> Subject Guide - History 

• 第一部份：有關文化大革命的中共檔、指示、公報彙編；
• 第二部份：毛澤東關於文化大革命的講話、指示和文章；
• 第三部份：林彪關於文化大革命的講話、指示和文章；
• 第四部份：中央首長關於文化大革命的講話和指示；
• 第五部份：有關文化大革命的重要報刊社論文章；
• 第六部份：文化大革命中紅衛兵、群眾運動重要文獻；
• 第七部份：文化大革命中的異端思潮重要文獻總導言。

• 第一部份：和反右運動有關的官方文件；
• 第二部份：毛澤東在“反右”運動前後的有關講話、指示和文稿 ;
• 第三部份：中共黨政領導和反右運動有關的講話和指示；
• 第四部份：有關反右運動的重要報刊社論文章；
• 第五部份：重要的右派言論和文章；
• 第六部份：反右運動前後的鳴放言論、報刊社論和重要文章；
• 第七部份--反右檔案：處理結論、檢查交代和平反通知。

• 第一部分：中共中央和各級政府有關大躍進-大饑荒的重要文件；
• 第二部分：毛澤東有關大躍進-大饑荒的講話、指示和文稿；
• 第三部分：中共黨政領導有關大躍進-大饑荒的講話和指示；
• 第四部分：大躍進-大饑荒時期的重要報刊社論、文章；
• 第五部分：大躍進-大饑荒時期的其他重要文章和報道；
• 第六部分：中共黨內和民間社會的不滿、抵制、反抗以及相關的騷亂；
• 第七部分--內部檔案：調查報告、指示統計等等；
• 第八部分--特殊檔案：檢查交代和處理結論等等。 

• 內文詳實：包括標有出處的官方檔、指示、公報、內部報告、領袖和首長講話、重要報刊社論等九千多篇。
• 資料龐大：多達近三千多萬字的第一手中文資料，多數文獻作了重新校勘；
• 文獻珍貴：其中40%為中共各級檔案館的內部檔案和文件。僅當年各地有關土改、鎮反和思想改造的絕密調查報告、記錄就達近兩千餘篇；
• 檢索靈活：可用中英文作「主題」，「日期」，「作者」，「標題」，和「關鍵詞」查閱。

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7. International Herald Tribune Historical Archive (1887–2013)
It is a comprehensive digital archive presenting the full run of the International Herald Tribune newspaper from its origins as the European Edition of The New York Herald and later the European Edition of the New York Herald Tribune. It offers objective, clear, and internationally focused coverage with over 500,000 pages and 6 million articles, including articles, advertisements, and market listings shown both individually and in the context of daily issues. The archive covers major historical events and cultural milestones from 1887 until its final issue before relaunching as the International New York Times in 2013. It is a valuable resource for research in international news, history, culture, and global affairs, reflecting diverse perspectives beyond the Anglo-American press.

8. Eighteenth Century Collection Online
Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO) is a premier digital archive containing over 180,000 titles (around 200,000 volumes) and more than 32 million pages of books, pamphlets, directories, sheet music, sermons, advertisements, and other materials primarily printed in Great Britain from 1701 to 1800, along with thousands of important works from the Americas. It covers a wide range of subjects including history, literature, science, religion, law, and more. ECCO offers full-text searchable access to these rich primary source collections, enabling textual comparisons across multiple editions and supporting scholarly research in the arts, humanities, economics, health, and several other disciplines.

9. Nineteenth Century Collections Online
It is a multi-year global digitisation and publishing program that integrates multiple distinct archives into a single resource of primary source documents from the 19th century, including books, newspapers, pamphlets, manuscripts, photographs, maps, and more. It covers a wide range of topics such as industrialisation, technology, revolution, nationalism, colonialism, education, culture, science, and society. The content is sourced from major world and specialist libraries and offers over one hundred types of primary sources to support deep scholarly research on the long nineteenth century and beyond.

10. State Papers Online Colonial
It is a comprehensive digital archive of British Colonial Office files from The National Archives, UK, documenting the governance, administration, and daily life in British colonial territories from the 16th to 20th centuries. It provides researchers with access to primary sources covering key regions such as Asia (including Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaya, and others), featuring correspondence, reports, official records, and annotated documents. This resource offers deep insight into the political, social, and economic aspects of colonial rule, as well as local perspectives, making it invaluable for the study of colonial history and its ongoing impact.

11. The Sunday Times Historical Archive (1822–2016)
It is a fully searchable digital collection containing over 600,000 pages from Britain's premier Sunday newspaper, known for its cutting-edge investigative journalism. It offers two centuries of news, analysis, commentary, and cultural content, including famous stories like the outing of Soviet spy Kim Philby, the thalidomide investigation, and the publication of the forged Hitler Diaries. This archive covers all issues and supplements, providing a valuable resource for research in history, media studies, politics, literature, and social sciences, and also supports genealogy with birth, death, and marriage announcements.

12. The Times Digital Archive (1785–2014)
It is a fully searchable online facsimile of every page of The Times (London) newspaper from 1785 to 2014. It offers over 200 years of comprehensive coverage including articles, advertisements, illustrations, and photos, providing in-depth, award-winning, and objective reporting of major historical, political, economic, social, and cultural events. The archive supports multidisciplinary research with detailed categorisation of content such as news, editorials, business, people, features, and pictures. It is an essential resource for studying British and global history, politics, science, and culture through the lens of one of the world's most esteemed newspapers.

13. The Times Educational Supplement Historical Archive (1910–2000)
It is a fully searchable digital collection of over 4,300 issues spanning nearly the entire 20th century. It documents the evolution of education practices, reforms, and policies throughout two world wars, the Cold War, and various UK government administrations. Originating as a supplement to The Times in 1910 and becoming independent in 1914, TES became a leading education newspaper focused on public policy and pedagogy, with a readership that expanded beyond teachers to include parents and general readers. The archive is a valuable resource for research in education, social history, public health, women's studies, literature, and the arts, and supports data mining via Gale’s Digital Scholar Lab.

14. The Times Literary Supplement Historical Archive (1902–2014)
It is a fully searchable digital archive containing every page of the Times Literary Supplement from 1902 to 2014. It is a comprehensive resource for literary and arts studies, including over 300,000 book reviews, articles, critical debates, original works, advertisements, and letters. The archive features contributions from many influential writers and critics and covers a wide range of topics in literature, the humanities, social sciences, art, history, politics, and more. It reveals the identities of previously anonymous reviewers before 1974, offering rich insight into literary and cultural opinion-making over more than a century.