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For institutions interested in the permanent retention of scholarly research collections, microform remains the most broadly accepted archival format. Readex microform collections contain a wide range of historical items, including almanacs, books, broadsides, diaries, journals, letters, manuscripts, maps, pamphlets, plays, sermons, speeches and much more.
American Women's Diaries
First-hand accounts from several regions and time periods
- Offers first-hand accounts of the lives, contributions and innermost thoughts of women from the colonial period through the turn of the 20th century
- Includes accounts from New England, the South and the West
- Enables researchers to gain new perspectives on a myriad of topics
Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans, 1639-1800
The history, literature and culture of 17th- and 18th-century America
- Based on the renowned bibliographies by Charles Evans and Roger Bristol
- Published in cooperation with the American Antiquarian Society
- Also available in a digital edition as part of America’s Historical Imprints
Early American Imprints, Series II: Shaw-Shoemaker, 1801-1819 (Microfiche Edition)
The history, literature and culture of America in the early 19th-century
- Based on the renowned bibliography by Ralph B. Shaw and Richard H. Shoemaker
- Published in cooperation with the American Antiquarian Society
- Also available in a digital edition as part of America’s Historical Imprints
Early American Newspapers
An authoritative printed record of early American history and daily life
- Based on authoritative bibliographies by Clarence S. Brigham and others
- Created from the holdings of Isaiah Thomas, the American Antiquarian Society and other institutions
- Also available online as part of America’s Historical Newspapers
Landmarks of Science
An in-depth record of centuries of scientific thought
- A comprehensive collection of books and journals for multidisciplinary research on the history of science
- Thousands of publications tracing the histories of science, technology, philosophy, astronomy, music and more
- Features first editions of groundbreaking scientific works, complemented by the wide-ranging literature that surrounds them
Foreign Broadcast Information Service (Microfilm Edition)
The United States' principal historical record of political open source intelligence
FBIS Daily Reports Microform & Index
Wide-ranging information issued by the U.S. government
- Includes translated broadcasts, news agency transmissions, newspapers, periodicals and government statements from nations around the globe
- Supports research in foreign affairs, political science, modern history, religion, sociology, and other areas
- Offers sources monitored in languages of origin, translated into English and issued by an agency of the U.S. government
Nineteenth-Century English and American Plays
A century of British and American theater
- Contains virtually every dramatic work of the 19th century British and American stages
- Enables researchers to study the works of dramatists both famous and obscure
- Includes more than a dozen genres, including amateur plays, parlor entertainments, comic operas, pantomimes and others
Three Centuries of English and American Plays
A valuable resource for the study of drama
- Brings together a wealth of material from libraries around the world
- A comprehensive collection for the study of drama and social history
- Offers early editions and versions important for their textual variations
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