American History and U.S. Government Documents

Access to Archival Databases (AAD)

(National Archives)
http://aad.archives.gov/aad/

America's Historical Documents
(National Archives)
http://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/

American Memory Project
(Library of Congress)
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/

Bureau of American Ethnology
Annual Report
UNI Docs SI 2.1
Indexed at - http://www.sil.si.edu/DigitalCollections/BAE/Bulletin200/200annl.htm
Bulletin
UNI Docs SI 2.3
Indexed at - http://www.sil.si.edu/DigitalCollections/BAE/Bulletin200/200bulls.htm

Census
Federal Decennial Census;
1790-present
Search UNISTAR by Subject: "United States -- Census"

Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation
(American Memory Project)
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lawhome.html
Wide array of U.S. Congressional Documents from 1774-1875
(e.g. Bills, Resolutions, Statutes, Congressional Record and its precursors, and selected entries from the U.S. Serial Set)

Checklist of United States Public Documents 1789-1909
UNI Docs Index Z1223.A113

CIA Electronic Reading Room
http://www.foia.cia.gov/

Congressional Digest; (1922)-
(Indexed in PAIS 1976-present and Reader's Guide <print> 1922-present)
UNI Reference and Periodicals JK1 C36

Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report; (1955)-
(Indexed by PAIS 1976-present)
UNI Reference and Stacks JK1 C15

Congressional Quarterly Almanac; v. 1 (1945)-
UNI Ref JK 1 .C66
Commercially produced source providing an overview of major legislation and Congressional activities for each year including voting records.

Congressional Record; 1873 -
(formerly Annals of Congress 1789-1824, Register of Debates 1824-1837, Congressional Globe 1833-1873)
UNI Docs X 1: and X 1.1:  (title varies)
American Memory Project
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwcr.html
via LexisNexis Congressional  https://login.proxy.lib.uni.edu/login?url=http://www.lexisnexis.com/cis

Congressional Serial Set
UNI Docs v. 1037-13309 bound and shelved after Y.4: (incomplete)
UNI Docs Fiche v.1-37 American State Papers and v. 1-2160 Serial Set
Contains House and Senate documents and reports and a variety of other items.
Search the Serial Set via LexisNexis Congressional
https://login.proxy.lib.uni.edu/login?url=http://www.lexisnexis.com/congcomp
Various Serial Set documents available online - Congress 23 - 64
(Century of Lawmaking - Library of Congress)
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwss.html

Core Documents of U.S. Democracy
(GPO Access)
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/coredocs.html

Cumulative Title Index to U.S. Public Documents, 1789-1976
UNI Docs Index/Abstract Z 1223 Z7C64

Documents from the Continental Congress
(American Memory Project - Library of Congress)
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/continental/ 

FBI Freedom of Information Act Electronic Reading Room
Alphabetical Index - http://foia.fbi.gov/foiaindex/foiaindex.htm
Subject Index - http://foia.fbi.gov/room.htm

Foreign Relations of the United States; 1861-
(State Department)
UNI Docs S 1.1:
or online 1945-
http://www.state.gov/www/about_state/history/frus.html

Handbook of North American Indians
UNI Docs SI 1.20/2:

Historical Census Browser
http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/collections/stats/histcensus/
This database from the University of Virginia enables you to create customized tables using select data from the 1790-1960 decennial censuses.

Historical Documents Online
(National Archives)
http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/topics/
 

Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970
UNI Docs C 3.134/2:H 62/  and UNI Ref HA 202 .A385 1975

LexisNexis Academic (library's Databases A-Z)
Click on "Legal Research" to access Law Reviews, Federal Code and Federal Regulations, Case Law.
(for law reviews use the atleast(  ) command in the Narrow search with additional terms box)

e.g. to retrieve law reviews that focus on drug policy

• type drug! and policy in the keyword box
• type atleast50(drug!) and atleast50(policy) in the Narrow search... box
• this search finds law journal articles containing the words drug/drugs and policy at least 50 times
• note - the number between "atleast" and (  ) is chosen arbitrarily
• atleast23(Iowa) finds law journal articles containing the word Iowa at least 23 times

LexisNexis Congressional - Historical Indexes module (library's Databases A-Z)
https://login.proxy.lib.uni.edu/login?url=http://www.lexisnexis.com/congcomp
Electronic equivalent of the following print indexes:
CIS U.S. Serial Set Index, 1789-1969
UNI Docs Index/Abstract Z 1223 Z7C64
CIS U.S. Congressional Committee Hearings Index, 1833-1969
UNI Docs Index/Abstract Z 7165 U5C15
CIS Index to Unpublished U.S. Senate Committee Hearings, 1823-1976
UNI Docs Index/Abstract Z 7165 U5C14
CIS Index to Unpublished U.S. House of Representatives Committee Hearings, 1833-1968
UNI Docs Index/Abstract Z 7165 U5C145 1988
CIS U.S. Congressional Committee Print Index, 1789-1969
UNI Docs Index/Abstract Z7165 U5C6512
CIS U.S. Executive Branch Documents, 1789-1932
UNI Docs Index/Abstract JK 411 C 53

Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications, 1895-
Paper: 1895-1976: Docs Index/Abstract Z 1223 A18
Electronic equivalent: GPO Monthly Catalog, July 1976- (library's Databases A-Z)
The most complete index of government documents available.

National Journal; (1969)-
(Indexed in PAIS 1976-present)
UNI Reference and Stacks JK1 N28
 

Presidential Papers
UNI Ref Desk CBT J 81.3 .C35 1995 CD-ROM

Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States; Hoover-present
UNI Ref J80 .A283
Papers of other presidents such as John Adams and FDR were published commercially and are available in the UNI Stacks. They can be located using UNISTAR.
See also "Historical Documents Online" - http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/topics/

United States Congressional Hearings
UNI Docs Y.4:

United States Statutes at Large, 1789-
UNI Docs AE 2.111: 
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/plaws/index.html, also available elctronically via LexisNexis Congressional
Chronological arrangement of every law passed by Congress.

US Treaties and Other International Agreements
UNI Docs S 9.12: