Oxford biblical studies online In addition to the Bible texts, Oxford Biblical Studies Online offers quick access to … entries from the Encyclopedia of the Dead Sea Scrolls, Oxford Companion to the Bible, and other Oxford references. Users can easily navigate to hundreds of topical essays within the Oxford Study Bibles themselves, in The […]
New Database:Filmakers library online
Filmakers library online The collection includes documentaries that are already heavily used in humanities and social science classrooms. Topical coverage is contemporary and relevant across the curriculum–race and gender studies, human rights, globalization and global studies, multiculturalism, international relations, criminal justice, the environment, bioethics, health, political science and current events, psychology, arts, literature, and […]
New Database:La France pendant la guerre 1939-1945: résistance et journaux de Vichy(Voices from wartime France 1939-1945 : clandestine resistance and Vichy)
La France pendant la guerre 1939-1945 :résistance et journaux de Vichy (Voices from wartime France 1939-1945 : clandestine resistance and Vichy) Providing perspectives from both the Vichy government and the resistance movement, this unique collection constitutes the sum of the French press that actually reached Britain during the Occupation of 1940-44. It is the […]
New Database:The War Department and Indian affairs, 1800-1824
The War Department and Indian affairs, 1800-1824 From 1789 until the Bureau of Indian Affairs was established in 1824, Indian affairs were under the direct control of the Secretary of War. This collection consists of the letters received by and letters sent to the War Department, including correspondence from Indian superintendents and agents, factors […]
New Database:The Bush presidency and development and debate over civil rights policy and legislation
The Bush presidency and development and debate over civil rights policy and legislation This collection contains materials on civil rights, the development of civil rights policy, and the debate over civil rights legislation during the administration of President George H.W. Bush and during his tenure as vice president. Contents of this collection include memoranda, talking […]
New Database:Mountain people:life and culture in Appalachia
Mountain people: life and culture in Appalachia This collection consists of the diaries, journals, and narratives of explorers, emigrants, military men, Native Americans, and travelers. In addition, there are accounts on the development of farming and mining communities, family histories, and folklore. These accounts provide a view of the vast region between Lexington, Kentucky, […]
New Database:Literature, culture and society in Depression era America:archives of the Federal Writers’ Project.
Literature, culture and society in Depression era America :archives of the Federal Writers’ Project. The Federal Writers’ Project (FWP) was the most controversial and contentious program of the Work Projects Administration (WPA), an integral part of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s "New Deal." This bold, imaginative and wide-ranging enterprise is the key to understanding literature, culture […]
New Database:JFK’s foreign affairs and international crises, 1961-1963
JFK’s foreign affairs and international crises, 1961-1963 Originally microfilmed as JFK and Foreign Affairs, 1961-1963, this collection provides insights into President Kennedy’s views on foreign affairs, U.S. leadership of the "West," and various worldwide crises. There are more than just documents on the Bay of Pigs, Berlin, and Cuba. There are documents that highlight […]
New Database:Intelligence reports from the National Security Council’s Vietnam Information Group, 1967-1975
Intelligence reports from the National Security Council’s Vietnam Information Group, 1967-1975 Primarily Department of State cables and CIA intelligence information cables concerning South and North Vietnam. Topics include the Vietnam War, U.S.-South Vietnam relations, South Vietnam’s political climate, opposition groups, religious sects, ethnic groups, labor unions, corruption, press censorship, the North Vietnam’s military and […]
New Database:The Chinese Civil War and U.S.-China relations:records of the U.S. State Department’s Office of Chinese Affairs, 1945-1955.
The Chinese Civil War and U.S.-China relations: records of the U.S. State Department’s Office of Chinese Affairs, 1945-1955. The U.S. State Department’s Office of Chinese Affairs, charged with operational control of American policy toward China, amassed information on virtually all aspects of life there immediately before, during, and after the revolution. Declassified by the […]