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Databases can be used to search for journal articles and other resources. Not sure where to start? The first two links below are good starting points:

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New and Trial Databases

The following databases are newly acquired or being evaluated for a future subscription.

Power to the People: Counterculture, Social Movements, and the Alternative Press

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Good For: Searching alternative press publications to read about antiestablishment and countercultural ideas and movements through art, satire, humor, and alternative lifestyles.
Contains: Posters, pamphlets, and alternative magazines from the US and UK like the Fortean Times, Viz., and Bizarre.
Dates Covered: 1800s-2020s

Art Song Transpositions

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Good for: finding crafted scores of art songs, arias, and musical theatre titles in any key
Contains: scores for art songs and Baroque arias in PDF form

Foreign Office, Consulate and Legation Files, China: 1830-1939

New

Good for: Finding primary source material for examining Sino-British relations, encompassing diverse thematic areas: politics, diplomacy, international relations, trade and the economy, military conflict, public health, missionaries, migration, war and revolution

Contains: Correspondence from the British legation and consulates in the cities of imperial and republican China, documenting Sino-British relations and myriad aspects of Chinese history

Dates covered: 1830-1939

The Nineteenth Century Stage: Industry, Performance and Celebrity

New

Good for: Theatre history research examining firsthand evidence of 19th century stage productions

Contains: Prompt books, playbills, photos, and theatre company records, plus biographical and thematic essays

Dates covered: late 1600s-1960s

Trade in Early Modern London: Livery Company Records, 1450-1750

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Good for: the study of the history of early modern London through the lens of the livery companies and trade
Contains: Records of livery companies in early modern London over three-hundred year period, with commentary on pivotal events such as the Reformation, the Civil War, the Great Plague, and the Great Fire of London.
Dates covered: 1450-1750

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