Library Research Guides: HIST 366: 'Greater Syria' under Ottoman and European Colonial Rule, 1850-1950: Primary Sources

Databases

Confidential Print: Middle East, 1839-1969
British government documents concerning UK colonial holdings in the Middle East and North Africa, covering the mandate in Palestine, Western economic ties to the region, Cold War conflict, and more.
Dates: 1839-1969 CE

Hathi Trust
HathiTrust is a partnership of academic & research institutions, offering a collection of millions of titles digitized from libraries around the world.

Internet Archive
Full-text books and magazines mostly published before 1923. Includes scanned volumes of older as well as newer books, audio and video, software, and more.
Times Digital Archive, 1785-2014
Full text news, editorials, letters to the editor, obituaries, historical photos, reviews, and advertisements from a premier British newspaper.
Dates: 1785-2014 CE

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Nakba Archive
The Nakba Archive is an oral history collective established in Lebanon in 2002. Since it’s inception, the Archive has recorded over 650 video interviews with first generation Palestinian refugees in Lebanon about their recollections of life in Palestine and the events that led to their displacement.

Includes English subtitles to video interviews.
The Middle East 1916-2001: A Documentary Record
A digital project from Yale University relevant to law, history, and politics.
Wilson Center Digital Archive
Declassified foreign government documents on 20th century international relations & diplomacy