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Modern Britain: Library Resources

Defining Gender, 1450-1910 This link opens in a new window
Original source material from British and European archives to support study of history, literature, sociology, education and cultural studies from a gendered perspective.
Empire Online This link opens in a new window
Original documents relating to Empire Studies, sourced from libraries and archives around the world. Offers images of the texts rather than transcriptions. Each section features thematic essays by leading scholars in the field of Empire Studies.
Intelex Past Masters This link opens in a new window
See: The Modern Era: 1800-1950, 40 volumes of correspondence from important figures in nineteenth and twentieth century England, published by Oxford University Press.
Classic texts in both original languages and in English translation.

Modern Britain: Selected Internet Sources

Edwardians Online: Family Life & Work Experience Before 1918
Digital multimedia resources based on oral history interviews with people who lived in Edwardian Britain.
Hansard, the Official Report of debates in Parliament [UK], 1803-2005
British Cabinet Papers, 1915-1981 | British National Archives
Including interactive "Maps in Time" from 1900-2000.
Fabian Society Online Archive | London School of Economics
Charles Booth Online Archive
"...contains the original records from Booth's survey into life and labour in London, dating from 1886 to 1903."
Encyclopedia Titanica
"...repository of facts, opinion and media relating to RMS Titanic. Featuring Titanic survivor stories, comprehensive Titanic passenger list and biographies, detailed Titanic research articles, in depth discussions and rich media..."
W.T. Stead Resource Site
Rudyard Kipling Collection | Marlboro College
National Archives UK's photostream
Collections include Canada, Africa, artwork & artifacts, and photography
Times of London Archive
Limited open content.
Edwardian Promenade
A collection of references related to popular culture and the Edwardian Era.

Edwardian History: Selected Reference Sources

Oxford Companion to British History by John Cannon (Editor)
Publication Date: 2003
Routledge Companion to Britain in 19th Cent 1815-1914 by Tony Cook
Publication Date: 2005
Companion to Nineteenth-Century Britain by Christopher Williams (Editor) et al.
Call Number: DA 530 C76 2004
Nanaimo
Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-Century Thought by Gregory Claeys
Publication Date: 2004

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