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Description: Contains primary source documents from the holdings of the United States National Archives relating to all aspects of American history, from the Revolutionary War, to the Civil War, WWI, WWII, Presidents, historical newspapers and naturalization documents. Highlights include Papers of the Continental Congress (1774-89), records of the Constitutional Convention, the Matthew B. Brady Collection of Civil War Photographs, and the Investigative Case Files of the Bureau of Investigation, 1908-1922.

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Coverage: Various Dates

Subject(s)
Government Documents
History, Genealogy & Archives
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America : History and Life
America's Historical Newspapers - Series I, II, III
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Declassified Documents Reference System
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Historical Statistics of the United States Millennial Edition
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ProQuest Historical Newspapers
Readers' Guide Retrospective
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United States Congressional Serial Set

Related Links
American Memory
Making of America : Cornell ** http://cdl.library.cornell.edu/moa/ **
Making of America : Michigan ** http://www.hti.umich.edu/m/moagrp/ **
National Archives Access to Archival Databases (U.S.) ** http://www.archives.gov/aad/ **
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