History

The American Indian Experience is an invaluable digital resource that provides in-depth historical accounts and cultural information about the indigenous peoples of North America.

The Making of the Modern World provides digital facsimile images of unique primary sources that track the development of the modern, western world through the lens of trade and wealth. Full-text searching across millions of pages of works from the period 1450-1850 (and 1851-1914 in Part II) provides researchers unparalleled access to this vast collection of material for research in the areas of history, political science, social conditions, technology and industry, economics, area studies and more.

Historical Newspapers is a website for historians that provides valuable reference material for students of nineteenth- and twentieth-century history. Historical Newspapers contains four major historical resources:

Palmer's Index to the Times which covers the period from 1790 to 1905 in The Times
The Official Index to the Times which takes the coverage forward from 1906 to 1980
The Historical Index to the New York Times which covers The New York Times from 1851 to September 1922
Palmer's Full Text Online, 1785-1870, providing access to the full articles referenced in Palmer's index to the Times

C19: The Nineteenth Century Index is the most comprehensive and dynamic source for discovering nineteenth-century books, periodicals, official documents, newspapers and archives.

History

The Dictionary of Irish Biography, a collaborative project between Cambridge University Press and the Royal Irish Academy, is the most comprehensive and authoritative biographical dictionary yet published for Ireland. It contains over 9,000 signed biographical articles which describe and assess the careers of subjects in all fields of endeavour, including politics, law, religion, literature, journalism, architecture, painting, music, the stage, science, medicine, engineering, entertainment and sport.

Gale NewsVault delivers the definitive cross-searching experience for exploring your library's collection of Gale historical newspapers. With the power to search over 10 million digitized facsimile pages, Gale NewsVault provides an unparalleled window to the past.

London Low Life is a full-text searchable resource, containing colour digital images of rare books, ephemera, maps and other materials relating to 18th, 19th and early 20th century London. It is designed for both teaching and study, from undergraduate to research students and beyond.

In addition to the digital documents, London Low Life contains a wealth of secondary resources, including a chronology, interactive maps, essays, online galleries and links to other useful websites.