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HISE 3526: From Imperialism to the Beatles: Modern England 1714 to the Present (Hendley) Spring 2023 3526-01

Librarian: Mary Lynn Bensen

Finding Primary Sources

Some titles list sources, whereas others include the text of sources.

Defining Gender                                                                                                                                  Under Databases on library website 

Documentary History of England                                                                                          DA 26 D55 (course reserves)

English Historical Documents                                                                                                DA 26 E55 (course reserves) and

                                                                                                                                                    Circulating Collection

JSTOR 19th – Century British Pamphlets                                                                               Under Databases on library website

Source-Book of English History                                                                                              DA 32.5 L5

Victorian Popular Culture                                                                                                        Under Databases on library website

Voices of Victorian England:  Contemporary                                                                       Ref DA 550 V65 2014

       Accounts of Daily Life

When searching print and online access tools, use search terms such as SOURCES, CORRESPONDENCE, PERSONAL NARRATIVES, DIARIES, RECORDS AND CORRESPONDENCE, SERMONS, SPEECHES, PAPERS.

Look for titles of primary sources in secondary sources and in lists included in bibliographies of secondary sources. Use text, class, and library bibliographies for recommended titles or listings of primary sources.

Punch, 1964 – 1992                                                                                                                   Periodicals Room in Sub-basement

The Times (London) Digital Archive, 1785 – 2019                                                               Under Databases on library website

The Times (London), 1985 – present                                                                                     Under Databases on library website

     (in Nexis Uni)