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The Avalon Project at the Yale Law School: Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy
Primary source materials in the fields of law, history, economics, politics, diplomacy and government.

Documents in the News
Primary documents covering current events research from 1995 to present (University of Michigan).

U.S. History

• Primary Documents in American History
  Library of Congress
• Our Documents
  100 milestone documents of American history (National Archives and Records Administration).
• Making of America
  A digital library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction (University of Michigan).

More Official Documents

Brown v. Board of Education Digital Archive
Documents and images which chronicle events surrounding this historically significant case up to the present (University of Michigan).

Core Documents of U.S. Democracy
A core group of current and historical Government publications including the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and the Bill of Rights.

Diplomacy Monitor
Online repository of diplomatic and international official statements, press briefings, communiques, etc. (St. Thomas University School of Law).

Electronic Reading Room - Central Intelligence Agency
CIA information, including electronic access to previously released documents, and instructions for filing a FOIA request.

National Security Archive
A centralized repository and archive of declassified U.S. documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act (George Washington University).

Open Doors: Accessing Government Records
A comprehensive guide to the Freedom of Information Act (Society of Professional Journalists).

United Nations Core Treaties
Brief overviews of the treaties most central to the spirit and goals of the UN Charter.

Treaties
Links to various collections maintained by the Law Library of Congress.