FBI Confidential Files and Radical Politics in the U.S., 1945-1972

Contains records from the FBI and the Subversive Activities Control Board, who investigated and tracked radical groups in the U.S. from the 1940s through the 1970s.

Einbanddatenbank

A database on bookbinding (especially rubbings from bindings) from the 15th and 16th centuries, focusing on collections in Berlin, Stuttgart, Wolfenbuttel and Munich.

Communist Historical Newspaper Collection (1917-2013)

Contains the full text of various communist American and British newspapers.

Colonial America: Module III

Colonial America will make available all 1,450 volumes of the CO 5 series from The National Archives, UK, covering the period 1606 to 1822. CO 5 consists of the original correspondence between the British government and the governments of the American colonies, making it a uniquely rich resource for all historians of the period.

American Underworld: The Flash Press

From crime and scandal to brothels and blackmail, the Flash Press covered the seamier aspects of urban life in the mid-19th century.

The Chernobyl Files: Declassified Documents of the Ukrainian KGB

The collection contains reports ranging from 1971 to 1991 prepared for and by a variety of Soviet and Ukrainian government agencies, such as the KGB, documenting and detailing the most important developments in the wake of the disaster, but also internal reports and investigations on the its various causes.

The American Civil War Collection, 1860-1922

Featuring more than 13,500 works published between 1860 and 1922, this fully searchable collection offers printed items addressing all facets of the Civil War.

First World War: Propaganda and Recruitment

From personal collections and rare printed material to military files, artwork and audio-visual files, content highlights the experiences of soldiers, civilians and governments on both sides of a conflict that shook the world.

English Historical Documents Online

English Historical Documents Online contains over 5,500 expertly indexed and fully searchable primary documents from 500-1914.

Classic Arabic Texts Online

Offers accounts of the early conquests of the Islamic polity and historical works about the first centuries of Muslim society.

Chinese Film and Newsreel Scripts from the Cultural Revolution Online

The bulk of the items in the collection are transcripts for the documentary films and newsreels from the Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976.

Digital Library of World War I

Brill’s Digital Library of World War I is an online resource that contains over 700 encyclopedia entries plus 250 peer-reviewed articles of transnational and global historical perspectives on significant topics of World War I.

American Indians and the American West, 1809-1971

A large variety of collections from the U.S. National Archives, a series of collections from the Chicago History Museum, as well as selected first-hand accounts on Indian Wars and westward migration.

East India Company, Module 1: Trade, Governance and Empire, 1600-1947

This database from Adam Matthew offers access to a unique collection of India Office Records from the British Library, London.

Early American Newspapers, Series XII: 1821-1900: The Specialized Press

Search and browse American newspapers published across three centuries.

Colonial Africa in official statistics (1821-1953)

Statistics covering the history of thirteen colonies across Africa, available from the British Online Archives.

European Colonialism in the Early 20th Century: German Colonies and League of Nations Mandates in Africa 1910-1929

This collection comprises correspondence, studies & reports, cables, maps, and other kinds of documents related to U.S. consular activities. U.S. Consulates were listening posts reporting on German colonial governments, mandate authorities, and the activities of the native peoples.

European Colonialism in the Early 20th Century: French Colonialism in Africa: From Algeria to Madagascar, 1910-1930

This collection comprises correspondence, studies & reports, cables, maps, and other kinds of documents related to U.S. consular activities. Highlights include the beginning of an anti-colonial movement and problems along the Moroccan-Algerian border.

East Germany from Stalinization to the New Economic Policy, 1950-1963

Originally microfilmed as Records of the U.S. Department of State Relating to the Internal Affairs of East Germany, this digital collection provides an in-depth look into the creation of the East German state, living conditions, and its people.

Early American Imprints. Ser. 2, Suppl. 2, from the American Antiquarian Society

Books, pamphlets, and broadsides published during the early 19th century. Published in cooperation with the American Antiquarian Society.

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