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Researching drink and drinkers in History
This page has sections on:
- Secondary sources
- Primary sources
- Recommended reading
- Researching historiography
- Book a consultation with the history librarian
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Secondary sources
These databases track published scholarly works and news sources.
- Library catalogueSearch for books and articles available via the Waterloo, Guelph and Laurier university libraries.
- America: History and LifeTracks scholars' works dealing with the US and Canada.
- GenderWatch1970 to present
Offers important historical perspective on the evolution of the women's movement and the changes in gender roles. Publications focus on how gender and gender roles impact a broad spectrum of subject areas. - Historical AbstractsTracks scholars' works dealing with all parts of the world except the US and Canada. 1450-present.
- JSTORA very large collection of journals on all topics. Caution: there is a "rolling wall" on most recent issues of 3-5 years.
- The Social History of Alcohol and DrugsA journal
Link to issues from 2003 (volume 18) - present
Primary sources
Here's a sample of collections available to you.
- ARTstorprehistoric - present
Collection of images of architecture, painting, sculpture, photography, decorative art, design, and various forms of visual culture. - Early English Books Online1490-1750
- HeinOnlineFind laws and regulations, case law, treaties, and scholarly legal and criminal justice periodicals. Coverage includes the US, Canada, the UK, and other selected jurisdictions.
- Proceedings of the Old Bailey, 1674-1913Details of trials held at London, England's central criminal court.
- Canadiana Onlinepre-1970
- Maclean's1905-2015
Canada's national weekly current affairs magazine. - National Film Board of CanadaSearch NFB's "Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco"
- Film Scripts OnlineExamine scripts from American movies for themes and instances of drink and drinking
- Sixties: Primary Documents and Personal Narratives1960-1974
Find diaries, letters, biographies, oral histories, government documents, videos, and more originating from the US, Canada, and Europe. Scholarly commentary also included. - Time MagazineMarch 1923- December 2000
Popular American weekly publication. Articles cover US and international news on a broad spectrum of topics.
Recommended reading
Booze: a Distilled HistoryHistory of law & legislation in Canada
Researching historiography
- HistoriographiesWhat are they? How to write them, and more
Your librarian
Questions? Let me know.
Mike Chee, History Librarian
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