Texts of reports, bills and laws issued by Congress. Also debate on the floor of Congress. Includes many executive branch reports from agencies like the War Department or the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
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
Letters received by and letters sent to the War Department, including correspondence from Indian superintendents and agents, factors of trading posts, Territorial and State governors, military commanders, Indians, missionaries.
Prior to 1824, Indian Affairs were under the control of the Secretary of War. This collection consists of the letters received by and letters sent to the War Department, including correspondence from Indian superintendents and agents, factors of trading posts, Territorial and State governors, military commanders, Indians, missionaries, treaty and other commissioners, and persons having commercial dealings with the War Department, and other public and private individuals.
Includes the American Indian Law Collection, an expansive archive of treaties, federal laws and regulations, federal cases, tribal codes, and constitutions.
Hein Online is a full-text research collection offering more than 900 legal journals; federal publications such as the Federal Register, U.S. treaties and agreements, U.S. Supreme Court opinions, federal legislative histories, presidential documents; a collection of legal classics; and Philip C. Jessup International Moot Court competition materials.
Many records collected by federal and state agencies including the U.S., Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940, Oklahoma and Indian Territory, Dawes Census Cards for Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914, U.S., Native American Applications for Enrollment in Five Civilized Tribes and others.
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.