Specialized Industrial Revolution Sources
- Empire OnlineColonialism | 1482-2003 CE | Diaries, correspondence, government papers, travel writing, and maps.
- British History OnlineBritish History Online is the digital library containing some of the core printed primary and secondary sources for the medieval and modern history of the British Isles. Created by the Institute of Historical Research and the History of Parliament Trust, we aim to support academic and personal users around the world in their learning, teaching and research.
- British Politics and SocietyThe British politics and society collection includes tens of thousands of primary sources related to the political climate in Great Britain during the long nineteenth century. Topics include British domestic and foreign policy, trade unions, Chartism, utopian socialism, public protest, radical movements, the cartographic record, political reform, education, family relationships, religion, leisure and many others. Primary sources include manuscripts, maps, drawings, newspapers, periodicals, government correspondence, letters, diaries, photographs, poster, pamphlets and more.
- Empire and Industry, 1750-18501750-1850 Records from the UK's National Archives.
- Social Conditions in England during the 1800sPrimary source documents from the Victorian Web, along with some secondary sources. Economic data also available.
- Images of the Industrial RevolutionDeveloped by Laura Nicholls, this site contains a selection of artwork from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries that illustrate the various aspects of Britain’s Industrial Revolution.
- The Grand TourManuscript, printed, and visual sources for research on the British response to travel on the Continent for pleasure, business, and diplomacy between 1550 and 1850.
- UK House of Commons Sittings in the 1800s (Hansard)Search for House of Common Debates, the official report of debates in Parliament
- British Cabinet Papers, 1915-1993This resource is now archived, but you can still search and access the papers.
- Asia and the West: Diplomacy and Cultural ExchangeThis archive will enable students and scholars to examine a selection of records that constitute a political and social history of Western interaction with a number of Asian countries during the nineteenth century. Most of the manuscript collections in this archive consist of the British Foreign Office and United States consular and diplomatic records. These records were generally maintained in the local consular or diplomatic posts and reflect the day-to-day accounting of the activities of the indigenous populations and their national governments, the expansion of trade, and the exercise of extraterritorial rights and treaty provisions. In addition, a selection of missionary correspondence and journals has been included, as missionaries usually provided some of the earliest contact in various Asian locales with Western ideals.
- English Historical Documents500-1914 in 10 volumes
Print: Tisch Book Stacks DA26 .E55 1996
v. 1. c. 500-1042 / edited by D. Whitelock -- v. 2. 1042-1189 / edited by David C. Douglas and George W. Greenaway -- v, 3, 1189-1327 / edited by Harry Rothwell -- v. 4. 1327-1485 / edited by A.R. Myers -- v. 5. 1485-1558 / edited by C.H. Williams -- v. 6. 1660-1714 / edited by Andrew Browning -- v. 7. 1714-1783 / edited by D.B. Horn and Mary Ransome -- v. 8. 1783-1832 / edited by A. Aspinall and E. Anthony Smith -- v. 9. 1833-1874 / edited by G.M. Young and W.D. Handcock -- v. 10. 1874-1914 / edited by W.D. Handcock.
British Books, Newspapers & Periodicals
- Making of the Modern World 1450-1850Find publications, published between 1750-1850 that contain statistics!
- 17th and 18th Century Burney Collection NewspapersBritish and colonial newspapers, pamphlets, and books gathered by the Reverend Charles Burney (1757-1817) during his lifetime
- Nineteenth Century British NewspapersComplete 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
- Nineteenth Century British PamphletsDigital 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. Specific collections include: Bristol Selected Pamphlets, Cowen Tracts, Earl Grey Pamphlets Collection, Foreign and Commonwealth Office Collection, etc.
- London Gazette1665 to the present
Use search and filter in left column to search dates and location (London or Edinburgh or Belfast) - The Economist: Historical Archive 1843-2013Search the Economist as far back in history as you like.
- Financial Times Historical Archive (London)Provides access to the Financial Times (Global News - London) from 1888-2010.
Biographical Sources
- Oxford Dictionary of National BiographyMajor resource for finding British biographies, online. Be sure to look up your person in the print Dictionary of National Biography below.
- The Dictionary of National BiographyPrint: 22 volumes plus supplements. Ref DA 28 .D48. The major resource for finding famous Britons.
- Who Was WhoConsult for individuals who would have been still alive into the 20th Century
Print: DA 28 .W65 v.1897-1916 - Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: in Association with the British Academy: from the Earliest Times to the Year 2000Print: 61 vols. Ref DA 28 .O95 2004
- The Oxford Illustrated History of the British ArmyPrint: Ref UA 661 .O94 1994
