From historic pressings to contemporary periodicals, explore nearly 200 years of Indigenous print journalism from the US and Canada.
Trial URL: http://www.americanindiannewspapers.amdigital.co.uk/
Trial Ends: July 12, 2019
New Resource: D&B Hoovers
Business establishments and company profiles.
New Resource: Global Commodities
Full text database exploring the history and development of fifteen major commodities through manuscript, printed and visual primary source materials.
New Resource: Foundation Directory
Comprehensive and accurate information on more than 100,000 U.S. grantmakers and their funding activities.
URL: http://guides.lib.uw.edu/az.php?q=foundation%20directory
New Resource: ProQuest and Alexander Street Collections
A number of new ProQuest and Alexander Street collections were added recently.
American Indians and the American West
Full-text database focusing on the interaction between American Indians and the U.S. government in the 19th and 20th Centuries. Collections focus on Indian Removal from 1832-1840, the U.S. Army and American Indians in the years from the 1850s-1890s, and 20th Century records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Major Council Meetings of American Indian Tribes. (ProQuest History Vault)
URL: http://guides.lib.uw.edu/az.php?q=american%20west
Black Thought and Culture
Full text database of over 1,300 sources with 1,210 authors, covering the non-fiction published works of leading African Americans. Particular care has been taken to index this material so that it can be searched more thoroughly than ever before. Also includes interviews, journal articles, speeches, essays, pamphlets, letters and other fugitive material.
URL: http://guides.lib.uw.edu/az.php?q=black%20thought
Indian Claims Insight
Full-text database of decisions, transcripts, docket books, journals of the Indian Claims Commission (a judicial panel for relations between the U.S. Government and Native American tribes), and related statutes and congressional publications from 1789 to the present day.
URL: http://guides.lib.uw.edu/az.php?q=indian%20claims
Latino Literature
Full text database of more than 100,000 pages pages of poetry, fiction, and over 450 plays written in English and Spanish by hundreds of Chicano, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Dominican, and other Latino authors working in the United States.
URL: http://guides.lib.uw.edu/az.php?q=latino%20literature
Latin America in Video
Includes approximately 400 original-language documentaries from some of the most important producers and independent filmmakers in Latin America. Covers issues such as human rights, violence, immigration, illiteracy, popular culture, and political history.
URL: http://guides.lib.uw.edu/az.php?q=latin%20america%20in%20video
Royal Shakespeare Company Collection
Collection of high-definition, surround-sound recordings of William Shakespeare’s plays from the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Stratford-upon-Avon theater.
Trial: Global Commodities
This resource brings together manuscript, printed and visual primary source materials for the study of global commodities in world history. The commodities featured in this resource have been transported, exchanged and consumed around the world for hundreds of years.
Please note that PDF download options are not available during trials.
Trial URL: www.globalcommodities.amdigital.co.uk
Trial ends: May 28, 2019
New Resource: Philosophy in the Islamic World Online : 8th – 10th Centuries
A comprehensive and unprecedented reference work devoted to the history of philosophy in the realms of Islam in its formative period: from its beginnings in the eighth century up to the tenth century AD.
URL: http://guides.lib.uw.edu/az.php?q=philosophy%20islamic%20world
New Resource: Encyclopedia of the Bible and its reception
Comprehensive reference work on the Bible and its reception.
Trial: Brill’s Encyclopedia of Hinduism Online
Brill’s Encyclopedia of Hinduism presents the latest research on all the main aspects of the Hindu traditions. Its 438 essays are original work written by the world’s foremost scholars on Hinduism. The encyclopedia presents a balanced and even-handed view of Hinduism, recognizing the divergent perspectives and methods in the academic study of a religion that has ancient historical roots with many flourishing traditions today.
Trial URL: https://referenceworks.brillonline.com/browse/brill-s-encyclopedia-of-hinduism
Trial Ends: May 3, 2019
New Resource: Territorial Papers of the United States, 1764-1953: Series 1
Territorial government documents collection including Native American negotiations and treaties, official correspondence with the federal government, military records, judicial proceedings, population data, financial statistics, and land records.