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Inhalt :: Content
Umfassende Volltextdatenbank zu Leben und Werk von Winston Churchill (1874-1965) mit über 800.000 privaten und offiziellen Dokumenten, die im Churchill-Archive in Cambridge aufbewahrt werden. Die Datenbank beinhaltet:
- Originaldokumente aus der Zeit zwischen 1874 und 1965
- seine persönliche, öffentliche, politische und literarische Korrespondenz
- Entwürfe und kommentierte Notizen für seine berühmten Reden und Sendungen
- die Korrespondenz mit führenden Persönlichkeiten seiner Zeit
- Papiere über wichtige Ereignisse vom Burenkrieg bis zum Kalten Krieg
Das Quellenmaterial ist sachlich in die Themengebiete "People", "Places", "Periods" und "Topics" gegliedert und innerhalb dieser Themen weiter inhaltlich erschlossen.
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Verlagsinformation :: Publisher's information
This exceptional resource is essential for researchers, students and the general public. It includes:
- Nearly 800,000 key historical documents online for the first time ever
- Documents including private letters, speeches, telegrams, manuscripts, government transcripts and more
- Specially-commissioned articles, based on courses, to guide students and researchers through the content
- Special features, such as Action this Day, to bring history alive
- Reading lists and bibliographies to aid further research
- Quick search on every page or advanced search across many criteria
- Filtering using a specialised taxonomy
- The ability to print articles easily
- Exportable citations for use in essays
- Multiple sharing options
In 2024, the Acquired Papers were added to the Churchill Archive in collaboration with The Churchill Archives Centre, spanning items such as previously unseen personal letters, speech notes and diary entries. Including more than 1,700 documents, the Acquired Papers further enhance the unrivalled insights that the Churchill Archive has to offer scholars and students. Covering not only Winston Churchill’s personal and political life, but also the global politics of the 20th century, the documents are a unique record of these tumultuous decades.
You’ll find personal documents written about and by notable historic figures including:
- Sir Winston Churchill
- Lady Randolph Churchill
- Prime Minister Herbert Asquith
- Lord High Chancellor F.E. Smith
- Sir Noël Coward
Experience global events through firsthand accounts such as:
- Notes for Churchill’s first political speech in 1897
- Letters sent during Churchill’s time at the Western Front in 1916
- The Prime Minister’s appointment diary for 1944
- Material regarding the bombing of Dresden in 1945
- Notes on Churchill’s famed Iron Curtain Speech of 1946
This exceptional collection offers an abundance of new and noteworthy details for students, researchers, academics, and anyone interested in Winston Churchill and 20th century history.
Designed for both teaching and research, the collection is augmented by interactive user tools and valuable teaching and supplementary resources. It will prove invaluable for academics, researchers, students, teachers, writers and enthusiasts in the fields of:
- History
- Politics
- International Affairs
- Military History
- British Studies
- Literature
- The Arts
- Cultural Studies
- Social Policy
- Business
- Linguistics
- Public Speaking
The Churchill Archive also offers cutting-edge functionality and standards compliance, including:
- Unlimited concurrent access via IP recognition, ATHENS/Shibboleth and library cards, including remote user access via username
- COUNTER-compliant usage statistics
- Library branding
- Quick and advanced search options to cater for all levels of user
- Simple navigation and intuitive user interface
- Cross-referencing via DOIs and OpenURLs
- Filtered browsing via a sophisticated taxonomy
- Excellent customer and technical support
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