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New Databases

A selected list of new databases new to Kenyon that may be of interest to students in a literature courses. To see the full list of new databases, go our Databases A-Z list.

African American Communities
Focusing predominantly on Atlanta, Chicago, St. Louis, New York, and towns and cities in North Carolina this resource presents multiple aspects of the African American community through pamphlets, newspapers and periodicals, correspondence, official records, reports and in-depth oral histories, revealing the prevalent challenges of racism, discrimination and integration, and a unique African American culture and identity.
British Periodicals
This resource offers page images and searchable full text for nearly 500 British periodicals published from the 17th through the early 20th centuries. Comprised of two separate collections, British Periodicals Collection I consists of more than 160 journals containing approximately 3.1 million pages and British Periodicals Collection II consists of more than 300 journals amounting to almost 3 million pages. Topics covered include literature, music, art, drama, archaeology, architecture, philosophy, history, and science. Now includes expanded collection coverage.
Crime, Punishment, and Popular Culture
This digital archive presents a broad history of crime in the long 19th Century, appealing to historians and literary scholars, as well as scholars in the areas of law and criminal justice. This unique archive marries fact and fiction, allowing researchers to discover essential primary documents such as trial transcripts, case notes from renowned judges, and documents from detective agencies. These primary sources provide essential insight into how the justice system evolved.
Listener Historical Archive (BBC)
The Listener was a weekly publication, established by the BBC in 1929 as the medium for reproducing radio - and later, television - programmes in print. It is our only record and means of accessing the content of many early broadcasts. With major contributors including E. M. Forster, George Orwell and Bertrand Russell, it also provided an important platform for new writers and poets; W. H. Auden, Sylvia Plath and Philip Larkin being notable examples. As well as expanding on the intellectual broadcasts of the week, The Listener also discussed major literary and musical programmes. 10% of its content was not connected to broadcasting at all, and it regularly reviewed new books. What united the often diverse articles was the BBC's cultural mission of educating the masses.
Literary Print Culture: The Stationers' Company Archive, 1554-2007
The Stationers’ Company Archive is one of the most important resources for understanding the workings of the early book trade, the printing and publishing community, the establishment of legal requirements for copyright provisions and the history of bookbinding. Explore extremely rare documents dating from 1554 to the 21st century in this invaluable resource