Library Contact
Catherine Morse
she/her
Contact:
Government Information, Law and Political Science Librarian
Clark Library
Hatcher Graduate Library 2 South
Clark Library
Hatcher Graduate Library 2 South
734-936-2333
Primary sources from the previous 30-40 years
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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. Limited to authorized U-M users.
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Digital National Security ArchiveContains 29 themed collections of more than 63,000 declassified documents that led to U.S. policy decisions related to Afghanistan, El Salvador, Iran, Nicaragua, the Philippines, South Africa, the Berlin Crisis, the Cuban Missle Crisis, and more. Limited to authorized U-M users.
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National Security ArchiveAn independent non-governmental research institute and library located at The George Washington University, the Archive collects and publishes declassified documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act. The Archive also serves as a repository of government records on a wide range of topics pertaining to the national security, foreign, intelligence, and economic policies of the United States.
Primary sources from 1861 to 30 or 40 years ago
Foreign Relations of the United States records major U.S. foreign policy decisions and diplomatic activity. It contains declassified and unclassified documents from Presidential Libraries, State Department, Defense Department, National Security Council, CIA and others. This seriest tends to publish about 30-40 years after the events. The most current volumes as of fall 2009 is for 1969-1976.
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Foreign Relations of the United StatesPhysical books starting in 1861 located in the Hatcher Graduate Library. The call number is JX 233 .A3.
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Foreign Relations of the United StatesOnline books going back to 1945 digitized by State Department
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Foreign Relations of the United StatesOnline books going back to 1861 digitized by Hein. Limited to authorized U-M users.
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Foreign Relations of the United StatesOnline books from 1861-1960 digitized by the University of Wisconsin.
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U.S. Department of State Office of the Historian
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Office of the HistorianHistorical documents and reports on countries and milestones
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