(Thurgood Marshall Law Library, Univ. of Maryland)
Over 1,600 pieces of ephemera, such as broadsides and pamphlets, that document the quest to make prohibition a reality during the late 19th and early 20th centuries in America. (Brown Univ. Library Center for Digital Scholarship)
(Univ. of California, Santa Barbara)
Books, pamphlets, periodicals, posters, and ephemera on political, social, economic, and cultural issues and movements in the United States and throughout the world. Covers topics such as the Rosenberg Case, Hollywood Ten, Black Panthers, Ku Klux Klan, Sacco-Vanzetti, Students for a Democratic Society, and more. (Michigan State Univ.)
(Yale Univ. Law School)
Digitized documents spanning from the Continental Congress in 1774 to the 43rd Congress in 1875. Arranged in four categories: Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention; Journals of Congress; Debates of Congress; and Statutes and Documents.
Digital access to declassified CIA records, 25 years old and older. (Central Intelligence Agency)
(Library of Congress)
Contains the congressional debates of the 23rd through 42nd Congresses (1833-73). (Library of Congress)
Digitized U.S. House and Senate hearings, 1997-present. Also includes a few selected documents from 1985-1996. (U.S. Government Printing Office)
Digitized samples from the Library of Congress' collection of House and Senate hearings. Documents focus on the U.S. Census, Freedom of Information/Privacy, and Immigration. (Library of Congress)
The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873 and is still published today. For info BEFORE the Record's start, see Congressional Documents and Debates 1774-1875
The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873 and is still published today.
Serves as the index to the Congressional Record, listing individuals, organizations, and topics mentioned in the Congressional Record. Each CRI entry refers to a page number in the Congressional Record and the date of the daily issue in the format "S1234 [19JA]" (page 1234 in the Senate section from the January 19 issue for that year).
(Douglas O. Linder, Univ. of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law)
More than 2,000 scanned FBI documents, encompassing all time periods of Bureau history. (Note: Dates in the list of topcis/files indicate when documents were put online, not when the content was originally created.) (Federal Bureau of Investigation)
"The FJC, under a working arrangement with the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AOUSC), provides through this site public access to its Integrated Data Base (IDB). The IDB contains data on civil case and criminal defendant filings and terminations in the district courts, along with bankruptcy court and appellate court case information."
The Federal Register, begun in 1936, is the official daily publication for Presidential Documents, Executive Orders, proposed, interim, and final rules and regulations, and notices by Federal Agencies, as well as notices of hearings, decisions, investigations, and committee meetings. (Library of Congress)
The Federal Register is published every business day and contains executive orders and proclamations as well as federal agency public notices, proposed rules, and regulations. The final rules are codified in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), which is published annually. (FederalRegister.gov)
(Harper's Weekly and Library of Congress)
(Michigan State Univ.)
Legislative histories produced by the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) library staff, originally only for DOJ employees but now freely available. Topics include two dozen well-known public laws, including the Captive Wildlife Safety Act, the Anti Car Theft Act of 1992, and the Dent Act of 1919. (U.S. Department of Justice)
Provide online access to a sample of critical declassified records in the NSA collections at GWU, on issues including U.S. national security, foreign policy, diplomatic and military history, intelligence policy, and much more. (George Washington Univ.)
Searchable collection of election returns from the earliest years of American democracy. (American Antiquarian Society and Tufts Univ.)
Documents from America's first century of political history. (Library of Congress)
Currently includes Presidents Bush Sr., Clinton, Bush Jr., and Obama. (more planned). (National Archives and Records Administration, and Government Printing Office)
(Library of Congress)
(U.S. House of Representatives)
(U.S. House of Representatives)
(U.S. House of Representatives)
(U.S. House of Representatives)
(Harry Ransom Center, Univ. of Texas at Austin)
(National Archives)
Find writings by the U.S. presidents and founders, both in the Newton Gresham Library and online.
Papers of Thomas Jefferson This link opens in a new window Search & view 37 volumes of Jefferson's papers, 1743 to his death in 1826. Includes all illustrations and bibliographical content of print edition, plus linked cross-references and indexes.
Papers of Dwight David Eisenhower This link opens in a new window Complete electronic edition of the papers of President Eisenhower, including letters, memoranda, cables, and directives written or dictated by Eisenhower from the years prior to World War II through the full term of his presidency.
Presidential Recordings Digital Edition: The Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon White House Tapes This link opens in a new window Hundreds of hours of presidential audio recordings (and full text transcripts) from the Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon administrations. Covers many major issues, from the Kennedy Assassination and the Civil Rights Movement to the Vietnam War, the War on Poverty, and much more. Also includes photo and video galleries and a linked timeline.