Themed catalogue searches
This page contains links to 'ready made' or themed searches of our archive catalogues. The results of these searches are not comprehensive lists that show every relevant item in the Modern Records Centre, but instead show a selection of documents on particular themes. You can find information about other relevant archive material by searching our .
The links are arranged in four sections: Nations (subjects listed by country), Society (social themes such as gender, race and crime), Ideologies (political), and War and Peace (sources regarding particular conflicts).
The searches within the catalogue can be arranged in date order by clicking on the 'Date' column heading.
Nations:
Pre-20th century British history
20th century British history
China
Czechoslovakia
Eastern Africa
France
(digitised)
Germany
India
Ireland
(Most archives at the Modern Records Centre were created by sections of the labour movement or left-wing political organisations, and therefore, in most cases, reflect pro-Republican views)
Italy
Poland
Russia and the Soviet Union
South Africa
Spain
United States of America
Society:
Crime and punishment
Education
Gender
Race
Sport
Ideologies:
Communism:
Fascism:
War and Peace:
The First World War:
The Second World War:
Other conflicts:
(Most archives at the Modern Records Centre were created by sections of the labour movement or left-wing political organisations, and therefore, in most cases, reflect pro-Republican views)