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ProQuest Product Suite
As part of a subscription model that allows University of Mississippi users expanded access to ProQuest products, we have added subscription access to four additional primary source databases.
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British Periodicals This link opens in a new window
The British Periodicals Collection database provides access to periodicals from the late seventeenth century to the early twentieth. Topics covered include literature, philosophy, history, science, the social sciences, music, art, drama, archaeology and architecture.
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Labor Unions in the U.S., 1862-1974: Knights of Labor, AFL, CIO and AFL-CIO This link opens in a new windowUnique, important documentation on the growth and transformation of four major labor organizations takes history, business and other research topics in exciting new directions.
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Mass Incarceration and Prison Studies This link opens in a new windowMass Incarceration and Prison Studies is organized around a selection of key historical and contemporary events and themes, bringing together archival and reference materials, court cases, first-hand accounts, videos, Supreme Court audio files, research on rehabilitation, training materials and artistic works.
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Temperance and Prohibition Movement, 1830-1933 This link opens in a new windowContains records and publications of the principal organizations which sought to reduce and ultimately to eliminate the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages in the United States.
As part of the same model, UM Libraries has also added perpetual (permanent) access to these databases:
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National Theatre Collection This link opens in a new windowNational Theatre Collection brings the stage to life through access to high definition streaming video of world-class productions and unique archival material offering significant insight into theatre and performance studies. Through a collaboration with the U.K.'s National Theatre, this collection offers a range of digital performance resources never previously seen outside of the National Theatre’s archive.
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Periodicals Archive Online This link opens in a new windowPeriodicals Archive Online is a major archive that makes the backfiles of scholarly periodicals in the arts, humanities and social sciences available electronically, providing access to the searchable full text of hundreds of titles. The database spans more than two centuries of content, 37 key subject areas, and multiple languages.
UM Libraries has access to Collections 1, 4, 7, and 8. -
Women's Wear Daily Archive This link opens in a new windowAn archive of Women's Wear Daily, from its launch in 1910 to recent issues,* reproduced in high-resolution images. Pages, articles, advertisements, and covers have been included, with searchable text and indexing. The Women's Wear Daily Archive preserves one of the fashion industry's most influential reads. Key moments in the history of the industry, as well as major designers, brands, retailers and advertisers are all covered in this publication of record. * 6-month embargo on new issues.
Gale Primary Source Databases
UM Libraries has initiated an evidence-based acquisition (EBA) model with GALE for 30 databases. Under this model, we will have 2-year access to the databases listed here, and then each year select a small number for perpetual (permanent) access. The program will be re-evaluated at the end of two years to determine whether to renew.
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Economist Historical Archive, 1843-2020 This link opens in a new windowThe Economist has consistently delivered a highly intelligent and comprehensive report of the week's events and has long been a leading magazine for business and political leaders, politicians, diplomats, bankers, journalists, and other influential people throughout the world. Its back issues are made accessible through The Economist Historical Archive and serve as key witnesses to the economic and political history of the last 170 years. They provide a unique, unbiased analysis of major world events, facilitate the comparison of economic trends across continents and centuries, and offer an ideal historical resource for cutting-edge ideas in an easily digestible form.
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Nineteenth Century Collections Online This link opens in a new windowThe content in the Nineteenth Century Collections Online is sourced from the world's preeminent libraries and archives and includes monographs, newspapers, pamphlets, manuscripts, ephemera, maps, photographs, statistics, and other kinds of documents in both Western and non-Western languages. The University of Mississippi Libraries' access includes Asia and the West.
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Nineteenth Century UK Periodicals This link opens in a new windowThe nineteenth century was a time of revolutionary change and expansion. Britain was one of the world’s first industrial, urban superpowers and developed a press to feed the demands of its increasingly literate population. The Nineteenth Century UK Periodicals series covers the events, lives, values, and themes that shaped the nineteenth century world. The University of Mississippi Libraries' access includes Part I: Women's, Children's, Humour, and Leisure.
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Slavery and Anti-Slavery: A Transnational Archive This link opens in a new windowSlavery and Anti-Slavery: A Transnational Archive is devoted to the study and understanding of the history of slavery in America and the rest of the world from the 17th century to the late 19th century. The University of Mississippi Libraries' access includes Part III: The Institution of Slavery.
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State Papers Online: Early Modern Government in Britain and Europe, 1509-1714 This link opens in a new windowState Papers Online: Early Modern Government in Britain and Europe offers original historical materials across the widest range of government concern, from high level international politics and diplomacy to the charges against a steward for poisoning a dozen or more people. The correspondence, reports, memoranda, and parliamentary drafts from ambassadors, civil servants and provincial administrators present a full picture of Tudor and Stuart Britain.