New archival resources available to UCL students and staff for a limited trial period

Until 31 March

Public Health Archives: Public Health in Modern America, 1890-1970 documents the rise of the twentieth-century public health system in the United States through correspondence, reports, pamphlets, ephemera, and more. The collection focuses on the evolution and impact of public health legislation, policies, and campaigns at the local, national, and federal levels, and the roles played by key organizations.

Until 6 April - and again from 15 June-27 July

Adam Matthew primary source collections via AM Explorer.  Collections included are:

• American History, 1493-1945: consist of two modules: Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 and Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945
• Confidential Print: the Confidential Print series, issued by the British Government between c. 1820 and 1970, consists of Africa, 1834-1966Latin America, 1833-1969, Middle East, 1839-1969 and North America, 1824-1961
• Food and Drink in History: illustrating the deep links between food and identity, politics and power, gender, race and socio-economic status
• Gender: Identity and Social Change: changing representations and lived experiences of gender roles and relations from the nineteenth century to the present.
• Jewish Life in America, c1654-1954: the history of Jewish communities in America from the arrival of the first Jews in the 17th century to the mid-20th century
• Popular Culture in Britain and America, 1950-1975 :  focusing on the period of social, political and cultural change between 1950 and 1975
• Race Relations in America: Based at Fisk University from 1943-1970, the Race Relations Department and its annual Institute were set up by the American Missionary Association to investigate problem areas in race relations and develop methods for educating communities and preventing conflict.