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Government & Politics
 Websites presented in alphabetical order "I Do Solemnly Swear ... ": Presidential Inaugurations 
 "Approximately 400 items or 2,000 digital files from each of the 54 inaugurations from George Washington's in 1789 to George W. Bush's inauguration of 2001. This presentation includes diaries and letters of presidents and of those who witnessed inaugurations, handwritten drafts of inaugural addresses, broadsides, inaugural tickets and programs, prints, photographs, and sheet music." From the Library of Congress American Memory Collection. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/pihtml/ Topics: Correspondence, Photograph Collections: History, The United States Presidency Last updated Apr 27, 2005 The Churchill Papers
The papers of Sir Winston Churchill from "childhood letters and school reports to his final writings" have been indexed, and the over 70,000 entries are searchable or browsable by time period. Note that while this is an index, the search results are quite detailed and include abstracts. The site also provides a brief biography of Churchill and an overview of his papers. From Churchill College at the University of Cambridge. http://www.chu.cam.ac.uk/archives/collections/churchill_papers/ Topics: Archives, Correspondence, Heads of State, Notable People: Government Last updated Dec 19, 2008 The Emma Goldman Papers
Includes an illustrated biography, photographs, a chronology (1869-1940), writings, speeches, and a browsable and searchable collection of "personal correspondence, pamphlets, handbills, and manuscripts" relating to the well-known anarchist, feminist, and "advocate of free speech, birth control, women's equality and independence, union organization, and the eight-hour work day." From the University of California, Berkeley. http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/Goldman/ Topics: Correspondence, Nonfiction by Genre, Notable People, Photograph Collections, Political Parties & Theories, Social Issues, Women Last updated Oct 2, 2004 Fred O. Seibel (1886-1968) Editorial Cartoonist, Richmond Times-Dispatch
Images of correspondence to Fred Seibel from Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry Truman, J. Edgar Hoover, John L. Lewis, James Hoffa, Barry Goldwater, and Harry Byrd. "All of them found themselves as subjects in his political cartoons and wrote Seibel asking him for copies of the originals. Scanned images of the cartoons that are referred to in the letters are also shown." From the Department of Special Collections and Archives, Virginia Commonwealth University. http://www.library.vcu.edu/jbc/speccoll/exhibit/seibel1.html Topics: Artists, Arts and Humanities, Correspondence, Media, Media, Politics, Presidents by Name Last updated Dec 15, 2003 Freedom's Fortress: The Library of Congress, 1939-1953
This site "tells the history of the Library of Congress during a particularly important period ... [when] the Library underwent a myriad of changes that established the institution as one of America's foremost citadels of intellectual freedom." Search and browse thousands of images representing memoranda, letters, photographs, and other resources. Offers biographical sketches of key figures such as Archibald Macleish and Luther Harris Evans. From the American Memory project at the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/freedoms_fortress/ Topics: Correspondence, Librarianship, Libraries & Archives by Type, Social Issues Last updated Nov 16, 2004 The Gettysburg Address
Contains digitized images and transcriptions of two early drafts of the speech delivered by President Abraham Lincoln. Includes translations of the speech in many languages, related correspondence, information on the preservation of the speech, and the "only known Photograph of President Lincoln at the dedication of the Civil War cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, November 19, 1863." From the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/gadd/ Topics: Correspondence, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Presidents by Name, The United States Presidency Last updated Sep 6, 2004 Hoover Online!
"The goal of this site is to furnish high school students with direct access to materials held at the Hoover Presidential Library." The site features biographical overviews of Herbert Hoover and his wife, and lesson plans about important episodes in their lives. These include their Chinese tour, Belgian relief, building of Hoover Dam, "440 historical documents pertaining to President Hoover and the Depression," and Hoover and Harry Truman. All pages include scanned photographs, letters, and documents. http://www.ecommcode.com/hoover/hooveronline/ Topics: Correspondence, Photograph Collections: History, Presidents by Name, The United States Presidency Last updated Feb 2, 2005 Intelligence in the War of Independence
A history of the use of intelligence by the United States during the Revolutionary War. Contains information on the Committee of Secret Correspondence, the Committee on Spies, secret writing, codes and ciphers, George Washington, and Paul Revere and the Mechanics. Includes a bibliography of recommended publications. From the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/csi-publications/books-and-monographs/intelligence/index.html Topics: Correspondence, Government, Presidents by Name, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated May 26, 2007 James Madison Papers
This collection on James Madison consists of "approximately 12,000 items captured in some 72,000 digital images. They document the life of the man who came to be known as the 'Father of the Constitution' through correspondence, personal notes, drafts of letters and legislation" and other documents. Some images include transcriptions; others may be hard to read. Includes a timeline and essays. Searchable. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/madison_papers/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Correspondence, Federal (U.S.) Government, Government, International Governments, Nonfiction by Genre, Presidents by Name Last updated Apr 21, 2005 John Quincy Adams: One President's Adolescence
"Ordinary and Extraordinary Letters, Diary Entries, and Parental Advice from JQA's Early Years." This site includes documents, tips on using documents in research, biographical sketches of the Adams family, and a chronology comparing J. Q. Adams' youth with America's growth. A "document-based, directed study" developed by a high school teacher for the Massachusetts Historical Society's Educating Youth project. http://www.masshist.org/JQA/StudyingJQA/ Topics: Correspondence, Nonfiction by Genre, Presidents by Name Last updated Nov 19, 2008 Letters From Harvey Milk to Joe Campbell
