We have a one-month trial to the Digital National Security Archive database.
Created in collaboration with the National Security Archive, this database is the most comprehensive collection available of significant primary documents central to U.S.foreign and military policy since 1945.
This database contains the most important, declassified documents -- totalling more than 488,000 pages -- that have been gathered through extensive use of the U.S. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA): many are published now for the first time.
To access this resource, please go to the eLibrary Gateway. You will need to note the password in order to log in.
Showing posts with label American Studies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label American Studies. Show all posts
Friday, 15 January 2010
Monday, 11 January 2010
Declassified Documents Reference System: database trial
We have a one-month trial to the Declassified Documents Reference System (DDRS) database.
This unique reference product contains a large selection of U.S. government documents obtained from presidential libraries. These libraries receive declassified documents from various government agencies, including the White House, the CIA, the FBI, the State Department, and others. It is a collection of more than 75,000 documents, consisting of more than 465,000 pages, covering major international events from the Cold War to the Vietnam War and beyond.
This single source enables users to locate key information underpinning studies in international relations, American studies, United States Foreign and Domestic Policy Studies, journalism and more. Information relating to all major political and military events from every corner of the globe since World War II offers fascinating insight into government viewpoints, activities and decisions.
To access this resource, please go to the eLibrary Gateway. You will need to note the username and password in order to log in.
This unique reference product contains a large selection of U.S. government documents obtained from presidential libraries. These libraries receive declassified documents from various government agencies, including the White House, the CIA, the FBI, the State Department, and others. It is a collection of more than 75,000 documents, consisting of more than 465,000 pages, covering major international events from the Cold War to the Vietnam War and beyond.
This single source enables users to locate key information underpinning studies in international relations, American studies, United States Foreign and Domestic Policy Studies, journalism and more. Information relating to all major political and military events from every corner of the globe since World War II offers fascinating insight into government viewpoints, activities and decisions.
To access this resource, please go to the eLibrary Gateway. You will need to note the username and password in order to log in.
Monday, 22 June 2009
The "March of Time" Archives
HBO Archives is making complete episodes from The March of Time newsreel and documentary series, produced from 1935 to 1967, available for online viewing at its stock footage portal.
The award-winning series, produced by Time Inc., contains original footage shot in the 1930s through 1960s, with historic footage dating back to 1913. HBO Archives, launched in 2002, reintroduced The March of Time in 2007 and has been re-cataloging, restoring and transferring the original 35mm films to HD video. HBO Archives has also been developing additional The March of Time productions.
Direct to The March of Time Collection
NB: To view online you must register (takes about 2 minutes). Viewing the online video appears to be free.
The award-winning series, produced by Time Inc., contains original footage shot in the 1930s through 1960s, with historic footage dating back to 1913. HBO Archives, launched in 2002, reintroduced The March of Time in 2007 and has been re-cataloging, restoring and transferring the original 35mm films to HD video. HBO Archives has also been developing additional The March of Time productions.
Direct to The March of Time Collection
NB: To view online you must register (takes about 2 minutes). Viewing the online video appears to be free.
Foreign Relations of the United States: new website for documentation
The Department of State is pleased to announce the official unveiling of the Office of the Historian’s new website: www.history.state.gov.
The new website boasts greater accessibility and searching within the Foreign Relations of the United States documentary series. It currently offers both textual and facsimile copies of Foreign Relations volumes from the Kennedy Administration through the Nixon-Ford administration. The Office plans to continue to digitize older volumes and eventually house all of the Foreign Relations volumes on its website. The website also contains updated sections on the history of the Department of State, biographies of notable diplomats, and an in-depth timeline of United States diplomatic milestones. The Office’s educational curriculum guides are also downloadable from the website. The Office hopes that through its enhanced presentation and organization, the new website will become the preeminent online resource for U.S. diplomatic history.
