History
Welcome to the History Subject Guide! Here you will find databases, journals, links and other information that you may find useful when searching for material in a specific subject area.
Library search tool
- The Library Search Tool External link.
In the library's search box you can search for books, e-books, dissertations and articles in all subject areas.
Articles and databases
Interdisciplinary databases
- Academic Search Premier External link, opens in new window.
Search scientific material in full text. - Scopus External link, opens in new window.
Database for scientific journal articles in all subjects. - Web of Science External link, opens in new window.
Multi-database database covering nearly 10,000 leading journals in science, technology, social sciences, arts and humanities.
Databases in history
- MLA International Bibliography External link, opens in new window.
Materials in history and humanities. - The Swedish National Archives External link.
The National Archives are primarily the official archive for the Swedish government and for supervising the management of the archives of Sweden’s public authorities. - Digital Research Room External link.
Search in digital archives, indexes and databases of The Swedish National Archives. - National Archives Database (NAD) External link.
Here you can retrieve information about archives in Sweden. NAD publishes information about archives and archival holdings at the Swedish National Archives, municipal and regional archives, archives of popular movements and associations, etcetera. - The Swedish National Heritage Board External link.
It is Sweden’s central administrative agency in the area of cultural heritage. Here you can find shortcuts to Database of Built Heritage (Bebyggelseregistret), Database for Archaeological Sites (Fornsök) and Kringla. - Kringla External link, opens in new window.
You can search the collections of several Swedish museums and archives. Here you will find information about ancient remains, building monuments, churches, objects and photographs. - The National Library of Sweden (KB) External link.
The collections are extensive and can be reached through several different search engines. - Filmarkivet.se (film archive) External link.
You can take part of about 2,000 films, from 1897 until today. Mainly shorts, non-fiction films, news-reels and commercials. Filmarkivet.se is a collaboration between the Swedish Film Institute and the National Library of Sweden. - Swedish Historical Bibliography (SHBd) External link.
It is a catalogue of work about Swedish history. Here is information about journals and amateur research. You find books, essays, reviews and articles. - Swedish Media Database (SMDB) External link.
Search among Swedish TV and radio broadcasts, music, film and computer games. - Svenska tidningar External link.
Digitised and searchable Swedish newspapers from 1645 to the present day. A number of newspapers have been fully digitised, and in addition, there are a further 900 or so newspaper titles that have been digitised to varying degrees by the National Library of Sweden. Material that is protected by copyright can only be read in its entirety on the assigned archive computer at the University Library at LTU - Carlotta External link.
Database for museums and museum collections. Owned by The National Museum of World Culture. - Digitalt museum External link.
Provides access to objects of various types from several hundred museums. Examples of object types are photograps, object, design and buildings. - The Collections of The Swedish History Museum External link.
The museum has one of Northern Europe's largest collections of archaeological objects, bones and church art history. Here you get access to the parts of the collections that are digitised. - Nordiska museet archive External link.
Take part in a selection of the museum's digitized documents and documents. - The National Historical Museums External link.
You can view a large part of the museums' collections digitally. The authority's task is to promote knowledge of and interest in Sweden's history and to preserve and develop the cultural heritage that the authority manages. - The Archives of The National Museum of Science and Technology External link.
Sweden’s technical and industrial history. You can search for company names, personal names, the name of a product et cetera in the archive database Klara. Also, you find the Technology and Industrial History Archive. - KvinnSam External link, opens in new window.
The largest collection of literature on gender research in the Nordic countries. KvinnSam produces several databases, such as KVINNSAM, GENA and Alvin. By the University of Gothenburg. - GENA External link, opens in new window.
Here you can search for references to Swedish doctoral theses in women's, men's and gender research. - Alvin External link, opens in new window.
Is a national platform for long-term preservation and accessibility of digitized collections and digital cultural heritage material. It is also a catalogue of materials not yet digitized. - Bothnica bibliography External link.
