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Including Historical Documents

Online access to many full-text government publications is available through searching the Catalog. Here are some additional compilations and projects especially for access to historical documents. If unable to open file in word processor, or file is in pdf format, visit Adobe Acrobat download page.

Specialized Collection of Full Text Information (GPO)
Migrating Government Publications (Univ. of Memphis) An extensive alphabetical list of government publications available online.
DOE Information Bridge
Environmental Health Information Service (EHIS) Password available at the Reference Desk.
Environmental Publications (NSCEP)
Search U.S. Patent Databases
American Memory (Library of Congress)
A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1873..
Documents from the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention 1774-1789.

Thomas - Historical Documents
The Avalon Project (Yale Law School)
A Chronology of US Historical Documents (University of Oklahoma)
Federal Depository Library Program Electronic Collection
Core Documents of U.S. Democracy Includes: Bill of Rights, Constitution, Declaration of Independence, and more.
Congressional Hearings (GPO) Selected hearings from 105th and 106th Congresses.
Congressional Hearings on the web(University of Michigan)
Consumer Information Center Full-text versions of popular government publications.
GPO Access
ERIC Digests (Dept. of Education)
NCJRS (Dept. of Justice) Criminal Justice
NCJRS Abstracts Database


Page author: Sandi Groleau and Renee Phelan
Date: 7/7/00


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