Documents

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100 Milestone Documents of American History  These documents help us think, talk and teach about the rights and responsibilities of citizens in our democracy and reflect our diversity and our unity, our past and our future.

Four Centuries of Historical Documents  The Avalon Project of the Yale Law School provides the texts of major documents, treaties and conferences of the last 400 years. Covers 17th, 18th, 19th & 20th century American as well as a broader time period of world documents going back to ancient times. A major resource.  

George Washington Papers at the Library of Congress  Primary Source readings from George Washington’s era.

National Archives Online Exhibit Hall  Look at originals of famous and important US documents, see gifts given to previous presidents by dignitaries, read about the lives of the military and civilians during World War II, take a trip through the day in the life of a president.

National Security Archive - Previously Classified Documents  The National Security Archive is an independent library of declassified material located at George Washington University. The archive collects and publishes documents acquired under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).