16 resources
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British diplomacy with America and Ireland, an Ambassador’s letters, 1909-1962
Alternative titles: previously known as 'Correspondence of Arthur C. Murray, 3rd Viscount Elibank'
This resource is part of: British Online Archives
Description: The papers of Arthur C. Murray (1879-1962), soldier, Scottish Liberal politician and friend of US President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Murray was an MP, Foreign Secretary and military attaché, and his correspondence with Roosevelt in the lead up to World War II is a highlight of this digital library.
Coverage: 1909 to 1962
Full text: Yes
Subjects: Government & Official, Americana, History, Biography
Access: Access to this resource is restricted to our Edinburgh reading rooms and to Kelvin Hall, Glasgow.
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British Online Archives
This resource includes: Scottish trade with Africa and the West Indies in the early 18th century, 1694-1709
British diplomacy with America and Ireland, an Ambassador’s letters, 1909-1962
The East India Company: Corrupt Governance and Cruelty in India, 1806-1814
India, uprising and reform, 1879-1910: in the records of the Governor-GeneralDescription: Extensive collection of full-text British historical archives. Includes : British diplomacy with America and Ireland, an Ambassador’s letters, 1909-1962; Scottish trade with Africa and the West Indies in the early 18th century, 1694-1709; India, business and control, 1806-1814: in the records of the Governor-General, and; India, uprising and reform, 1879-1910: in the records of the Governor-General
Full text: Yes
Subjects: Government & Official, History
Access: Access to this resource is restricted to our Edinburgh reading rooms and to Kelvin Hall, Glasgow.
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British Standards Online
Alternative titles: also known as 'BSOL'
Description: Over 90,000 British, adopted European and international standards. Includes past, present and draft standards (BS, BS/EN, BS/ISO, BS/EN/ISO).
This resource has a concurrent user limit of 2Full text: Yes
Subjects: Government & Official, Reference Works
Access: Please log in or join the Library for access.
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Cold War Intelligence
Alternative titles: also known as 'Cold War intelligence online: the secret war between the U.S. and the USSR, 1945-1991'
Description: A full-text collection of 2,360 formerly classified U.S. government documents (most of them classified Top Secret or higher) which provides readers with the declassified documentary record about the successes and failures of the U.S. intelligence community in its efforts to spy on the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
Coverage: 1945- 1991
Publisher: Brill
Full text: Yes
Subjects: Government & Official, History
Access: Please log in or join the Library for access.
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Findmypast
Description: Findmypast is a searchable online archive of over 2 billion records - birth, marriage and death records, parish records, censuses, migration records and military collections.
It includes records from Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, India and the United States.
This resource has a concurrent user limit of 10 - please try again later if you cannot get access.Publisher: Findmypast
Full text: Yes
Subjects: Government & Official, Family History
Access: Please log in or join the Library for access.
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India, Raj and Empire
Alternative titles: also known as 'Raj, India and Empire'
Description: A digital archive covering the history of South Asia between the foundation of the East India Company in 1615 and the independence to India and Pakistan in 1947. The archive is taken from the manuscript collections of the National Library of Scotland.
Coverage: 1615 to 1947
Publisher: Adam Matthew Digital
Full text: Yes
Subjects: Social Sciences, Government & Official, History, Art & Design, Literature, Biography, Family History
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India, uprising and reform, 1879-1910: in the records of the Governor-General
Alternative titles: previously known as 'Indian papers of the 4th Earl of Minto'
This resource is part of: British Online Archives
Description: The papers of Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, the 4th Earl of Minto, (1845-1914), Viceroy of India between 1905 and 1910. This archive covers a period momentous change in the history India. This collection forms part of a larger archive held by the National Library of Scotland.
Full text: Yes
Subjects: Government & Official
Access: Access to this resource is restricted to our Edinburgh reading rooms and to Kelvin Hall, Glasgow.
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Making of Modern Law
Description: A full-text digital archive of over 22,000 legal treatises on US and British law published from 1800 through 1926. The collection consists of 10 million pages of critical legal history, from casebooks, local practice manuals, form books, works for lay readers, pamphlets, letters, speeches and more.
Coverage: 1800 to 1926
Publisher: Gale
Full text: Yes
Subjects: Social Sciences, Government & Official, Reference Works, E-books, History
Access: Please log in or join the Library for access.
