HISTORY 195-001: Political Trials in Twentieth Century America
Professor Brausch, Fall 2025
Librarian for History
Digitized Archives
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Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1880-1930Digitized collection of INS records covering investigations made during the immigration wave at the turn of the 20th century in the U.S.
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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.
Newspapers and Magazines
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Black Historical NewspapersAfrican American newspapers, including the Michigan Chronicle
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Ethnic NewsWatchEthnic, minority, and native newspapers.
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Leftist Newspapers and Periodicals, 1845-2015Publications spanning beyond the 20th century (1845-2015) covering Communist, Socialist, and Marxist thought, theory, and practice.
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ProQuest Historical NewspapersCustom ProQuest cross-search of full-text backfiles of 30 U.S. and 32 international English-language newspapers.
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ProQuest News & Current EventsCombined access to all 50 ProQuest news databases, both historical and current, including ProQuest Global Newsstream.
Government Sources
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ProQuest CongressionalIncludes bills, laws, Congressional publications, hearings, reports, Congressional Record, CRS Reports and executive agency documents
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Making of Modern Law: TrialsDescribes the courtroom dramas that rocked society in America, the British Empire and the world.
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U.S. Supreme Court Records and BriefsContains nearly 11 million pages of records and briefs brought before the U.S. Supreme Court in the period 1832-1978.
Finding Scholarly Sources
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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.
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America: History & Life with Full Text (EBSCO)Covers the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present.
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Google Scholar @ U-M (with U-M Ann Arbor MGet It Links)Searches for scholarly documents on the web, with the added feature of "Availability at U-Michigan" links.
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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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U-M Library Articles SearchUse Articles Search to locate scholarly and popular articles, as well as reference works and materials from open access archives.
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