LibGuides: National History Day: Government Resources

Local Archives

Troup County Archives
The Troup County Historical Society Archives provides a central location for the permanent preservation of historical papers and assists in the management of local government records for Troup County, Georgia.

Federal Digital System
From the U.S. Government Printing Office
Government Printing Office of the United States
Click on the link regarding the Federal Depository Library Program for links to Federal Depository Libraries and to the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications.
USA.gov : History, Arts, and Culture
Provides links for American History; Family History & Genealogy; Historic Places and Preservation; and Memorials, Military History, and Monuments.
**Also provides access to the 1940 Census Records.**
National Archives and Records Administration
You can explore our nation's history through photographs or documents and even view the military records of a family member. Also a great source for teachers to get ideas on engaging students in history.
Library of Congress World Digital Library
Provides a timeline of world history and significant primary materials from countries and cultures around the world. Users may browse by place, time, and topic as well as by type of item.
Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Archives’ mission is to document the goals and activities of the whole Smithsonian in its pursuit of increasing and diffusing knowledge, and exciting learning in everyone.

100 Milestone Documents
Includes: Jefferson's Secret Message to Congress Regarding the Lewis & Clark Expedition (1803); the Louisiana Purchase Treaty (1803); the Missouri Compromise (1820); President Andrew Jackson's Message to Congress "On Indian Removal" (1830); the Homestead Act (1862); 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Abolition of Slavery (1865); Check for the Purchase of Alaska (1868); the Chinese Exclusion Act (1882); President Wilson's 14 Points (1918); Social Security Act (1935); Lend-Lease Act (1941); Surrender of Germany (1945); Marshall Plan (1948); Aerial Photographs of Missiles in Cuba (1962); Civil Rights Act (1964); and much, much more!
Core Documents of Our Democracy
Includes: George Washington Papers; Thomas Jefferson Papers; Abraham Lincoln Papers; Supreme Court Decisions, 1937-1975; The Federalist Papers; Documents from the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention 1774-1789; A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: 1774-1873; and more.
**Also includes links to the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications and the United States Government Manual.**
National Archives: "Our Documents"
Includes "100 Milestone Documents of American History"