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Selected Databases
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Archives Unbound: British and European History
Archives Unbound: Cultural Studies
Archives Unbound: Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies
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Print Collection of Documents
Milestone Documents in World History Ref D 5 M55 2009
Includes major historical documents from across the world.