Various subscription e-resources are currently being opened up for free access for a limited time period during February:
- ProQuest History Vault Black History collections [until 10th February]:1.3 million pages of primary source documents relating to the Civil Rights movement.
- ProQuest Vogue archive [until 16th February]: A complete searchable archive of American Vogue, from the first issue in 1892 to the current month, reproduced in high-resolution color page images.
- Black history collections on fold3.com [until the end of the month]: A variety of 19th and 20th century records.
These kind of brief windows of accessibility do open up from various providers every now and then, and can be a great way to get hold of material that is usually locked away only to subscribers. Keep an eye on the blog, or our Twitter or Facebook, for alerts whenever we hear of one.