About this blog

This blog is written by the Americas Studies team at the British Library, with occasional guest contributions.  It records some of the work we do, as well as events and collections related to the Americas.  Please feel free to comment on the posts and join the debate.  You can also follow us on Twitter @_Americas or direct specific enquiries to the americas@bl.uk mailbox.  We also have a page on Facebook.

We have also posted a large .pdf file of J. D. Egles, Beats Bibliography (printed) (.pdf 4.5 mb) and the Beats audio visual holdings (.pdf).  Further guides and bibliographies, including links to the Eccles Centre for American Studies bibliographies can be found on our Guides and Bibliographies page.

Americas Studies consists of

• Carole Holden, Head of American and Australasian Studies

• Elizabeth Cooper, Curator, Latin America

• Jerry Jenkins, Curator, North American Official Publications

• Matthew Shaw, Curator, North American History (and Europeana Collections 1914-1918 for 2012)

• Philip Hatfield, Curator, Canadian and Caribbean Studies (with a side of Australasian Studies).  Phil has a short video introduction to his work and the collections here.

You can reach us via americas@bl.uk.

Find out more about our research interests in the British Library's Research Register, or visit Academica.edu.

We are based at the Library's St Pancras site, London.  We work alongside our colleagues in the Eccles Centre for American Studies, which promotes the Library's North American materials and supports American Studies in schools and universities.  We would be very happy to visit your department, or speak to your postgraduates about the Library's Americas resources.

You can read more about the Library's American Collections on the 'Help for Researchers' section of the main website or by searching the catalogue.

Exhibitions that the team have organised include several online features, Benjamin Franklin: American Innovator (2006) and American Treasures (2007)

 

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