Since its inception in 2009, the Archives Unbound program has published more than 400 collections. The roots of the program are in microfilm, and it offers targeted collections of interest to scholars engaged in research.

Particular strengths in the Archives Unbound program include U.S. foreign policy, U.S. civil rights, global affairs and colonial studies, and modern history. Broad topic clusters include African American studies, American Indian studies, Asian studies, British history, Holocaust studies, Latin American and Caribbean studies, LGBTQ+ studies, Middle East studies, political science, religious studies, women’s studies, and more. The Archives Unbound program consists of more than 300,000 documents totaling more than 13 million pages. Individual collections in the program range between 1,200 and 200,000 pages. 

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Archives Unbound: Health and Environmental Studies

These collections help us learn how the environment and our health are closely related, as well as critical issues to our society.  Researchers can find documentation about international reaction to global warming and climate change, the development of environmental health policy, the war on drugs, and a clinical view of narcotic addiction and mental health issues. 

Archives Unbound: Holocaust Studies

Deep and broad in its coverage, this collection incorporates anti-Semitic propaganda, correspondence from prisoners, documents from resistance groups, bank records from Nazi financiers, eyewitness accounts from concentration camps, and much more.

Archives Unbound: International Relations

Diplomatic history, global foreign affairs, activists and activism, war and conflict, and colonialism are just some of the topics featured in these collections.  Researchers can study the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, global trade and commerce, European Colonialism in the early 20th century, U.S. Foreign Policy, and the origins of the Cold War, among other topics.

Archives Unbound: Latin American & Caribbean Studies

From Mafia activities in Cuba to the Mexican Revolution, and from political instability in Latin America to foreign relations in Caribbean states, this collection provides a broad variety of resources for the study of the varied, rich culture and history of Latin America and the Caribbean.

Product Features & Tools

Intuitive Search

Intuitive search that delivers organized results, with highlighted keywords to facilitate research.

Publishing Schedule

Active publishing schedule, with multiple collections added annually.

Targeted Collection

Highly targeted at 5,000 to 200,000 pages per collection.

 

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