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The Barren Lands: J.B. Tyrrell's Expeditions for the Geological Survey of Canada, 1892-1894 view detail comment email this

"Documents two exploratory surveys of the Barren Lands region west of Hudson Bay, in northern Manitoba and Saskatchewan and the area now known as Nunavut" between 1892 and 1894. Contains over "5,000 images from original field notebooks, correspondence, photographs, maps and published reports." Searchable and browsable. Includes biographical information on geologist J.B. Tyrrell and his brother, surveyor and interpreter James W. Tyrrell. Also features interactive expedition maps. From the University of Toronto Library.
http://link.library.utoronto.ca/tyrrell/
Topics: Correspondence, Geography, Geology, History, Photograph Collections: Regional

Last updated Apr 1, 2006


The Churchill Papers view detail comment email this

The papers of Sir Winston Churchill from "childhood letters and school reports to his final writings" have been indexed, and the over 70,000 entries are searchable or browsable by time period. Note that while this is an index, the search results are quite detailed and include abstracts. The site also provides a brief biography of Churchill and an overview of his papers. From Churchill College at the University of Cambridge.
http://www.chu.cam.ac.uk/archives/collections/churchill_papers/
Topics: Archives, Correspondence, Heads of State, Notable People: Government

Last updated Dec 19, 2008


Margaret Thatcher Foundation view detail comment email this

This site provides access to documents relating to Margaret Thatcher, prime minister of Great Britain from 1979 to 1990. Find declassified Falklands War documents, letters and correspondence with foreign leaders, and handwritten notes. Also includes a chronology of important events, an overview of her political and personal life, and texts of many of her speeches. Searchable.
http://www.margaretthatcher.org/
Topics: Archives, Correspondence, Heads of State

Last updated Dec 15, 2004


Medici Archive view detail comment email this

Established by Grand Duke Cosimo I in 1569, the archive consists of nearly 3 million letters that offer a "panorama of two-hundred years of human history, as told in the words of the people most immediately involved." This developing, searchable project contains Arts & Humanities, including antiquities, art, books, coins, drawings, maps, medicine, music, theater, and more; Jewish History (religion and culture); and the history of Costume and Textiles. Documents in Italian, with English translations.
http://www.medici.org/
Topics: Correspondence, History, Judaism

Last updated Oct 12, 2002


POxy: Oxyrhynchus Online view detail comment email this

Background information about the Oxyrhynchus papyri, which were excavated from the site of Oxyrhynchus, a regional capital in Hellenistic and Roman Egypt. Features illustrated essays about the city and the documents found there (including letters, tax returns, and government documents). Also includes a glossary, a searchable database and updates on the imaging of the papyri located at the Oxford University libraries, and locations of the rest of the papyri.
http://www.papyrology.ox.ac.uk
Topics: Archaeology, Correspondence, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts, The Olympic Games

Last updated Jul 30, 2005


Tudor England: 1485 to 1603 view detail comment email this

Biographical and historical information on Tudor monarchs, including Henry VII, Henry VIII and his six wives, Edward VI, Jane I (Lady Jane Grey), Mary I, and Elizabeth I; Tudor relatives; and other citizens. Includes images, primary sources (including letters written by Henry VIII's wives), life in Tudor England, genealogy, bibliography, and filmography. Frequently updated with new material. From a hobbyist.
http://englishhistory.net/tudor.html
Topics: Correspondence, Heads of State, History By Place, Notable People: Government

Last updated Feb 23, 2003


UNISPAL: United Nations Information System on the Question of Palestine view detail comment email this

A searchable and browsable database of thousands of documents containing "the texts of current and historical United Nations material concerning the question of Palestine and other issues related to the Middle East situation and the search for peace." Includes resolutions, legislation, mandates, covenants, memoranda, proposals, treaties, bulletins, final documents, letters, maps, and much more. Developed by the Division for Palestinian Rights.
http://domino.un.org/unispal.nsf
Topics: Correspondence, International Governments, International Law, Treaties, & Agreements, Regions of the World, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq, Wars & Conflicts

Last updated Jul 3, 2007




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