In addition to the following subscription databases, the MTSU Library also owns an extensive microfilm collection related to political history. More resources are described on the Primary Resources Subject Guide.
Primary documents that explore the movement of peoples from Great Britain, Ireland, mainland Europe and Asia to the New World and Australasia from 1800 to 1924. .
Digital images of extremely rare pamphlets from Cornell University Library’s Charles W. Wason Collection on East Asia.
Manuscript materials detailing China's interaction with the West from 1793-1980.
Full-text searchable database of British Government documents generated by the Foreign and Colonial Offices based in Latin America.
Full-text searchable database of British Government documents generated by the Foreign and Colonial Offices based in the Middle East.
Drawn from archival collections around the world, this collection offers a glimpse at how people lived their lives during the Great War.
Complete British Foreign Office files dealing with China, Hong Kong and Taiwan during 1919-1980.
Files from the National Archives relating to the Nixon Administration, 1969-1974.
Collection of documentary films, features and newsreels produced in the communist world.
Additional statistical databases and websites are listed on the Statistical Data research guide.
Comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions of the United States, 1878-present.
Aggregated statistical abstracts from approximately 45 countries, UN and EU