New E-Resources: Gale Primary Sources

New E-Resources: Gale Primary Sources

Gale Primary Sources

Explore global history through Gale Primary Sources, a digital collection featuring historical documents from the eighteenth century to the twentieth century. This database includes primary source materials from China, Asia, Britain, and the United States, with special emphasis on global affairs, colonial studies, modern history, and political history.

The following databases are newly added to the Library’s collection.

General History, Mass Media and Public Opinion:

• British Library Newspapers: Part IV: 1732-1950
• British Library Newspapers, Part V: 1746-1950
• British Library Newspapers, Part VII: Southeast Asia, 1806-1980s
• The Economist Historical Archive (Supplement access of 2016-2020)
• The Times Digital Archive (Supplement access of 2015-2019)
• The Sunday Times Historical Archive (Supplement access of 2017-2021)

China Studies:

• China and the Modern World Series:
  • Imperial China and the West Part II, 1865-1905
  • Records of the Maritime Customs Service of China, 1854-1949
  • Diplomacy and Political Secrets, 1869–1950
  • Records of Shanghai and the International Settlement, 1836-1955
  • Regional China and the West, 1759-1972
• China-related Archives Unbound collections

Global Issues and International Relations:

• S. Declassified Documents Online (Supplement access access of 2020-2025 updates)
• Chatham House Online Archive, Module 1: 1920-1979
• Chatham House Online Archive, Module 2: 1980-2008
• Gale In Context: Global Issues

British/European History and English Literature (18th century):

• Eighteenth Century Collections Online Part I
• Eighteenth Century Collections Online Part II

English Literature (General):

• Gale Literature
• The Times Literary Supplement Historical Archive (Supplement access of 2015-2019)

Counterculture, Political Movements, Minority Studies:

• Power to the People: Counterculture, Social Movements, and the Alternative Press
• Archives of Sexuality and Gender – LGBTQ History and Culture Since 1940, Part 2

Digital Humanities:

• Digital Scholar Lab