LibGuides: REL 110: Quakerism: Digital Resources

Historical Quaker Texts Online

Digital Quaker Collection
Full text and page images of over 500 individual Quaker works from the 17th and 18th centuries.
Quaker Heritage Press
Selected historical Quaker texts online.

Additionally, a number of texts by and about Quakers published prior to 1923 are freely available online.

Friends Committee on National Legislation
U.S. based nonpartisan Quaker organization that lobbies Congress for peace, justice, and environmental stewardship.
Friends World Committee for Consultation
International organization encouraging fellowship and understanding among all the branches of the Religious Society of Friends.
Quaker Speak
Video series focused on Quaker practices, beliefs, and personal narratives centered on particular themes.
Quaker United Nations Office
Quaker presence at the United Nations, representing Friends' concerns for global peace and justice to the international community.

The following databases will help you find articles related to Religious Studies. Some of these databases are interdisciplinary.

General Information

Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window
Over 8,200 publications are available in this multi-discipline database, with full text for nearly 4,650 of those titles.
Humanities International Complete This link opens in a new window
Humanities International Complete is a comprehensive database of humanities content.
Project MUSE This link opens in a new window
Provides online access to the full-text of over 200 scholarly journals in arts and humanities, social sciences and mathematics.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Full-text articles in over 375 core academic journals with back-files lacking only the most recent 3 -5 years.
Proquest Central This link opens in a new window
General reference database for over 175 subjects from magazines, journals and newspapers, including peer-reviewed and scholarly works.
SocINDEX with Full Text This link opens in a new window
This database provides the world's most comprehensive and highest quality sociology research.
Research Library This link opens in a new window
Information from over 1800 newspapers and periodicals on a wide range of topics including the arts, business, humanities, health, social sciences, and sciences.

Religion Specific

Religion Database This link opens in a new window
Religious news and information, informative details on doctrines and philosophies, and scholarly reports on religious history and related archaeology.
Baptists, Quakers, and Independent Church Periodicals, 1797-1881 This link opens in a new window
This collection presents the growth of the Baptist church, and demonstrates that the history of the Baptist church and the history of America are intimately related.

Other

Biography Reference Center This link opens in a new window
More than 450,000 biographies, including actors, authors, explorers, historical figures, inventors, musicians, Presidents of the United States, scientists and many others.

Digital Film Streaming and Video Tutorials

Kanopy This link opens in a new window
Multidisciplinary mediated streaming video service, licensed for classroom use, and viewable on a range of devices and platforms. Please note: Kanopy films without instant access are available upon request. Please fill out Kanopy's Request Form to request reactivation of titles. Only Faculty/staff requests will be considered.
Films on Demand Video Collection This link opens in a new window
Thousands of high quality videos, interviews, historical speeches and newsreels.