UK Parliamentary Papers is a primary source database containing the full-text digitized content of the House of Commons Parliamentary Papers from the 18th and 19th centuries, as well as a selection of related parliamentary documents from the 18th century. The full text from Hansard, the Official Report of debates in Parliament from both the House of Commons and House of Lords, from 1803 to 2005, is also included.
Primary source database drawn from the records of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) from 1909 to 1970. The files included are internal memos, legal briefings, and organizational records related to various topics, including anti-lynching campaigns, civil rights actions, desegregation, discrimination in the military, the criminal justice system, employment, housing, and legislative initiatives.
This primary source collection details the extensive work of African Americans to abolish slavery in the United States prior to the Civil War. Covering the period 1830-1865, the collection presents the international impact of African American activism against slavery, in the writings of the activists themselves.
Records of the War Relocation Authority, 1942-1946, Field Basic Documentation is a primary source database for scholars interested in better understanding the World War II incarceration of Japanese American citizens and residents. The War Relocation Authority (WRA) was a government agency tasked with the day-to-day running of the 10 incarceration camps from 1942-1946.
Primary source database drawn from the records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) during the massive immigration wave of 1880-1930. The files cover Asian immigration, especially Japanese and Chinese migration, to California, Hawaii, and other states; Mexican immigration to the U.S. from 1906-1930, and European immigration.
Latinx Thought and Culture: The NPR Archive, 1979-1990 contains digitized audio with transcripts from two radio programs: the weekly Spanish-language Enfoque Nacional (1979-1988) and the Daily English-language Latin File (1988-1990). They focus on Latinx issues related to politics, sociology, human rights, the arts and more.
Primary source database that provides insight into the relationship between the U.S. government and the burgeoning Latino population in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s. Major topics covered include inflation, bilingual education, police brutality, unrest in Latin America, Haitian refugees, immigration, Puerto Rican self-determination, and the U.S. Navy’s use of Vieques Island. This collection also documents some of the most important Latino organizations of the time, including LULAC, TELACU, La Raza, the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund, and the American G.I. Forum.
Decolonization: Politics and Independence in Former Colonial and Commonwealth Territories presents political ephemera and organizational material produced in previously colonized countries and territories throughout the twentieth century.
History of Feminism covers the subject of feminism over the years 1776–1928. It contains an extensive range of primary and secondary resources, including full books, selected chapters, and journal articles.
A searchable archive of American Vogue, from the first issue in 1892 to the current month, reproduced in high-resolution color page images. Pages, advertisements, covers and fold-outs have been included.
Use your search terms and include another term, such as
Japanese americans internment
and then one of the following
diaries
letters
"personal narratives"
If you find one good book this way, click on the subject heading lower down on its record and see what you find.