History Librarian
Newspapers
Federal Information
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Archives UnboundGateway to a variety of subject specific digital microfilm collections.
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HathiTrust Digital Library (temporarily expanded COVID-19 access)Searchable access to 17 million+ volumes, with full text access to 9 million+ volumes.
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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.
Genealogy
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MyHeritage Library EditiionResources 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, to 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, which are mostly available electronically, might help with background information.
You can also search the catalog for other books and these databases for scholarly articles. You can limit your catalog search to ebooks:
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U-M Library Catalog SearchCatalog 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.