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Matt editing. Today’s historians require holistic resources that cover the social forces that shaped history. From ancient times through the 21st century, ProQuest’s History and Social Change collections provide the depth, scope and accuracy scholars demand and give voice to marginalized populations. This high-quality, sought-after content covers the labor movement, the women’s movement, the Black freedom struggle, indigenous history, the Progressive era and more.

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U.K. History Collection

U.K. History Collection

Primary sources spanning five centuries of British history, from the 16th to the early 21st century, offer valuable insights into key topics such as governance, global expansion, royal affairs, wartime experiences, and cultural evolution. These materials shed light on the political, social, and cultural developments that shaped the United Kingdom and its global influence.

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Pandemics Resource Guide

Pandemics Resource Guide

How did societies respond to the Plague, Spanish Flu and HIV? Have the ways we respond to and make sense of epidemics changed over time? Based on what we can observe about the past, how will COVID-19 impact the way we live going forward?

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Digital Sanborn Maps, 1867-1970

Digital Sanborn Maps, 1867-1970

No maps are consulted more in academic and public libraries than Sanborn® fire insurance maps—the detailed property and land-use records that depict the grid of everyday life in more than 12,000 U.S. towns and cities.

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History & Social Change Collections (A-Z)

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Global Newsstream Collection
Global Newsstream Collection

Global Newsstream Collection provides access to nearly 2,000 full-text sources, including newspapers, newswires, broadcast transcripts, and websites.

News and Newspapers
International Newsstream Collection
International Newsstream Collection

International Newsstream Collection provides access to print, digital, and broadcast sources, combining five regional collections from around the world

News and Newspapers
Military Database
Military Database

Military Database offers wide-ranging, full-text military resources.

Databases
ProQuest African American Heritage
ProQuest African American Heritage

ProQuest® African American Heritage is a groundbreaking new digital resource exclusively devoted to African American family history research.

Databases
ProQuest Digital Collections

ProQuest Digital Collections provides broad affordable access to 6 centuries of essential primary sources to support researchers and students across key disciplines

Primary Sources
ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Black Newspaper Collection
ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Black Newspaper Collection

ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Black Newspaper Collection provides cultural perspective and insight to the events that shaped the United States.

Databases
ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Canada Collection
ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Canada Collection

A collection of Canadain historical newspapers from across the nation that have launched on the ProQuest Platform. Historical newspaper content is among the most so

News and Newspapers
ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Global
ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Global

With ProQuest Historical Newspapers, trace the Revolutionary War rebel cause, Reconstruction after the Civil War, learn about a break-through medical discovery, the

News and Newspapers
ProQuest One History
ProQuest One History

ProQuest One History is an in-depth historical research tool that covers key events, figures, and time periods, from 1450 to contemporary times

Databases
Women and Social Movements Library Collection

A multidisciplinary research collection focused on women’s activism and social movements, bringing together primary and secondary sources for historical study

Primary Sources
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