World History

Search results can include content that is freely accessible as well as content that requires a fee: be sure to check Journal Finder to see if the Thompson Library provides access to a source before paying a fee for it. Articles related to a single story within a given time period are grouped together to allow users to see a broad perspective on the topics they are searching. In addition to seeing results ranked by relevancy, users can also see a historical overview of the results by browsing an automatically generated timeline.

19th Century to Present: Which past years are covered, and what content is free, varies by each individual news source.

Contains nearly a million collection descriptions contributed by thousands of libraries, museums, and archives. A combination of brief descriptions derived from catalog records in the RLG Union Catalog, and more detailed archival finding aids harvested from the Internet, including those that conform to the EAD (Encoded Archival Description) format standard.

Includes dozens of collections that can be searched together, individually, or as part of the following series:

• Apartheid South Africa, 1948-1980
  
• Central Asia, Persia and Afghanistan, 1834-1922
  
• Confidential Print: Africa, 1834-1966
  
• Confidential Print: Latin America, 1833-1969
  
• Confidential Print: Middle East, 1839-1969
  
• Confidential Print: North America, 1824-1961
  
• Foreign Office Files for China, 1919-1980
  
• Foreign Office Files for India, Pakistan and Afghanistan, 1947-1980
  
• Foreign Office Files for Japan, 1919-1952
  
• Foreign Office Files for South East Asia, 1963-1980
  
• Foreign Office Files for the Middle East, 1971-1981
  
• Macmillan Cabinet Papers, 1957-1963
  
• Nixon Years, 1969-1974
  
• Women in The National Archives
  

Tips for using this collection are available in the Adam Matthew Digital Help Centre.

Includes these collections:

• Egypt: Records of the U.S. Department of State, 1853-1962
  
• Evangelism in Africa: Correspondence of the Board of Foreign Missions, 1835-1910
  
• Liberation Movement in Africa and African America
  
• Liberia and the U.S.: Nation-Building in Africa, 1918-1935
  

Designed as a portal for slavery and abolition studies, brings together documents and collections covering the period 1490-2007, from libraries and archives across the Atlantic world. Close attention is given to the varieties of slavery, the legacy of slavery, the social justice perspective, and the continued existence of slavery today.

Tips for using this collection are available in the Adam Matthew Digital Help Centre.

Includes four parts:
Part I) Debates over Slavery & Abolition
Part II) Slave Trade in the Atlantic World
Part III) The Institution of Slavery
Part IV) The Age of Emancipation

Contains records of nearly 35,000 separate slaving voyages between 1514 and 1866, gleaned from original documents and historical publications located in archives, libraries, and other institutions throughout the world. Data from these historical records were collected over many decades and will continue to be updated as new documents are discovered. Individuals will be able to contribute their own research to this collaborative resource. Each record in the Voyages Database offers information on a single slaving voyage; some of the details include the country of origin, the individual(s) who sponsored it, the voyage itself (its itinerary, dates of travel, and outcome), captains, numbers of slaves transported, and the sources providing this voyage information.