Examining the past to inform the present
Today’s historians require holistic resources that cover the social forces that shaped history. From ancient times through the 21st century, ProQuest’s History and Social Change collections provide the depth, scope and accuracy scholars demand and give voice to marginalized populations. This high-quality, sought-after content covers the labor movement, the women’s movement, the Black freedom struggle, indigenous history, the Progressive era and more.
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U.K. History Collection
Primary sources spanning five centuries of British history, from the 16th to the early 21st century, offer valuable insights into key topics such as governance, global expansion, royal affairs, wartime experiences, and cultural evolution. These materials shed light on the political, social, and cultural developments that shaped the United Kingdom and its global influence.
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Pandemics Resource Guide
How did societies respond to the Plague, Spanish Flu and HIV? Have the ways we respond to and make sense of epidemics changed over time? Based on what we can observe about the past, how will COVID-19 impact the way we live going forward?
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U.S. History Collection
A wide-ranging variety of primary sources from pivotal periods in North American history including firsthand accounts, letters, diaries, and video documentaries support study of the early colonial period, the Civil War, the Gilded Age, and the immigrant experience. This archive provides in-depth insights into the people, social dynamics, and political attitudes that shaped North America.
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Art, Design & Architecture Archive Collection
The Art, Design & Architecture Archive Collection presents over 150 years of visual and textual content.
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Black Abolitionist Papers, 1830-1865
This collection searches a unique set of primary sources from African Americans actively involved in the movement to end slavery in the United States between 1830 a
Primary SourcesCBS News Video Collection
Access curated streaming video content from CBS3 collection, designed to support research, teaching, and learning with high-quality academic video resources.
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Digital National Security Archive
Created in collaboration with the National Security Archive, this database is the most comprehensive collection available of significant primary documents central t
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Digital Sanborn Maps, 1867-1970
Sanborn fire insurance maps are detailed property and land-use records covering more than 12,000 U.S. towns and cities.
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Diversity Collection
Diversity Collection brings together three full text databases to provide a global view of some of the biggest topics in diversity, equity, and inclusion
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Documents on British Policy Overseas
This history database contains tens of thousands of U.K. government documents relating to Britain’s international relations, including foreign policy instructions,
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Ethnic NewsWatch Collection
Ethnic NewsWatch Collection is a full-text subscription database containing newspapers, magazines, journals, newsletters of the ethnic, minority, and native press.
DatabasesFashion Studies Collection
The Fashion Studies Collection contains key resources from fashion and lifestyle industry, offering content that spans decades of style, trends, and cultural shifts.
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