Research - HMW9 - Industrial Revolution - LibGuides at Iolani Library

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Databases

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World History In Context (Gale) This link opens in a new window
People, events, and topics in World History with reference books, academic journals, magazine and newspaper articles, primary sources, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites.
World History: The Modern Era (ABC-CLIO) This link opens in a new window
Topics and perspectives on historical events, individuals, countries, with audio/visual clips, and primary sources -- from the beginning of the Renaissance to present day.

Primary Source Web Sources

Industrial Revolution - Internet Modern History Sourcebook
The Internet History Sourcebooks Project is from Fordham University. It provides a collection of links which include primary sources.
National Archives (United Kingdom) - Victorian Industrial Towns
"This collection of documents with transcripts relating to urban living conditions in the 19th century is aimed at any teacher or student engaged in the study of public health problems in industrial Britain; cholera epidemics; the role of public health reformers or local and national government involvement in public health improvement. " from the Teachers' Notes section.
National Archives (United Kingdom) - 1833 Factory Act
Background information on the 1833 Factory Act including a video History Hook: The Factory Act. Also includes examples of primary source documents.

HMW9 - Industrial Revolution: Research