We are excited to announce the addition of several new primary source databases. These new resources can be found in Databases@Emory. The resources were added as part of an Emory Libraries contribution in FY2025 to a joint library offer from the vendor Adam Matthew by way of the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL) that was conducted in fiscal year 2025.
Children’s Literature and Culture – This database is a collection of materials from the golden age of children’s literature during the 19th and early 20th centuries, including artwork, rare books, and games. The database also explores how new concepts were introduced to younger readers.
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Foreign Office Files for Southeast Asia – A resource that covers the region of Southeast Asia between 1963 –1980. Included in the database are maps, letters, and press releases from the British Foreign Office during the period.
Gilded Age and Progressive Era – A collection of business documents, photographs, and other primary source material covering the transformative period of social change, inequality, and increasing wealth.
Market Research & American Business, 1935–1965 – This database provides information on the consumer boom within the United States during the mid-20th century. Included are the market research reports of consumer analyst Ernest Dichter. One feature of the resource is a gallery of consumer advertisements from the period. The ‘Industries’ feature allows a user to navigate to documents that have been assigned to a particular industry, such as ‘household goods’ or ‘food and drink.’
Mass Observation Project – Documentation of the social history of Great Britain covering the period 1981 – 2019. The database contains questionnaires and responses sent to everyday volunteers who wrote about their lives and opinions.
Medical Services and Warfare – A database that provides coverage on the history of disease, injury, and treatment on the front lines of combat, covering the period 1850 – 1949. Included within the database are hospital records, diary entries, and medical charts and graphs.
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Nineteenth Century Literary Society – Explore the John Murray Publishing Archive, including a large archival collection related to Lord Byron, as well as correspondence from Jane Austen and her family.
Popular Culture in Britain and America, 1950 – 1975 – This database has undergone a bit of rebranding with a new name. Once known as Popular Culture in Britain and America, the database focuses on the large cultural and social changes during the era on both sides of the Atlantic. The database contains image galleries related to themes from the period, such as ecology, videos related to historical events, and popular music articles contemporary to the time. A search guide and collection of popular searches offer support to users exploring the resource.
Poverty, Philanthropy and Social Conditions in Victorian Britain – Focusing on the poorest communities in Victorian Britain, as well as attempts to alleviate poverty during the era through government policy, philanthropy and social reform movements.
Sex and Sexuality – A collection covering the unpublished work of advocacy groups, sex researchers and others during the period from the 19th to 21st centuries. Also chronicled are changing attitudes in this area during the period.
—by Jeff Fisher, collection management librarian