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CORRESPONDENCE, PERSONAL NARRATIVES, DIARIES, RECORDS AND CORRESPONDENCE, SERMONS, SPEECHES, PAPERS, LETTERS.
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.
Selected Print Sources
Some titles only list sources, whereas others include the text of sources.
Documentary History of England DA 26 D55
English Historical Documents DA 26 E55
Source-Book of English History DA 32.5 L5
Chinese Civilization and Society: A Sourcebook DS 721 C517
The People’s Republic of China: A Documentary History DS 777.55 P423
The People’s Republic of China, 1949-1979 Oversize DS 777.55 P4243
Website
Hong Kong Government Reports Online (1842-1041) Available online through
University of Hong Kong
Libraries at
sunzi/.lib.hku.hk/hkgro/index.jsp Selected Library Databases
These databases are found alphabetically by title in the A-Z list by clicking on the Databases tab on the library website.
China: Trade, Politics and Culture 1793-1980
Decolonization: Politics and Independence in Former Colonial and Commonwealth Territories
JSTOR 19th Century British Pamphlets
Includes selection of full-text articles from the South China Morning Post, The Independent (UK), The Guardian, (London), and the Daily Telegraph (London).
The Times (London), Digital Archive, 1786 - 2019
The Times (London) 1985 –present
(in Nexis Uni)