Enrich multidisciplinary research and teaching
Access crucial geopolitical insights from over 200 years of global foreign policy
Providing crucial insight into modern geopolitics from the perspective of the British state, students and researchers can explore the roots of major developments and conflicts that shape our world today with AM Archives Direct.
The collections, exclusively comprising sources from The National Archives, UK, explore over 200 years of world history. Every element of UK foreign policy past and present has its roots in these files, making this an essential series for students of global politics, international relations and area studies.
Easily locate crucial content
Collections in the series are cross-searchable through federated search, providing access to the widest available range of primary sources by subject, material type and geographical region.
Understand broader context
Commissioned essays and video interviews from leading scholars provide contemporary context, while the chronology helps students to understand the evolution of global foreign policy.
Study complete file classes
Government and diplomatic file classes are digitised complete where possible, offering a unique opportunity to scrutinise the official record without curation or scholarly interpretation.
Search beyond metadata
Search metadata extends beyond titles and dates to key people, places, and topics, enhancing content discoverability, while OCR and HTR enable researchers to investigate deeper than ever before.
Advancing research through a long-standing partnership
AM has worked with The National Archives for the past 30 years to provide unrivalled teaching and research opportunities using materials from the UK government's official archive. With our digital scanning facility based permanently on site, AM is proud to share a common mission to preserve these important materials for generations to come.
For global topics, these digital collections are absolutely vital. They make a huge difference in the way in which we teach, but also give students opportunities for much more variability.
Teaching with government documents from The National Archives, UK
Dr. Alexander Morrison, Fellow and Tutor in History at New College, Oxford, reflects on challenges in teaching global politics and the opportunities presented by digitised primary sources, in the context of the AM Archives Direct resource, Central Asia, Persia and Afghanistan, 1834-1922.
Enhancing discovery and accessibility with our purpose-built platform
Our digital archive technology, AM Quartex, provides seamless digital access to all collections in AM Archives Direct. Our continued investment in optimal research experiences empowers researchers and educators to explore, analyse, and engage with archival content across disciplines and institutions.
AM Primary
Essential interdisciplinary content for teaching, learning, and research
AM Scholar
Timeless digitised content for self-directed research
AM Research Skills
Practical tools to develop primary source literacy