New collections: Expanding the range of our digital archives
The Library has recently enhanced its digital archive collections,听increasing听access to primary source content across the social sciences and humanities. These new and expanded resources provide valuable material for teaching, learning and research,听supporting听students and researchers听to听explore people, cultures, histories and lived experiences across different periods and places.听
Mass Observation Project Online Archive IV (2010鈥�2019)听
听extended access听now includes material from the 2010s, capturing听perspectives听on social media, immigration, human rights, climate change, Brexit and US Presidential Elections. The archive also supports comparison with earlier Mass Observation studies, including the 1938 and 2013 directives on听What Makes You Happy?听
Cambridge Companions Online 听
听offers extended access to its full collection of more than 900 volumes听published between 1986 and 2025.听Complementing听, the collection provides authoritative introductions to听key听topics, authors and themes听across the arts, humanities and social sciences.听
ProQuest One Anthropology听
听brings together field notes, draft manuscripts, published ethnographies, video ethnographies and ethnographic films, providing rich primary source material for the study of cultures and societies worldwide. Representing more than 1,000 cultural groups, it supports teaching and research across anthropology and related disciplines.听
National Theatre Collections Volume IV听
听adds six productions to the Library's听existing access听to the听National Theatre Collection:听Ballet Shoes,听Kin,听Nye,听The Boy With Two Hearts,听The Importance of Being Earnest听and听Blues听for an Alabama Sky. The collection explores themes including politics, family, immigration and identity, supported by learning resources and behind-the-scenes content听to听enhance teaching, study and research.听
Radicalism and Popular Protest in Georgian Britain (c.1714鈥�1832)听
听features听more than 90,000 primary source images documenting political dissent, activism and unrest from the Jacobite rebellions through to the 1832 Reform Act.听The collection supports research into protest and reform听and complements our听Special Collections听material on the听.听
Perdita Manuscripts听
听provides digitised access to manuscripts written or compiled by women in the British Isles during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The collection includes poetry, religious writing, autobiographical works, household accounts, recipes and remedies, helping to uncover voices and perspectives that have often been overlooked in the historical record. Detailed catalogue descriptions, contextual essays and biographical resources support further exploration and research.听
Discover Our Collections听
These听collections span a wide range of subjects and may be particularly useful for research and teaching in anthropology, history, literature, drama and performance, politics and gender studies.听Access via听听or explore our relevant听听