LSU Libraries Expands Access to Adam Matthew Digital Database Resources
Thanks to its participation in the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL) consortium, LSU Libraries is delighted to announce expanded access to an extensive collection of digital primary source databases from AM Digital. These online resources consist of a wide array of digitized archival materials spanning literature, national and international politics, cultural and social history, and related fields.
Accessing the Databases
- To access these resources, visit the LSU Libraries’ A-Z Databases page and select the database you would like to access.
- Afterwards, you will be redirected to a page where you will be asked to sign in with your myLSU credentials. Sign in with your myLSU username and password.
- Once you sign in, you will be directed to your selected database.
Database List
Age of Exploration
This resource spans five centuries of global journeys, scientific discoveries, the expansion of European colonialism, and conflicts over territories and trade routes.
America in World War Two: Oral Histories and Personal Accounts
This resource examines how World War II transformed American society and the economy, its impact on individuals and families, and the war’s legacy.
Central Asia, Persia and Afghanistan, 1834–1922
British government records documenting the region from the decline of the Silk Road through imperial rivalries and early Soviet influence.
Children’s Literature & Culture
A diverse collection of illustrated children’s literature and related materials exploring themes such as family life, race, religion, gender roles, and morality.
Colonial America
Original correspondence between the British government and the American colonies documenting governance, politics, trade, and development.
Colonial Caribbean
Primary sources covering British governance of Caribbean islands, including materials on settlement, slavery, and empire.
Early Modern England: Society, Culture and Everyday Life, 1500-1700
The everyday lives of ordinary people from sixteenth and seventeenth century England are explored through this collection of primary sources. The database covers topics like politics, religion, trading, and land.
India Office Records chart the history of the East India Company and global trade, governance, and empire from 1599 to 1947.
Ethnomusicology: Global Field Recordings
Audio recordings, field notebooks, ephemera, film footage, and more content from places in Asia, Africa, North America, South American, and Europe.
First World War Portal
A global perspective on World War I through personal collections, military files, ephemera, and artwork documenting soldiers and civilians.
Food and Drink in History
Sources illustrate connections between food and identity, politics, gender, race, and socio-economic status from 1514 to 1980.
Foreign Office Files for Japan, 1919–1952
Official British documents covering Japanese imperialism, World War II, occupation, and Japan’s emergence as a great power.
Foreign Office Files for Southeast Asia, 1963–1980
Records focusing on Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, and the Philippines during the Cold War and post-independence period.
Foreign Office Files for the Middle East, 1971–1981
Files revealing the UK’s interests in the Middle East, including the Lebanese Civil War and the Iranian Revolution.
Gender: Identity and Social Change
A multi-archive resource exploring gender history, women’s suffrage, feminism, education, labor, and politics.
The Gilded Age and Progressive Era
Personal collections and business records offering perspectives on industrialization, wealth, inequality, and social change.
Indigenous Newspapers in North America
Digitized newspapers documenting Indigenous perspectives, community life, and cultural continuity.
J. Walter Thompson: Advertising America
A comprehensive archive documenting the history and evolution of modern advertising.
Literary Print Culture: The Stationers’ Company Archive, London
An archive of the renowned Stationers’ Company, this resource contains primary sources on the history behind books, printing, copyright, and publishing.
Mass Observation Project, 1981–2009
Materials documenting everyday life and public opinion in late twentieth-century Britain.
Medical Services and Warfare
A collection documenting sanitation, disease treatment, rehabilitation, nursing, and surgical techniques on international front lines.
Migration to New Worlds
A multi-archive collection exploring emigration from Europe and Asia to North America and Australasia.
Nineteenth Century Literary Society
The John Murray archive provides insight into literary figures and publishing culture of the nineteenth century.
Poverty, Philanthropy and Social Conditions in Victorian Britain
Sources revealing the lives of the poorest communities and social reform efforts in Victorian Britain.
Race Relations in America
Records documenting efforts to study race relations and develop strategies for community education and conflict prevention.
Service Newspapers of World War II
Newspapers and magazines produced for military forces, providing information, entertainment, and camaraderie.
Sex & Sexuality
A multi-archive collection exploring human sexuality, gender identities, and LGBTQ+ histories.
Shakespeare’s Globe Archive: Theatres, Players & Performance
Materials documenting the performance and construction history of Shakespeare’s Globe.
Socialism on Film
Films portraying war, culture, and society through a socialist lens across the twentieth century.
Trade Catalogues and the American Home
Sources exploring domestic life, leisure, and material culture in nineteenth- and twentieth-century America.
