USMA Library Homepage: International History: Europe Resources

The Europe Resources guide provides information on Europe Studies. Covers HI 108/HI 158, HI 341, HI 342, HI 343, HI 361, and HI 364.

Resources

19th Century UK Periodicals This link opens in a new window
Discover fully-searchable facsimile images of resources detailing British life in the nineteenth century. The collection provides coverage on many aspects of life in the nineteenth century, including literature, culture, feminism, politics, empire, sport and leisure, science and medicine. Resources are comprised of material published primarily in England, but also includes items from Australia, Canada, India, South Africa, and many more.
British History Online This link opens in a new window
Browse a digital library of key printed primary and secondary sources for the history of Britain and Ireland, with a primary focus on the period between 1300 and 1800.
British and Irish Women's Letters and Diaries This link opens in a new window
This collection includes the immediate experiences of approximately 500 women, as revealed in over 100,000 pages of diaries and letters. Particular care has been taken to index this material so that it can be searched more thoroughly than ever before. Browse primary materials spanning more than 300 years. Each source has been carefully chosen using leading bibliographies. The collection also includes biographies and an extensive annotated bibliography of the sources in the database.
British Periodicals This link opens in a new window
Search facsimile page images and searchable full text for nearly 500 British periodicals published from the 17th century through to the early 21st.
Cambridge Histories Online This link opens in a new window
This collection consists of over 300 volumes from the Cambridge Histories series. The volumes are grouped by specific subject areas, making it quick and easy to search and browse through an array of historical topics.

Conditions and Politics in Occupied Western Europe, 1940-1945 This link opens in a new window
Full-text documents received in the British Foreign Office from all European states under Nazi occupation during World War II. Primary sources relate to wartime conditions in France, Italy, Belgium, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and the Vatican.
Early English Books Online : EEBO This link opens in a new window
Ebooks in many subject areas, including English literature, history, philosophy, linguistics, theology, music, fine arts, education, mathematics, and science.
Eighteenth Century Collections Online This link opens in a new window
Browse a full-text collection of books, pamphlets and broadsides in all subjects printed between 1701 and 1800. The wide variety of resources provides insight to what was thought of as "knowledge" in the eighteenth century. Examples of resources include: dictionaries, law books, histories, poetry, novels, and plays, biographies, works of science, philosophy, theology, religious books, tracts and sermons, royal, government or local proclamations, letters, journals and diaries, almanacks, acts of parliament, works on art, architecture, and auction catalogues, music, petitions, and schoolbooks.
EuroDocs: Online Sources for European History This link opens in a new window
Connects users to European primary historical documents that are transcribed, reproduced in facsimile, or translated. Includes links to a citation guide and to the western European Specialists Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL).
House of Commons Parliamentary Papers This link opens in a new window
Explore the British perspective on historical and contemporary events through a vast and authoritative archive of official government documents spanning three centuries. Beginning with 1688, this collection includes Bills, House papers, Command papers, and the Official Report of debates. Resource does not include the House of Commons Journal or daily business papers, such as Order papers and Votes and Proceedings.
Slavery, Abolition and Social Justice, 1490-2007 This link opens in a new window
Explore digitized primary source material from archives around the world relating to the history of slavery. The collection focuses on the various forms slavery has taken around the globe to include material about slaves' experiences and testimonies, abolitionist and social justice movements, and the global legacy of slavery. Document types include manuscripts, government publications, court records, pamphlets, books, maps, images, testimonials, and voyage logs.

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