The Libraries continually strive to expand access to relevant resources that benefit the entire community. This highlight shares the interesting and high-quality resources we’ve recently added to our collection. We encourage you to explore and engage with the rich diversity of content the Libraries curate for the university community.
Binghamton University Libraries is happy to announce extended trials to the follow resources:
Archives of Sexuality and Gender: Community and Identity in North America
This archive shines a light on unheard stories of sexual and gender identity and community building among queer people in North America, containing unique and personal collections from the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
British Literary Manuscripts Online, c. 1660–1900
This archive presents facsimile images of literary manuscripts and personal writings written by major British (and Irish) literary figures from the Restoration through the Victorian era, including Charles Dickens and Oscar Wilde.
British Literary Manuscripts Online, Medieval and Renaissance
This collection expands on the temporal scope of Part I, presenting a range of literary manuscripts—letters, poems, stories, plays, chronicles, religious writings, and other materials—from roughly 1120 to 1660.
Decolonization: The Politics of Independence in Former Colonial Territories
This archive brings together material from the former British colonies and Commonwealth nations, alongside some from former French and Portuguese territories, showing the development of political and social movements among marginalized peoples.
Environmental History: Colonial Policy and Global Development, 1896–1993
This collection includes British government files from the Foreign Office, Colonial Office and the Ministry of Overseas Development to show the exploitation of colonial lands and resources as well as the effects of rapid urbanization in the 20th century.
Environmental History: Conservation and Public Policy in America, 1870–1980
This collection explores conservation development, as both science and public policy, in North America in the late 19th and 20th centuries through the papers of conservationists and government agencies.
National Geographic Magazine Archive 1888–2020
This archive is comprised of National Geographic issues from the late 19th century to today, preserving its famously detailed and colorful photographs, as well as the wealth of scientific and geographic knowledge contained in its pages.
Political Extremism and Radicalism: Global Communist and Socialist Movements
This collection provides access to primary sources created by a variety of communist, socialist, and Far-Left groups and figures across the world’s capitalist nations, as well as materials generated by anti-communist organizations and individuals.
Punch Historical Archive, 1841–1992
This archive documents 7,900 issues from all volumes of Britain’s iconic magazine of wit and satire, including images as originally published and specially produced materials like Almanacks and prefaces.
Refugees, Relief, and Resettlement: The Early Cold War and Decolonization [Part II]
Part II of this archive draws on government files, refugee agency reports, and myriad other forms of documentation to capture the new challenges faced by those forced to flee their homelands in this period of global political strife and decolonization.
If you have any questions about this announcement or the Libraries collections, please reach out to Matt Gallagher (gallaghm@binghamton.edu), director of collection development.