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American Historical Periodicals from the American Antiquarian Society provides a history of the American people and a testament to the growth of the nation from the colonial period through to the twentieth century. Offering multiple perspectives on the thought, culture, and society of North America through the eyes of those who lived it, the collection shows how history affected citizens from all walks of life. The 260 new and gap-fill periodicals in Part VIII cover subject areas such as agriculture, arts and literature, business and commerce, children and young people, entertainment and society, ethnic communities, health and medicine, history, immigration, refugee movements, and religion.

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Date range: 1810–1926 
Document types: Periodicals
Source: American Antiquarian Society

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These British Colonial Office files, whose scanning benefits from Gale's handwritten text recognition technology document the United Kingdom's administrative history of the region of Singapore and western Malaysia from the early nineteenth century to the 1960s, providing insights into international relations, changing demographics, and the daily life of colonial and native inhabitants. Researchers will find coverage of policing, education, forestry, the rubber industry and Rubber Research Institute, Chinese and Indian immigration health, opium trade, native affairs, political intelligence, and more. These documents also showcase how colonial history continues to influence these now-independent countries through chosen strategic alliances, manners of conduct, and institutional structures today.

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Date range: 1759–1966  
Document types: Handwritten and typed manuscripts with some printed documents, maps, and plans 
Source: The National Archives, UK 

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The American Civil War is increasingly considered a major nineteenth century event not just in American history but also in global politics, with ramifications for the future of slavery and ideas of popular, democratic government. The standalone collection The American Civil War: The International Context demonstrates the involvement of European nations in the American Civil War, including their internal discussions, reactions to approaches from Unionists and Confederates, the challenges and advantages the American conflict brought, and its impact on politics and society.

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Date range: 1860–1875  
Document types: Correspondence, newspapers, commercial and trade papers, manuscripts and personal papers, legal briefs
Sources: The National Archives, UK; British Library; Library of Congress; Archives Centre, National Museums Liverpool, UK; Somerset Archives, UK; and more 

A compilation of 39 series of mostly British Foreign Office (FO) files,  this collection includes general correspondence and registers composed by the British legation in Beijing as well as British consulates based in more than 20 Chinese coastal and inland treaty ports. China and the Modern World: Regional China and the West, 1830s–1950s provides a significant compendium of historical documents and forms an ideal complement to Imperial China and the West, Part I and II. Researchers will find valuable insight into Chinese-Western relations primarily  from 1830 to 1950, ranging from diplomacy to trade, economy, law,  and politics.

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Date range: 1830s–1950s   
Document types: Correspondence, deeds, registers, reports, and photographs 
Sources: The National Archives, UK   

With titles spanning two pivotal centuries, the newspapers and news pamphlets gathered by Reverend Charles Burney (1757–1817) and digitized in Part I represent the largest single collection of seventeenthand eighteenth-century English news media available anywhere. Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Burney Newspapers Collection, Part II completes the digitization of the original Burney collection and expands coverage to additional titles and issues contemporaneous with Burney.

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Date range: 17th and 18th centuries
Document types: Newspapers and news pamphlets
Sources: British Library

Covering approximately 180 years of history, this latest module in the British Library Newspapers series consists of 36 newspapers and periodicals digitized from the British Library’s abundant Asia, Pacific, and Africa collections, including 15 titles from Malaysia, 6 from Singapore, 10 from Myanmar, and  5 from Thailand. These newspapers and periodicals offer a multifaceted lens through which to examine the region’s history, providing valuable insights into the colonial and postcolonial experience, local political movements, social changes, and everyday life during a crucial period of Southeast Asia’s development.

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Date range: 1806–1977
Document types: Newspapers and periodicals  
Source: British Library

This unique collection covers disaster response and community preparedness in Europe, Asia, Africa, the Pacific, and the Americas  the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) network. Records outline relief services to refugees and displaced persons after major conflicts, aid in the wake of natural disasters,  public health campaigns and medical services following disease outbreaks and epidemics, and more. 

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Date range: 1919–1997
Document types: Mission reports, project details, operational files, internal circulars and bulletins, and journals
Source: The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Geneva

For over a century, Chatham House, the official address of the  Royal Institute of International Affairs, has been at the heart of international debate. A world-leading think tank offering independent analysis and research on international affairs, it has helped the leading players in international affairs and organizations make informed decisions about national, regional, and global issues. A key component  of this archive is the collection of texts, audio recordings, and transcripts of major figures in global politics speaking at Chatham House from 1920 to the present day.

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Date range: 2009–2019
Document types: Speech text and audio and video recordings; expert commentary; the journals International Affairs and The World Today; Chatham House books, reports, briefing papers, and pamphlets
Source: Chatham House, UK

Perspectives on the Chicano Movement is the inaugural collection of the brand-new archive series Latino Social and Political Culture and History. This archive highlights the Chicano/a experience in the United States, focusing on activists such as César Chávez, Dolores Huerta, Rodolfo “Corky” Gonzales, and other leaders of the Chicano Movement, aka  El Movimiento. It provides unique insights into important organizations and movements, such as the United Farm Workers, efforts toward  land reclamation, and student movements against discrimination  in education.

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Date range: 1861–2019
Document types: Organizational papers and records, correspondence, manuscripts and personal papers, letters and newsletters, pamphlets, ephemera
Sources: Denver Public Library; Hagley Library, Wilmington, DE; Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University 

Continuing Gale’s relationship with the Royal Archives following State Papers Online: The Stuart and Cumberland Papers from the Royal Archives, Windsor Castle, this latest installment of State Papers Online includes over 800 files of the official papers of Queen Victoria and King Edward VII on subjects relating to The Sovereign as Head of State, including correspondence with prime ministers and other senior ministers on domestic and foreign affairs from 1837 to 1911. The papers serve many topics of current interest, including Queen Victoria’s influence on colonialism, attitudes about race, and the balance of power
between Britain and Europe as well as King Edward VII’s influence on diplomatic relations and army reform. 

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Date range: 1837–1911
Document types: Letters and correspondence
Source: Royal Archives, Windsor Castle