Search in LIBRIS in Bothnica bibliography. The database contains references to literature on the Counties of Norrbotten, Västerbotten, Västernorrland and Gävleborg. - Swedish Jewish bibliography External link.
Search in LIBRIS in Swedish Jewish Bibliography. The database contains references to books, periodicals and a selection of articles on Jewish history, culture and society, in Swedish and other languages. - Swedish Sami bibliography External link.
Search in LIBRIS in Swedish Sami Bibliography. The database contains references to literature published in Sweden (plus from non-Nordic countries) on the Sami and their culture. Also indexed for the Bibliography is literature written by Sami. - UR access External link, opens in new window.
Lectures and TV and radio programs from Utbildningsradion.
Journals in history
- History External link.
Search for a journal in the search box or browse by topic. - Historical Journal External link.
It is a journal for research in history and economic history. It has been published continuously since 1881.
Open Access journals in DOAJ
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) is a database that lists Open Access journals in most subject areas. The journals are peer-reviewed, international and meet a high scientific level. Below you will find a selection within the subject area history.
- History External link, opens in new window.
Open Access journals in history.
Links
Authorities and organisations
- The Living History Forum External link.
The Living History Forum is a public agency operating under the Ministry of Culture. The mission is to be a national forum encouraging efforts to promote democracy, tolerance, and human rights, using the Holocaust as its starting point. - Historical maps External link.
There are more than one million historical maps in the digital archive. Some are dated as early as 1628. By Lantmäteriet. - The Institute of Urban History (SKHI) External link.
Research institute with responsibility for Swedish urban and municipal history.
Archives and learning resources
- Archives and learning External link.
Is a digital learning resource that is primarily aimed at teachers and pupils. By the Association Archives in Jämtland province together with The National Archives in Östersund. - SO-rummet External link.
Is a digital learning resource and a link-library for the school's socially oriented subjects: history, religious studies, geography and social studies.
Biographical dictionaries
- Dictionary of Swedish National Biography External link.
Is a biographical dictionary that was first published in 1917. This dictionary is a general list based of significant people and their achievements at various stages in the development of Swedish society. - The Biographical Dictionary of Swedish Women (SKBL) External link.
Learn about more than 1,000 Swedish women from the Middle Ages to the present times. All of them contributed in a significant way to the development of Swedish society.
Statistics
- Historicalstatistics.org External link.
Portal for historical statistics. Mainly financial history. - Historical Statistics for Sweden External link.
Includes longer time series of older statistics from the 18th century and onwards within different subject areas such as population, weather, land surveying, agriculture and foreign trade. By Statistics Sweden (SCB).
Regional archives
- Ájtte archive and library External link.
Here you will find material about the Sami and about the mountain region.
- Lannavaara archive (.pdf) Pdf, 19.4 MB, opens in new window.
Parts of the archive is microfilmed and is available at The University Library in Luleå. Catalogue of the archive only in Swedish. Contact The University Library if you have questions.
- Luleå municipality's Historical image archive External link.
The image archive contains about one million photographs and negatives, of which the oldest are from the 1860s. - Luleå municipality's Historical maps External link.
Here you can look at and compare historical maps with today. - Luleå Municipality's City Archives External link.
The city archives contain the municipality's history from 1862 onwards. - Norrbotten's Association Archive External link.
The archives contain material from the 19th century onwards. Over 3000 association archives from Norrbotten are stored here. They come from, among others, the labor, sobriety, sports and revival movements. - Norrbotten museum External link.
The collections contain many objects, photographs, books and archival documents from and around northern Sweden. - Ragnar Lassinantti's private archive
Ragnar Lassinantti’s private archive is situated at the University Library in Luleå and it contains manuscripts, correspondence and press cuttings. Contact The University Library if you have questions.
Other resources
- BBC Sounds, History External link.
Browse all history radio shows, podcasts and mixes. By BBC. - The Internet Archive External link.
Is a non-commercial digital library that contains Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form.
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