Government Resources

Government documents can be more difficult to cite properly than standard books and journals, due to the specific nature of some of the documents. This site is a short bibliography of guides to citation format which are useful for the researcher using government documents.

Documents and images available through the National Archives.

This exhibition examines how wars have shaped the nation’s history and transformed American society. It highlights the service and sacrifice of generations of American men and women.

The Avalon Project mounts digital documents relevant to the fields of Law, History, Economics, Politics, Diplomacy and Government. Text includes links supporting documents expressly referred to in the body of the text.

A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation brings together online the records and acts of Congress from the Continental Congress and Constitutional Convention through the 43rd Congress, including the first three volumes of the Congressional Record, 1873-75.

A full listing of the Library's digital collections. Some of these collections were once in the Library's long-running American history portal, American Memory, which has since been retired.

Text, contextual information and timelines from the Library of Congress.

Explore the Smithsonian's 475 history and culture resources.

This exhibit aims to showcase the spy letters of the Sir Henry Clinton Collection and to situate them in an educational framework.