Immigrations, Migrations and Refugees: Global Perspectives comes from reports gathered every day between the early 1940s and 1996 by a U.S. government organization that became part of the CIA . These include translated and English-language radio and television broadcasts, newspapers, periodicals and government documents. Additionally, the archive contains one-of-a-kind analysis of the reports. Together, these sources constitute the only digital research tool that brings together local perspectives and global insight on immigration in the mid-to-late 20th century. In addition, the interface enables students and scholars to easily browse the collection by a broad range of topics, each providing highly relevant results for users at all levels.

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Discover moods, attitudes, lifestyles, fads, and fortunes of middle-class America from 1924 through 1950.

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Provides free online access to digitized historical documents, photographs, sound recordings, moving pictures, books, pamphlets, maps, and other resources from the Library of Congresss vast holdings.

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Part of the Archives Unbound series; comprises two sets of documents that helped the response to 40 years of failed Native American policies. The first is the full text of the report entitled The Problem of Indian Administration, better known as the Meriam Report. The second comprises the 41-part report to the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs detailing the conditions of life and the effects of policies and programs enacted by the Bureau of Indian Affairs on Native Americans.

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Homestead land entry case files for the state of Nebraska from the records of the General Land Office, covering the period 1863-1908. Files include final certificates, applications with land descriptions, affidavits showing proof of citizenship, register and receiver receipts, notices and final proofs, and testimonies of witnesses.
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Contains over 200,000 newspaper pages from historically significant Nebraska newspapers.
Consists of monographs, newspapers, pamphlets, manuscripts, ephemera, maps, photographs, statistics, and other kinds of documents in both Western and non-Western languages from the 19th century.
Cover-to-cover access to hundreds of 19th century U.S. newspapers.

Discover the events, lives, values, and themes that shaped the British Empire and the nineteenth-century world.

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A freely accessible database for searching digital resources from open archive collections worldwide.
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Links to online newspapers published in Nebraska and the surrounding region.
Part of the Archives Unbound series; contains 71,000 + pages from the microfilm collections "Travels in the West and Southwest" and the "Plains & Rockies." This digital collection provides a unique view on the exploration and settlement of the Great Plains and Western United States.

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Includes full text articles from late-18th and 19th century periodicals related to Americas westward expansion.

Complete run of the Picture Post; provides a snapshot of British life from the 1930s to the 1950s

"This unique collection showcases the development of 'popular' medicine in America during the nineteenth century, through an extensive range of material that was aimed at the general public rather than medical professionals.
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Explore an array of printed sources, including rare books, pamphlets, trade cards, and visually-rich advertising ephemera." - description from resource home page

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Perspectives on life in North, Central, and South America and the West Indies, from the late fifteenth century to the first decades of the twentieth century. 

Represents the largest single collection of 17th and 18th century English news media published mostly in London, however there are also some English provincial, Irish and Scottish papers, and a few examples from the American colonies, Europe and India.

History of slavery in America and the rest of the world from the 17th century to the late 19th century

British State Papers, government documents, (1509–1782) and Royal Archive’s Stuart and Cumberland Papers.

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The official history of every American territory before it became an American state, sourced from the National Archives of the United States

Enhance your study of twentieth-century British culture as reflected in BBC broadcasts.

Search the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) records on free speech, citizenship, race, discrimination, and other topics.

Find state and municipal codes, documents relating to constitutional conventions, and other American legal history resources.

Documents from Anglo-American trials, including transcripts, printed accounts, arbitrations, and books.

Understand the development of the modern, western world through the lens of trade and wealth.

London-based analysis and commentary on news and society since 1822.

Alternate Name(s):London Times Digital Archive, 1785-2014

Searchable access to 200 years of The Times newspaper of London.

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Government documents covering major policy issues from before World War II into the twenty-first century.

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art of the Archives Unbound series; contains 7,500+ pages of letters to and from the U.S. War Department, including correspondence from Indian superintendents and agents, Territorial and State governors, military commanders, Indians, missionaries, and other public and private individuals.
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The World Digital Library (WDL) makes available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from countries and cultures around the world. Produced with the support of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
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