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Essential resources to support historical research
Access to authoritative primary sources, including early modern texts, government records, historical newspapers, personal papers, videos and more.
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ProQuest One History is an essential resource for in-depth historical research, offering access to authoritative primary sources, including early modern books, archival collections, historical periodicals, and documents that cover key events, figures, and time periods, from 1450 to contemporary times. It provides in-depth coverage through landmark collections of rare and unique materials, such as personal papers, letters, diaries, government documents, and visual materials from renowned institutions worldwide. Supporting critical thinking and interdisciplinary research in history, political science, sociology, and cultural studies, ProQuest One History enables deep analysis of societal issues, governance, and historical contexts.
ProQuest One History includes
- Early Modern Collection
- Historical Periodicals
- ProQuest History Vault
- U.K. History Collection
- U.S. History Collection
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Rare and Unique Primary Sources
Historical Archives
More than 125 collections, sourced from renowned partners and institutions, include the earliest printed works, government records, historic newspapers, personal papers, and more
Historical Texts & Periodicals
Over 75 million pages of 16th-20th century writings, including books, pamphlets, essays, scholarly journals, trade magazines, and specialized periodicals
Rich, Multiformat Content
Includes journals, trade publications, magazines, reports, and dissertations to support a broad range of assignments and types of research
ProQuest One History Includes the Following Subscriptions
Early Modern Collection
This resource provides a vast array of primary sources from the British Isles and Europe, covering the period 1450-1700. It combines materials from over 230 source libraries worldwide, supporting scholars in exploring a wide range of historical texts. With broad subject coverage, it offers primary sources for history, literature, religion, politics, science, and the arts, facilitating both discipline-specific and interdisciplinary research.
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Historical periodicals from the 17th to the early 21st century, including full-text journals and bibliographic indexes, provides a rich resource for research in the humanities and social sciences, offers key primary and secondary sources for exploring historical events, social movements, scientific progress, and cultural shifts.
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Unlock key primary source materials with this award-winning, continuously growing subscription of digitized archival materials. Created in partnership with renowned archival institutions, History Vault gives students and researchers a first-hand look at pivotal moments in history through the power of primary sources.
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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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A wide-ranging variety of primary sources from pivotal periods in North American history including firsthand accounts, letters, diaries, and video documentaries support study of the early colonial period, the Civil War, the Gilded Age, and the immigrant experience. This archive provides in-depth insights into the people, social dynamics, and political attitudes that shaped North America.
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ProQuest Digital Collections
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