Ethnic American Newspapers from the Balch Collection, 1799-1971 Featuring more than 130 fully searchable newspapers in 10 languages from 25 states – including many rare 19th-century titles – this online collection provides extensive coverage of many of the most influential ethnic groups in U.S. history. With an emphasis on Americans of Czech, French, German, […]
New Database:Black economic empowerment : the National Negro Business League
Black economic empowerment : the National Negro Business League Booker T. Washington, founder of the National Negro Business League, believed that solutions to the problem of racial discrimination were primarily economic, and that bringing African Americans into the middle class was the key. In 1900 he established the League "to promote the commercial and […]
New Database:Japanese-American relocation camp newspapers: perspectives on day-to-day life
Japanese-American relocation camp newspapers : perspectives on day-to-day life One of the darker chapters in American history and one of the lesser discussed events of World War II was the forced internment, during the war, of an important segment of the American population — persons of Japanese descent. This collection, consisting of 25 individual […]
New Database:German folklore and popular culture: Das Kloster
German folklore and popular culture: Das Kloster Das Kloster is a collection of magical and occult texts, chapbooks, folklore, popular superstition and fairy tales of the German Renaissance compiled by Stuttgart antiquarian Johann Scheible, between 1845 and 1849. In addition to the Das Kloster volumes, this collection provides additional volumes of unique perspectives on […]
New Database:Foreign relations between Latin America and the Caribbean States, 1930-1944
Foreign relations between Latin America and the Caribbean States, 1930-1944 Organized by country, this collection covers a wide range of viewpoints on political, social, and economic issues. It sheds light on the foreign relations interactions between Central American and South American countries. In the Caribbean, Cuba, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic are represented. This […]
New Database:”Through the camera lens” :Moving picture world and the silent cinema era, 1907-1927
"Through the camera lens" :Moving picture world and the silent cinema era, 1907-1927 For those within the film industry, information and opinion were shaped by a number of aggressive trade publications, each competing for the same limited number of subscribers. Chief among these was the "Moving picture world," which, setting a standard for the […]
New Database:America in protest :records of anti-Vietnam war organizations, The Vietnam Veterans Against the War
America in protest :records of anti-Vietnam war organizations, The Vietnam Veterans Against the War The Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW) started in 1967 with six Vietnam veterans marching for peace in New York City. The purpose of the organization was to give voice to the returning servicemen who opposed the on-going war in […]
New Database Trial:Virginia Gazette
Virginia Gazette Virginia Gazette was the first newspaper published in Virginia and the first to be published in the area south of the Potomac River in the colonial period of the United States. Published weekly in Williamsburg, Virginia between 1736 and 1780,The Virginia Gazette contained news covering all of Virginia and also included information […]
New Database Trial:The South Carolina Newspaper Collection
The South Carolina Newspaper Collection This collection contains a wealth of information on colonial and early American History and genealogy, and provides an accurate glimpse of life in South Carolina and America, with additional coverage of events in Europe, during the early days of this country. Selector:John Tofanelli Access:IP This trial is accessible through […]
New Database:International directory of arts
International directory of arts The International Directory of Arts (IDA) contains more than 150,000 addresses (including telephone and fax numbers, eMail and URL) from all over the world: from museums and public galleries, universities, academies and schools, associations, the art and antiques trade, numismatics, galleries, auctioneers, restorers, art publishers, art journals, antiquarians and art […]