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Amnesty International Archives: A Global Movement for Human Rights This link opens in a new window Contains the records of Amnesty International from the second half of the C20 (mainly 1960-1994 with some sources available up to 2013). It includes minutes, reports, correspondence, first-hand accounts, publicity materials and circulars relating to human rights violations of all kinds in all parts of the world. Images, written accounts and oral histories are all included.
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BBC Monitoring: Summary of World Broadcasts, Series 1-4 This link opens in a new window Contains transcripts of global radio and television broadcasts, transcribed, translated, then summarised and curated by the BBC Monitoring service. The service was originally intended to gather open-source intelligence to help Britain and its allies understand global dynamics and assess emerging global threats. The daily reports often included commentary and evaluation by subject matter experts, as well as synopses and specialist briefings. Covers 1939-2001. Scanned documents with OCR text.
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British Newsreels, 1911-1930: Culture and Society on Film This link opens in a new window Contains 6000+ films from the Topical Film Company from the BFI and Imperial War Museum collections. Covers key events from the period as well as everyday topics such as sport and fashion. The collection is browseable by theme or series; films are also indexed by subject, place, people, issue number and cameramen.
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Graphic, 1869-1932 This link opens in a new window Founded by artist and social reformer William Luson Thomas, this UK publication reflected the view of the ruling classes, but with a social conscience, covering poverty, homelessness and public health, as well as politics, international relations, religion and science. It focused on illustration - this resource provides digitised page scans covering 1869-1932
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Alternate Name(s) The Graphic; British Illustrated Periodicals, 1869-1970 series; British Online Archives
Illustrated War News, 1914-1918 & 1939 This link opens in a new window This newspaper was an offshoot of the Illustrated London News, first published weekly in 1914. Coverage was very patriotic, focusing on the armed forces and national defence and included reports on air, land and sea fronts in key theatres of war. Includes many full page (often graphic) illustrations and photos. Also includes the work of many well-known war artists.
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Moscow News Digital Archive This link opens in a new window Contains all obtainable published issues of the English-language Moscow News (1930-2014), including issues of the newspaper’s short-lived sister publication Moscow Daily News (1932-1938). Note: Moscow News was shut down by the Politburo in 1949 and did not resume publishing until 1956.
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Native American Tribal Histories: Series 1-4 This link opens in a new window Contains the records of regional superintendents from the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs and their agents, who worked directly with tribal leaders, settlers, and traders. Access is to all 4 sections, which covers areas across the United States. The period covered is 1813-1880 and includes letters, reports, communications from tribal leaders, treaties, registries and notes from curators at the U.S. National Archives. Scanned images and OCR text.
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The Art Newspaper This link opens in a new window
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Trade Law Guide This link opens in a new window Trade Law Guide is a WTO legal research tool. It enables you to methodically research jurisprudence on any WTO provision and then follow relevant passages through subsequent reports, awards or decisions where those passages are cited.
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Alternate Name(s) TradeLawGuide, TLG
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