Primary & Reference Sources - England - European History - Research Guides at The Claremont Colleges Library

Historical Books, Documents, Diaries and Letters

British Document Collection at Honnold/Mudd
We have an collection of British Documents that are not listed in our online catalog. The collection, which includes State Papers, the Historical Manuscript Collection and Parliamentary Papers, is on the east side of the Mudd section of the building, under the Multi-Tier Stack. Contact the history subject specialist for more information.

State Papers Online : Early Modern Government in Britain and Europe This link opens in a new window
Gathers together 16th-, 17th-, and 18th- century British State Papers and links these historical manuscripts to their fully text-searchable Calendars. Full text of various British and Scottish Calendars (of Papers, Letters, Patent Rolls), Accounts, Acts, Histories, and Registers. It's an ongoing project. many titles are partially complete and others have yet to be added.
Early English Books Online This link opens in a new window
Printed works from the England, Ireland and Scotland from 1475-1700.
Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO) This link opens in a new window
Printed works from the England, Ireland and Scotland from 1700-1800.
Making of the Modern World This link opens in a new window
Books in many English and in other European languages from the second half of the 15th Century to the Early 20th Century.

19th Century British Pamphlets Online
Lists both digital and paper pamphlets with links to holding institutions, some of which have open access to digital collections.
British History Online
Key primary and secondary documents from British history, including much from Parliament.
British Sessional Papers at Harvard (Parliamentary Papers)
Selected volumes from 18089-1906, House of Commons

Gerritsen Women's History Collection of Aletta H. Jacobs‎ This link opens in a new window
Primary sources related to women's history from Europe, US, UK, Canada, and New Zealand. 1543-1945.
Defining Gender, 1450-1910 This link opens in a new window
Five centuries of advice literature for men and women.
Women Writers Online This link opens in a new window
Full-text access to important books by and about women published from 1400 to 1850.
HathiTrust Digital Library This link opens in a new window
An enormous collection of both in-copyright and public domain book and serial resources, many from the 19th and early 20th century.

Connected Histories: British History 1500-1900
A cross search of British resources, online and off, from 1500-1900
National Archives of Britain
Early Modern Resources
is a huge site of reference materials and primary resources that can be browsed or searched by keyword.
Nine: Nineteenth Scholarship Online
Links and information leading to digital and analog primary and secondary resources in 19th century. Some full text; some citation information.

Times Digital Archive 1785–2019 (The Times of London) This link opens in a new window
Historical Times of London, 1785 - 2019, including images and ads.
Sunday Times Digital Archive, 1822-2006 This link opens in a new window
Full text, including images and ads.
Please note that this is separate publication from “The Times of London.”
Eighteenth Century Journals This link opens in a new window
18th and late 17th century British periodicals and newspapers
Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
Law, News and Business Database.
Full text news articles, law journal articles, court cases, briefs, legal codes, and SEC filings. Users can Shepardize court cases and then read the full text of the related decisions. Most publications are covered 1980-present. The best place to find interview transcripts from television and radio.