Government Publications and Law

Reference Shelf: History

Page Contains:

American Memory: From the Library of Congress
National Archives
Our Documents: From the National Archives; 100 milestone documents
Primary Documents in American History: From the Library of Congress; 1763 through 1877
History & Culture: From the National Parks Service
Making of America: From the University of Michigan; "a digital library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction"
The Model Editions Project: From the University of South Carolina; collections of digitized documents include projects such as the Lincoln Legal Papers and the Documentary History of the First Federal Congress
World War Poster Collection: From the University of North Texas
The Presidents of the United States

California State Archives & Museum: From the California Secretary of State; includes primary documents on the Constitution of the State of California
Calisphere: From the University of California; primary sources on California history
Online Archive of California
Governors of California

Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers: From the Library of Congress; "search and view newspaper pages from 1890-1910 and find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present"
Cyber Cemetary: From the University of North Texas; "permanent public access to the Web sites and publications of defunct U.S. government agencies and commissions"
The Rose Institute's California Political History Archive and Database: From the Claremont Colleges Digital Library; documents on "California's election, redistricting and political history"