American Culture 205/Italian 240: Italian Mafia
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Newspapers
Federal Information
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Archives UnboundIncludes some materials on FBI surveillance of individuals.
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HathiTrust Digital LibraryGood for US government publications and materials published prior to 1925.
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HeinOnlineA retrospective database providing full-text access to the archives of core legal journals and other legal materials.
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ProQuest CongressionalIncludes bills, laws, Congressional publications, hearings, reports, Congressional Record, CRS Reports and executive agency documents
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U.S. Declassified Documents OnlineFull text of Presidential, Executive Branch, and Congressional documents since World War II declassified under the Freedom of Information Act. Subjects include foreign relations, the Korean and Vietnam Wars, civil rights movement, assassinations, etc.
Genealogy
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MyHeritage Library EditionResources for historical & genealogical research including over 9 billion historical records from all over the world.
Census & Maps
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Social ExplorerProvides easy access to demographic information about the United States, from 1790 to present. Create maps and reports.
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Sanborn Maps, 1867-1970Sanborn maps are large-scale plans of urban areas. Maps of over 12,000 US cities and towns.
Secondary Sources
These books might help with background information.
You can also use the catalog to search for other books, including ebooks.
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U-M Library Catalog Search
Catalog Search results will include everything in the University of Michigan Library physical collection (books, audio, video, maps, musical scores, archival materials, and more), as well as materials available online such as electronic books, streaming audio and video, and online journals.
These databases search primarily for scholarly articles, although you might also encounter book reviews and dissertations.
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Criminal Justice Abstracts (EBSCO)Provides comprehensive coverage of the international literature on criminology (incl. journals, books, reports, dissertations, and more).
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Sociological AbstractsProvides access to the international literature in sociology and related disciplines. Covers 1800+ journals, back to 1952.
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