The new website boasts greater accessibility and searching within the Foreign Relations of the United States documentary series. It currently offers both textual and facsimile copies of Foreign Relations volumes from the Kennedy Administration through the Nixon-Ford administration. The Office plans to continue to digitize older volumes and eventually house all of the Foreign Relations volumes on its website. The website also contains updated sections on the history of the Department of State, biographies of notable diplomats, and an in-depth timeline of United States diplomatic milestones. The Office’s educational curriculum guides are also downloadable from the website. The Office hopes that through its enhanced presentation and organization, the new website will become the preeminent online resource for U.S. diplomatic history.
Thursday, 21 May 2009
Institute of Museum and Library Services: Digital Collections and Content
IMLS: Digital Collections and Content contains descriptions and access to a wealth of digital resources developed by IMLS grantees. Examples of what you will find here include: cookbooks from MSU's Feeding America, theater posters from Colorado State University, prints of samurai fighting demons from the Japanese Prints collection at the UCLA Hammer Museum, war posters from Minnesota's A Summons to Comradeship.
There's also a link to the Civil Rights Digital Library based at the University of Georgia which features 30 hours of imagery captured by Atlanta's WSB and Albany TV station WALB taken between 1948 and 1982. The Web site also is a portal: It links users to 75 other civil-rights-related sites. They range from WGBH in Boston to Emory University, from the Mississippi Department of Archives and History to the Nashville (Tenn.) Public Library.
To search the available collections, go to: http://imlsdcc.grainger.uiuc.edu/
There's also a link to the Civil Rights Digital Library based at the University of Georgia which features 30 hours of imagery captured by Atlanta's WSB and Albany TV station WALB taken between 1948 and 1982. The Web site also is a portal: It links users to 75 other civil-rights-related sites. They range from WGBH in Boston to Emory University, from the Mississippi Department of Archives and History to the Nashville (Tenn.) Public Library.
To search the available collections, go to: http://imlsdcc.grainger.uiuc.edu/
Tuesday, 5 May 2009
Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers
Chronicling America allows you to search and view newspaper pages from 1880-1910 and find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. Chronicling America is sponsored jointly by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress as part of the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
At present it is possible to view newspaper pages from 1880 to 1910 from the following states: California, District of Columbia, Florida, Kentucky, Minnesota, Nebraska, New York, Texas, Utah, and Virginia.
Ultimately, over a period of approximately 20 years, NDNP will create a national, digital resource of historically significant newspapers from all the states and U.S. territories published between 1836 and 1922. This searchable database will be permanently maintained at the Library of Congress (LC) and be freely accessible via the Internet. An accompanying national newspaper directory of bibliographic and holdings information on the website will direct users to newspaper titles available in all types of formats.
For further details and to search either the full-text papers or the Newspaper Directory, go to: http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/
At present it is possible to view newspaper pages from 1880 to 1910 from the following states: California, District of Columbia, Florida, Kentucky, Minnesota, Nebraska, New York, Texas, Utah, and Virginia.
Ultimately, over a period of approximately 20 years, NDNP will create a national, digital resource of historically significant newspapers from all the states and U.S. territories published between 1836 and 1922. This searchable database will be permanently maintained at the Library of Congress (LC) and be freely accessible via the Internet. An accompanying national newspaper directory of bibliographic and holdings information on the website will direct users to newspaper titles available in all types of formats.
For further details and to search either the full-text papers or the Newspaper Directory, go to: http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/
Thursday, 2 April 2009
National Security Archive
An independent non-governmental research institute and library located at The George Washington University, the Archive collects and publishes declassified documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act. The Archive also serves as a repository of government records on a wide range of topics pertaining to the national security, foreign, intelligence, and economic policies of the United States.
The Archive obtains its materials through a variety of methods, including the Freedom of Information act, Mandatory Declassification Review, presidential paper collections, congressional records, and court testimony. Archive staff members systematically track U.S. government agencies and federal records repositories for documents that either have never been released before, or that help to shed light on the decision-making process of the U.S. government and provide the historical context underlying those decisions.
To see the range of documents available, go to:
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