Research Guides: English 305: Technical Writing (2022): Government Docs

Government Docs

United States Government Information
by Matt Steele Last Updated Feb 6, 2024 13 views this year

If you're using government documents, I highly recommend exploring the research guide linked above for tips and strategies.

U.S. Declassified Documents Online This link opens in a new window
The most comprehensive compilation of declassified documents from the executive branch. The types of materials include intelligence studies, policy papers, diplomatic correspondence, cabinet meeting minutes, briefing materials, and domestic surveillance and military reports.
Digital National Security Archive This link opens in a new window
Collections of declassified government documents covering U.S. policy toward critical world events - including their military, intelligence, diplomatic and human rights dimensions - from 1945 to the present.
ProQuest Congressional This link opens in a new window
Abstracts and indexing for congressional publications, legislative histories, member biographies, committee assignments, voting records, and financial data; and the full text of key regulatory and statutory resources. Full-text access to House and Senate Unpublished Hearings Parts A, B, & C.
U.S. Congressional Serial Set This link opens in a new window
Historic reports, documents and journals of the US Senate and House of Representatives, originally published in approximately 13,800 bound volumes. Digitization is on-going. When complete, coverage will extend through 1980.

Library of Congress: American Memory
Written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience.

National Security Archive

Cold War International History Project

Foreign Relations of the United States: pre-1960

Foreign Relations of the United States: post-1960