Walker Library: Global Studies: Related Primary Sources

New Primary Sources

Migration to New Worlds: The Century of Immigration This link opens in a new window
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. .
Letter collections, travel journals, diaries and oral histories provide a wealth of first-hand accounts for research into emigration experiences and the hardship of settlement. These are supplemented by scrapbooks, government papers, hand-drawn maps, watercolours, objects, emigration pamphlets, shipping papers and rare printed material which provide significant context to government legislation, commercial interests and living conditions for migrants during this period. Introductory Resources
Global Commodities: Trade, Exploration and Cultural Exchange This link opens in a new window
Manuscript, printed and visual primary source materials for the study of global commodities in world history.
Commodities covered include chocolate, coffee, cotton, fur, opium, silver and gold
spices, sugar, tea, timber, and wine and spirits. See Nature and Scope for more details on this collection.
Socialism on Film: The Cold War and International Propaganda This link opens in a new window
Collection of documentary films, features and newsreels produced in the communist world.
Socialism on Film Introduction
Citing and Embedding Films
Trial subcollections (through April 9, 2019):
• 10 Minutes Around the USSR
• Agricultural News
• Around the Soviet Union
• China Today
• Czechoslovak Life and Czechoslovak in Pictures
• GDR Magazine
• Soviet Health
• Science and Technology Magazine
• Soviet Military Newsreels
• Soviet Sport
• Vietnam Newsreel

Current subcollections:
Lenin & the Russian Revolution
The Second World War & the Rise of Fascism
The Vietnam War & Southeast Asia
Global tensions & the Cold War
Nuclear War & Peace Movements
The Holocaust & War Crimes
Revolution, War, Conflict in China & Korea
Revolution in Cuba & Latin America
The Spanish Civil War
Grand Tour, The This link opens in a new window
Collection of sources (manuscripts, visual and printed works) on the history of travel, including accounts of the English abroad, c1550-1850.
The Grand Tour is a wonderful source of information about daily life in the eighteenth century, highlighting such everyday issues as transportation, money, communications, food and drink, health and sex.

The material also covers European political and religious life, British diplomacy; life at court, and social customs on the Continent, and is an invaluable resource for the study of Europe’s urban spaces.

There is a wealth of detail about cities such as Paris, Rome, Florence and Geneva, including written accounts and visual representations of street life, architecture and urban planning.
China: Trade, Politics and Culture, 1793-1980 This link opens in a new window
Manuscript materials detailing China's interaction with the West from 1793-1980.
First World War, The: Personal Experiences This link opens in a new window
Drawn from archival collections around the world, this collection offers a glimpse at how people lived their lives during the Great War.

Statistical Databases

Additional statistical databases and websites are listed on the Statistical Data research guide.

Statista This link opens in a new window
Statistics portal with quantitative data from over 18,000 sources for media, business, finance, politics, and other topics. Export data in a variety of formats for direct use in presentations or reports.
Data is categorized into 21 market sectors. Data sources include market research reports, trade publications, scientific journals, and government databases.
Statista help and FAQ's
More about Statista data sources
Statistical Abstract of the United States This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions of the United States, 1878-present.
User instructions available on ProQuest's LibGuide.
Statistical Abstracts of the World This link opens in a new window
Aggregated statistical abstracts from approximately 45 countries, UN and EU
Statistical abstracts are generally issued by the national statistical offices of foreign governments and contain country-level data not easily found elsewhere. User instructions available on ProQuest's LibGuide.

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