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Modern History

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British and Irish women's letters and diaries This link opens in a new window
Empire Online This link opens in a new window
London low life : street culture, social reform and the Victorian underworld This link opens in a new window
The Making of Modern Law: legal treatises 1800-1926 This link opens in a new window
Popular culture in Britain and America 1950 to 1975; Rock and roll, counterculture, peace and protest This link opens in a new window
Social and cultural history: letters and diaries online This link opens in a new window
Victorian Popular Culture This link opens in a new window

The American Civil War: letters and diaries This link opens in a new window
Black thought and culture This link opens in a new window
Colonial America This link opens in a new window
Digital National Security Archive This link opens in a new window
Early Encounters in North America: peoples, cultures, and the environment This link opens in a new window
Manuscript women's letters and diaries: from the American Antiquarian Society, 1750-1950 This link opens in a new window
North American immigrant letters, diaries, and oral histories This link opens in a new window
North American Women's Letters and Diaries This link opens in a new window
Popular culture in Britain and America 1950 to 1975; Rock and roll, counterculture, peace and protest This link opens in a new window
Terrorism and U.S. policy 1968-2002 This link opens in a new window
Women and Social Movements in the United States 1600-2000 This link opens in a new window