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- American Memory (Library of Congress)
- These historical collections from the National Digital Library range from Agriculture to Technology and include texts
of books, manuscripts, sheet music, maps, motion pictures, photos and prints, and sound recordings. Keyword: history, American Memory.
Documents from the Continental Congress and the Continental Congress, contains 277 broadsides relating to the work of Congress and the drafting and ratification of the Constitution.
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- Avalon Project (Yale Law School)
- This is a collection of full-text documents in law, history and diplomacy, pre-18th century to the present. Also included are links to supporting documents expressly referred to in the body of the text. Searchable, with indexes by title, author, and subject. Keyword: treaties, historical documents, constitutions, legislation.
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- Congressional Information: A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation
- Includes published congressional records from the Continental Congress through the 43rd Congress, 1774-1875.
Journals of the Continental Congress (1774-89)
Journals of the House of Representatives and Senate (1789-1875)
Senate Executive Journal (1789-1875)
Annals of Congress (1789-1824)
Register of Debates (1824-37)
Congressional Globe (1833-73) and Congressional Record (1873-75)
Statutes at Large (1789-1875);
American State Papers (1789-1838)
From the American Memory Collection, Library of Congress. Keyword: congress, congressional, journals, bills, resolutions.
Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Government Operations. Transcripts of these hearings held in Executive Session were closed for 50 years and released in 2005. These are also known as the McCarthy Hearings, 1953-54.
U.S. Congressional Serial Set, 1789-1969. Includes full-text of the American State Papers, House and Senate Documents and Reports, as well as all maps, illustrations, photos, and lithographs included in the printed volumes. Access Note: UNC-CH campus; Off-campus access for UNC-CH Affiliates.
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- Core Documents of U.S. Democracy (GPO Access)
- Includes "Cornerstone Documents" such as the Constitution, Bill of Rights, etc. Other categories include Congressional, Presidential, Judicial, Regulatory, Demographic, Economic, and Miscellaneous. Keyword: history, documents, historical documents.
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- Declassified Documents Reference System Online
- A selection of declassified federal government documents. "The database ranges from the years immediately following World War II, when declassified documents were first made widely available, through the 1970s. Nearly every major foreign and domestic event of these years is covered: the Cold War, Vietnam, foreign policy shifts, the civil rights movement, and many others." Keyword: history, documents, historical documents declassified documents, classified documents. Access Note: UNC-CH campus; Off-campus access for UNC-CH Affiliates.
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- Digital National Security Archive
- "Containing the full text of more than 43,000 declassified documents (more than 300,000 pages), this is a significant collection of important primary source materials relative to U.S. foreign policy since 1945. It comprises 22 collections, including the Berlin crisis of 1958-1962, the Iran-Contra Affair, and Terrorism and U.S. Policy. The material varies from presidential memos to secret letters and from diplomatic dispatches to email, accompanied by reference and secondary material." Keyword: history, documents, historical documents declassified documents, classified documents. Access Note: UNC-CH campus; Off-campus access for UNC-CH Affiliates.
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- Federal Government Resources: Historic Documents (University of Michigan)
- Arranged by general topic, period of U.S. history, or issuing agency. Keyword: United States History, documents, historical documents.
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights A collection of items from the Commission since its inception in 1957. Thurgood Marshall Law Library, University of Maryland.
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- Historic Government Publications from World War II (Southern Methodist University)
- A full-text collection of U.S. government publications issued during World War II. Includes browse and search functions. Links to other online collections relating to the war. Keyword: military, history, government publications, World War II.
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- National Archives and Records Administration
- Includes a database to search for selected holdings, a collection of primary source materials in U.S. history, a "Digital Classroom" for school projects, and an Exhibit Hall with selected photographs, illustrations, drawings, and designs. Keyword: archives, records, history, NARA.
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- National Security Archive (George Washington University)
- An archive of declassified U.S. documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act. This includes full-text of some documents as well as citations to collections published by the Archive. From the George Washington University. Keyword: archives, history, national security.
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- Our Documents
- Includes texts of "100 Milestone Documents from American History. The "Teacher's Toolbox" section provides
document-based activities, bibliographies, and more. Keyword: history, documents, historical documents.
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- Picture History
- "Picture History is an on-line archive of images and film footage illuminating more than 200 years of American history. Included in its holdings is the acclaimed Meserve-Kunhardt Collection of 19th century photography as well as thousands of images that have been researched and acquired by Kunhardt Productions for use in historical documentaries over the past fifteen years." Includes a collection of historical video footage. Keyword: history, images, videos.
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