Save Oxford Medicine Project catalogues papers from the Rhodes House Library

Newly catalogued papers from the Rhodes House Library Three collections of personal papers from the Bodleian Library of Commonwealth and African Studies have recently been catalogued byt the Save Oxford Medicine Project and made available to researchers. The letters, written by British doctors and nurses working in various parts of Africa in the second half [...]

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WISER: Manuscripts, Wednesday 25 May, 15:30

WISER: Manuscripts Wednesday 25 May, 15:30-17:00 This session will give an introductory overview of the rich heritage collections preserved in the Bodleian. This session will also help readers to locate relevant material and describe the procedures for access and getting assistance. Presenters: Mike Webb OUCS – Book Here

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Connected Histories: Sources for British History, 1500-1900

Launched on 1 April Connected Histories: Sources for Building British History, 1500-1900 is a federated search engine to search in a single search a wide range of distributed digital resources relating to early modern and nineteenth-century British history. The following 11 resources are included: British History Online: The digital library of primary and secondary sources [...]

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Summary of newly bookmarked websites for historians 1/12/10

The latest online primary sources sites added to HFL Delicious are: William Godwin’s Diary: Reconstructing a Social and Political Culture 1788-1836 A digital edition of the diary of William Godwin (1756-1836). The first entry is for 6 April 1788 and the final entry is for 26 March 1836. The diary is a resource of immense [...]

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Latest bookmarked websites for historians 18/11

The latest online primary sources sites added to HFL Delicious are: Cabinet Papers 1915-1978 (TNA) The Cabinet Office provides the secretariat for the Cabinet and its committees. It maintains a systematic keeping of records of their meetings and business; Ancient Petitions, Henry III – James I (TNA) Search and download over 17,000 images from the [...]

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WISER: Manuscripts

This session will give an introductory overview of the rich heritage collections preserved in the Bodleian. This session will also help readers to locate relevant material and describe the procedures for access and getting assistance. Presenter:  Mike Webb Thursday 13 May 12.30 -1.30, OUCS  |  Book Here

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New: Oxford Biblical Studies Online (OBSO)

The Theology Librarian has secured access to Oxford Biblical Studies Online which may also be of interest to selected historians. OBSO brings together Bible texts, commentaries, concordances, and other reference works in an integrated online environment. Bible texts include the Oxford Study Bible, the New Oxford Annotated Bible 3/e, the Jewish Study Bible, the Catholic [...]

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New: Medieval and Early Modern Sources Online (MEMSO)

Medieval and Early Modern Sources Online (MEMSO) provides a large and growing resource of essential medieval and early modern sources online. It is an excellent way to access a large library of books essential to the study of medieval and early modern England, Scotland and Ireland. It includes selections of annals and chronicles, calendars and [...]

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New: Colonial State Papers

Thanks to a generous donation in support of the VHL, we have been able to purchase this database. It is available to Oxford users via OxLIP+. Colonial State Papers provides access to tho usands of papers concerning English activities in the American, Canadian, and West Indian colonies between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries. Also included [...]

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New: Confidential Print North America 1824-1961

Thanks to a generous donation in support of the VHL, we have been able to purchase this database. It is available to Oxford users via OxLIP+. This resource gives full-text access to a selection of TNA Colonial Office and Foreign Office papers, reports, dispatches, weekly summaries, etc. The collection covers a broad sweep of history [...]

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