Small collection of letters written by Harvey Milk to Joe Campbell at the end of their relationship in the early 1960s. "Harvey later moved to San Francisco where he was the first gay man elected to the Board of Supervisors. He and Mayor George Moscone were assassinated in November 1978." From the San Francisco Public Library's Gay and Lesbian Center. http://sfpl.org/librarylocations/main/glc/hmilkltrs.htm Topics: Correspondence, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, & Transgendered People, Notable People Last updated Feb 4, 2008 Margaret Thatcher Foundation
This site provides access to documents relating to Margaret Thatcher, prime minister of Great Britain from 1979 to 1990. Find declassified Falklands War documents, letters and correspondence with foreign leaders, and handwritten notes. Also includes a chronology of important events, an overview of her political and personal life, and texts of many of her speeches. Searchable. http://www.margaretthatcher.org/ Topics: Archives, Correspondence, Heads of State Last updated Dec 15, 2004 National First Ladies' Library
"A national archive devoted to educating people about the contributions of First Ladies and other notable women in history." Includes biographies, lesson plans, and a catalog of the library's holdings. http://www.firstladies.org/ Topics: Correspondence, Nonfiction by Genre, Notable People: Government, The United States Presidency Last updated Nov 11, 2008 New Deal Network
A research and teaching resource devoted to the public works and arts projects of the New Deal. At the core of the NDN is a database of more than 20,000 photographs, political cartoons, and texts (speeches, letters, and other historic documents). Features an annotated list of online resources for teachers and students. Searchable. Note: the site is being maintained, but "additional content is no longer being developed at this time." http://newdeal.feri.org/ Topics: Agriculture, Correspondence, Photograph Collections: History, United States History Last updated Dec 19, 2008 The Papers of Jefferson Davis
This site is an extensive online presentation of selected material (text and images) from the complete edition of the works and papers (10 volumes published, a total of 15 projected) on the president of the Confederacy. Includes full text of a number of Davis' letters and speeches, a bibliography, chronology, family genealogy, FAQ, indexes to volumes 7-10, and an annotated list of links to other Civil War sites. http://jeffersondavis.rice.edu/ Topics: Correspondence, Nonfiction by Genre, Presidents by Name, The United States Presidency, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Dec 23, 2002 The Price of Loyalty: The Bush Files
"These documents are drawn from a collection of 19,000 files of Paul H. O'Neill, the U.S. Treasury Secretary for the first two years of the Presidency of George W. Bush. ... The files, which range from memoranda to the President to handwritten notes to 'sensitive' internal reports, cover a sweeping array of foreign and domestic issues." Browsable. Collected by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Ron Suskind for his book, "The Price of Loyalty." http://thepriceofloyalty.ronsuskind.com/thebushfiles/ Topics: Correspondence, Politics by Place, Presidents by Name Last updated Feb 9, 2004 Spy Letters of the American Revolution
Images of the letters are accompanied by transcriptions and background information. The site exposes the techniques spies used in letter writing and has brief biographies of traitor Benedict Arnold, spies Ann Bates and Miss Jenny, the Marquis de Lafayette, George Washington, Paul Revere, and others. The site also has maps of the routes the letters took, a timeline from 1763-1783, bibliographies, and a teacher's section. From Clements Library at the University of Michigan. http://www.si.umich.edu/SPIES/ Topics: Correspondence, Government, Government, United States History, Wars & Conflicts, Writing Last updated Jun 24, 2003 Thomas Jefferson Digital Archive
Search or browse over 1,700 letters, manuscripts, and public papers. The site also provides the full text of 1,750 manuscript documents related to the construction of the University of Virginia, a recently revised edition of a biography originally published eight years after Jefferson's death, 2,700 quotations from his writings, and links to other Jefferson collections and organizations. http://etext.virginia.edu/jefferson/ Topics: Correspondence, Presidents by Name Last updated Jun 11, 2002 UNISPAL: United Nations Information System on the Question of Palestine
A searchable and browsable database of thousands of documents containing "the texts of current and historical United Nations material concerning the question of Palestine and other issues related to the Middle East situation and the search for peace." Includes resolutions, legislation, mandates, covenants, memoranda, proposals, treaties, bulletins, final documents, letters, maps, and much more. Developed by the Division for Palestinian Rights. http://domino.un.org/unispal.nsf Topics: Correspondence, International Governments, International Law, Treaties, & Agreements, Regions of the World, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Jul 3, 2007 Virtual Museum & Archive of the SEC and Securities History
"This virtual museum and archive preserves and shares the history of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and of the securities industry from 1929 to the present. It includes a wide range of primary materials, including a timeline, papers, photos, oral histories and original programs broadcast from this site." Include letters, speeches, manuals, annual reports, and many other documents. http://www.sechistorical.org/ Topics: Correspondence, Government, Government, Industries, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Jul 5, 2005 The Woodward and Bernstein Watergate Papers
These selections from the Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein Watergate Papers exhibit include images of newspaper articles, notes, letters, and related documents from the collection of these Washington Post journalists relating to their newspaper articles and their books, "All The President's Men" and "The Final Days." Includes annotations. The "finding aid" provides brief biographies and a full description of the collection. From the Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas at Austin. http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/exhibitions/web/woodstein/ Topics: Communications, Correspondence, Mysteries and More, News, Presidents by Name, United States History Last updated Jan 16, 2008 |
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