History 170: Islam on the Indian Ocean Rim

British and colonial newspapers, pamphlets, and books gathered by the Reverend Charles Burney (1757-1817) during his lifetime

Complete runs of 48 newspapers specially selected to best represent 19th Century Britain: London's national and regional newspapers; those from established country or university towns as well as the new industrial centers of the Midlands; and from Scotland, Ireland and Wales. Special attention was paid to include newspapers that helped lead particular political or social movements such as Reform, Chartism, and Home Rule. The penny papers aimed at the working and clerical classes are also present

To search this collection only, on the Advanced Search screen, under "Narrow By" click "Pamphlet."
Digital primary source collection of more than 20,000 pamphlets digitized from research universities in the United Kingdom. A wide range of topics are covered, focusing on political and economic life in 19th century Britain. While the bulk of the collection is from the 19th century, there are some pamphlets included going back to 1545.

Full-text of several British periodicals (1680s-1930s)

The Digital Colonial Documents Project (India) is intended to promote study of the rare seminal documents which were influential in the formation of the notions of nation, state and culture during the colonial period. The project makes available rare colonial documents as searchable internet documents.

From Columbia University Libraries South and Southeast Asia Studies

From The International Institute of Social History

Includes collections in images, maps, indexes, books & journals, and downloadable data on British India through the 1920s and links to the current Indian census materials, which includes some as well older Census materials

Part of the Digital Colonial Documents (India)

Census Tables from 1991 Census to 2011 Census (in Excel and Csv)
And much more!

Census of India, 1941, Census of India, 1931, Census of India, 1921, Census of India, 1911, Census of India, 1881
Census Tables, 1941, Census Tables, 1931, Census Tables 1911

Links for Indian & Pakistan, Indonesia & Malaysia, etc.

• Calcutta newspapers
• Elections in India
• Also search India, Politics and government, 1919-1947

The Contemporary Middle East: A Documentary History, since World War I, brings together more than 120 primary source documents that allow the region's modern history to be told by the people who made it.

Full-text searching of digital facsimile images of literature on economy and business, published from 1450 through 1850.

Includes the papers of Sir Ronald Storrs (1881-1956) from Pembroke College, Cambridge. The guide to the collection is in the Tisch reference collection while the manuscripts are on microform.