Library Guides: HIST 302W: Americans in the Middle East in the Nineteenth Century: American Government Records

U.S. Government Records

Foreign Relations of the United States
The official documentary record of American foreign affairs. Each volume contains documents selected by historians. 1861 -

For documents before 1861 consult:

Congressional (from Proquest) This link opens in a new window
full-text records of Congress, bills, laws, debates on the floor of Congress. For the 19th Century includes many reports from Executive Agencies like the State Dept, Dept. of Commerce, etc..

Congressional provides access to the best web resources for congressional and legislative information. This includes services available to Penn State Users only, such as Congressional Universe (1789-to date) as well as other free services that provide similar or related information such as Thomas (1993-to date) and GPO Access (1993-to date). The Guided Tour provides a step-by-step approach to congressional and legislative information for users who have never done research of this type before. Updates:Continuous

Index to United States Documents Relating to Foreign Affairs
1828-1861
American State Papers
covers 1789 to 1838 and is available online via the Library of Congress
The American Presidency Project
collects speeches, proclamations and other public utterances of the President.

State Department. Officials

If you have a name, try:

Ancestry Library Edition This link opens in a new window

With more than 1.5 billion names in over 4,000 databases, Ancestry Library Edition includes records from the United States, UK, and Canadian censuses, beginning in the 18th and 19th century; military records; court, land and probate records; vital and church records; directories; passenger lists and more. These collections are continuously expanding, with new content added every business day.