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OECD iLibrary
Description: Subscription cancelled – this resource will no longer be available from 31st March 2024
Access to over 16,000 e-book titles as well as papers and statistics is contained with the online library of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
From 1 July 2024 all OECD content will be made available for free under an open access licence.Publisher: OECD
Full text: Yes
Subjects: Government & Official
Access: Please log in or join the Library for access.
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Official Publications Online
Alternative titles: also known as 'OPO'
Description: Online access to UK Parliamentary publications, primary and secondary legislation, House and Command papers and gazettes.
Publisher: TSO
Subjects: Government & Official, E-books
Access: Access to this resource is restricted to our Edinburgh reading rooms and to Kelvin Hall, Glasgow.
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Scottish trade with Africa and the West Indies in the early 18th century, 1694-1709
Alternative titles: previously known as 'Papers of the Company of Scotland Trading to Africa and the Indies, 1694-1709'
This resource is part of: British Online Archives
Description: The papers of the Darien Company, the doomed Scottish trading company of the late 17th century. This full-text digital library comes from the collections of the National Library of Scotland and part of the British Online Archive.
Coverage: 1694 to 1709
Full text: Yes
Subjects: Social Sciences, Government & Official, Americana, History
Access: Access to this resource is restricted to our Edinburgh reading rooms and to Kelvin Hall, Glasgow.
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State Papers Online
Alternative titles: previously known as 'State papers online : the government of Britain, 1509-1714'
also known as 'Early modern government in Britain and Europe'This resource includes: Stuart and Cumberland Papers from the Royal Archives, Windsor Castle
Description: A digital manuscript database covering 200 years of British history, from the reign of Henry VIII to the end of the reign of Queen Anne, describing both domestic and overseas activity and events. This resource contains over 3 million manuscript pages and over 500,000 fully searchable calendar and catalogue entries, with links between the two types of document when they are related.
Coverage: 1509-1714
Publisher: Gale
Full text: Yes
Subjects: Social Sciences, Government & Official, History
Access: Please log in or join the Library for access.
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Stuart and Cumberland Papers from the Royal Archives, Windsor Castle
Alternative titles: also known as 'State Papers Online: Stuart and Cumberland Papers from the Royal Archives, Windsor Castle'
This resource is part of: State Papers Online
Description: This online archive contains 245,000 folios, and brings together two distinct but historically related collections: The Stuart Papers, the papers of the exiled James II, and VII in Scotland, and his heirs; and the Cumberland Papers, the papers of William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, second son of George II and military commander of the British Army.
Note: this resource is accessed through the State Papers Online websitePublisher: Gale
Full text: Yes
Subjects: Government & Official, History
Access: Please log in or join the Library for access.
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The East India Company: Corrupt Governance and Cruelty in India, 1806-1814
Alternative titles: previously known as 'Indian papers of the 1st Earl of Minto, 1806-1814'
previously known as 'India, business and control, 1806-1814: in the records of the Governor-General'This resource is part of: British Online Archives
Description: The personal letters of the 1st Earl of Minto and his wife Anna Maria.The 1st Earl of Minto served as Governor-General of India from 1806 until 1813. An employee of the East India Company, Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound rose from President of the Board of Control to run the colony. The diplomatic and Indian material is detailed, with a focus on his work.
Full text: Yes
Subjects: Government & Official, History, Biography, Family History
Access: Access to this resource is restricted to our Edinburgh reading rooms and to Kelvin Hall, Glasgow.
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U.K. Parliamentary Papers
Alternative titles: also known as 'Proquest U.K. Parliamentary Papers'
previously known as 'House of Commons Parliamentary Papers'
previously known as 'HCPP'Description: A digital archive of House of Commons parliamentary papers dating back to 1715 with supplementary papers to 1688. Also includes Hansard, the Official report of debates in Parliament from both House of Commons and House of Lords from 1803-2005.
Coverage: 1688 onwards
Publisher: Proquest
Full text: Yes
Subjects: Government & Official, History
Access: Please log in or join the Library for access.
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United Nations iLibrary
Alternative titles: also known as 'UN iLibrary'
Description: The United Nations iLibrary is a single research repository for accessing digital content published by the United Nations Secretariat and its funds and programs.
Coverage: 1996-
Publisher: United Nations
Full text: Yes
Subjects: Social Sciences, Government & Official, Science, E-books, History
Access: Access to this resource is restricted to our Edinburgh reading rooms and to Kelvin Hall, Glasgow.