The most frequently-used databases
Find manuscripts, artwork, and rare printed books dating from American Indians' earliest contact with European settlers to photographs and newspapers from the mid-twentieth century. (AM)
The following databases are newly acquired or being evaluated for a future subscription.
Search this database of plant type specimens, reference works, and primary sources (diaries, correspondence, illustrations, and photographs) related to topics in botany, ecology, and conservation studies. Highlights include reference works and books such as The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa and Flowering Plants of South Africa; illustrations from Curtis's Botanical Magazine; and Kew’s Directors' Correspondence comprising handwritten letters and memoranda from the senior staff of Kew from 1841 to 1928. (ITHAKA)
Search for journal articles from primary source music periodicals dating from the Early Romantic to the Modern Period. Collectively this archive offers an almost daily chronicle of musical activities from 1760-1966. Our subscription now includes the RIPM Preservation Series: European and North American Music Periodicals, which has many rare journals dealing with musical life in capitals throughout Europe and the US. (EBSCO)
Search for primary source materials related to the liberation of Southern Africa and the dismantling of the Apartheid regime in the late 20th century. Find pamphlets, newspapers, records of colonial governments, UN documents, personal papers and correspondence, photographs, and more. This database focuses on Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. (ITHAKA)
Explore thousands of objects that provide visual, contextual, and spatial documentation of African heritage sites. Examples include 3D models and plans of grounds, structures, and the surrounding landscape; excavation reports; maps; photographs and slides; manuscripts and books; as well as field notes, journals, and trade logs. (ITHAKA)
