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ENCYCLOPEDIAS, DICTIONARIES & HANDBOOKS 

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Binning, William C. et al. Encyclopedia of American Parties, Campaigns, and Elections. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1999. SML, Reference DS881.9 A75X 1999

Clucas, Richard A.  Encyclopedia of American Political Reform.  Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, 1996.   SSL, Reference E839.5 C57X 1996 

The Complete Bill of Rights: The Drafts, Debates, Sources, and Origins.  Ed. Neil H. Cogan. New York: Oxford UP, 1997.  SML, Reference  KF4744 C65X 1997.   Also in Bass, Reference

Congress and the Nation: A Review of Government and Politics.  Washington: Congressional Quarterly, 1945/64-.  SML, Reference JK2430 +C65 

Congressional Quarterly Almanac.  Washington: Congressional Quarterly, 1948-. 
 Latest volume in SML, Reference JK1 +C645

Congressional Quarterly's Guide to Congress.  4th ed. Washington: Congressional Quarterly, 1991.  SML, Reference JK1021 +C559 1991.  Also in Bass, Reference

Congressional Quarterly's Guide to the Presidency.  Ed. Michael Nelson. Washington: Congressional Quarterly, 1989.  SML, Reference JK516 +C57 1989 

Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections.  2nd ed.  Washington: Congressional Quarterly, 1985. SML, Reference JK1967 +C65 1985 

Encyclopedia of the American Constitution.  Ed. Leonard W.  Levy.  New York: Free Press, 1986.  4 v. SML, Reference KF4548 +E53 1986 

Encyclopedia of the American Left.  Ed. Mari Jo Buhle.  New York: Garland, 1990.   SML, Reference HX86 E58 1990 

A Historical Guide to the U.S. Government.  Ed. George Thomas Kurian. New York: Oxford UP, 1998.  SML, Reference JK9 H57X 1998

Kravitz, Walter.  Congressional Quarterly's American Congressional Dictionary.  Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly, 1997.  SSL, Reference JK9 K73X 1993 

Palmer, Alan Warwick.  Who's Who in World Politics: From 1860 to the Present Day.  New York: Routledge, 1996.   SML, Reference D21.3 P35X 1996

Plano, Jack C.  The American Political Dictionary.  9th ed.  Fort Worth: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1993. SML Reference  JK9 P53 1993.  Also in Bass, Reference and SSL, Reference

Schlesinger, Arthur Meier.  History of U.S. Political Parties.  New York: Chelsea House, 1973.  4 v.   SML, Reference JK2261 S35 

Scruton, Roger.  A Dictionary of Political Thought.  2nd ed.  London: Macmillan, 1996.   SML, Reference JA61 S37 1996 

Vile, John R.  Encyclopedia of Constitutional Amendments, Proposed Amendments, and Amending Issues, 1789-1995.  Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, 1996.  SML, Reference KF4557 V555X 1996 

Witt, Elder.  Congressional Quarterly's Guide to the U.S. Supreme Court.  2nd ed.  Washington: Congressional Quarterly, 1990.  SML, Reference KF8742 +W567 1990

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BIBLIOGRAPHIES 

• Indians of North America Government relations 1934- Bibliography
• United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Sources Bibliography
• United States Politics and government 1865-1900 Bibliography

Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1996:  The Continental Congress, September 5, 1774, to October 21, 1788, and the Congress of the United States, From the First Through the 104th Congress, March 4, 1789, to January 3, 1997.  Ed. Joel D. Treese.  Alexandria:  CQ Staff Directories, 1997.   SML, Reference JK1010 +A5 1997 

Doenecke, Justus D.  Anti-Intervention: A Bibliographical Introduction to Isolationism and Pacifism From World War I to the Early Cold War.  New York: Garland, 1987.   SML Z6465 U5 D62 1987 

Goehlert, Robert U., Fenton S. Martin, and John R. Sayre.  Members of Congress: A Bibliography.  Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly, 1996.   SML, Reference Z7165 U5 G568X 1996 

Hoffman, Frank W. and Richard J. Wood.  Guide to Popular US Government Publications.  Englewood, CO:  Libraries Unlimited, 1998.  SML, Reference Z1223 Z7 B35X 1997

Newton, Michael.  Terrorism in the United States and Europe, 1800-1959: An Annotated Bibliography.   New York: Garland, 1988.   SML, Reference Z7164 T3 N49  1988 

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American Broadsides and Ephemera, Series I contains broadsides printed between 1820 and 1900 and pieces of ephemera printed between 1760 and 1900. The subjects range from contemporary accounts of the Civil War, unusual occurrences and natural disasters to official government proclamations, tax bills and town meeting reports and pieces of ephemera that include clipper ship sailing cards, early trade cards, bill heads, theater and music programs, stock certificates, menus and invitations documenting civic, political and private celebrations.

Avalon Project contains digital historical documents relevant to the fields of law, economics, politics, diplomacy and government.

Commentary Digital Archive is a magazine with analysis of politics, religion, foreign affairs, social policy, culture, and the arts, as well as for outstanding reviews of current books.

CQ Library contains four of Congressional Quarterly's (CQ) publications:

• CQ Weekly: U.S. Congress: status of bills, votes and amendments, floor and committee activity, and backroom maneuvering.
• CQ Researcher covers the most current and controversial issues of the day with complete summaries, insights and bibliographies.
• Politics in America provides detailed information on members of Congress and their districts and states. The profiles provide CQ's analysis of personalities, political styles, legislative agendas, political ambitions, and reputations of members at home and on Capitol Hill. It also includes information on campaign finance, partisan caucuses, and standing committees.
• Washington Information Directory provides capsule descriptions of and contact information for federal agencies; governors and other state officials; U.S. and foreign diplomats; nongovernmental organizations; policy groups, foundations, and institutions; and Congress.

Declassified Documents Reference System is a collection includes post World War II documents which have been declassified through FOIA and/or executive orders from the National Archives, the CIA and Presidential Libraries.

Digital National Security Archive contains declassified documents that led to policy decisions.

Government Periodicals Universe (GPI) provides information on the U.S. government's most important periodicals.

GPO Access provides online access to full text congressional and executive agency documentation.

Historic Government Publications from World War II is a collection of World War II publications published by the U.S. government in support of the war effort.

Lexis-Nexis Primary Sources in U.S. History includes Access to African American Studies, Access to Presidential Studies, and Access to Women's Studies and Guides to Microform Collections. The subject specific modules provide a range of sources, including autobiographies, manuscripts, government documents, photographs and images, reference and scholarly articles, and speeches.

LLMC-Digital, Law Library Microform Consortium, with titles of interest to researchers in law and history.

National Criminal Justice Reference Service Abstracts contains summaries of criminal justice publications, including federal, state, and local government reports, books, research reports, journal articles, unpublished research, statistics, program descriptions, congressional hearing transcripts, and training materials. Links are provided to full text documents when they are available online.

National Journal Group's Policy Central includes:

• National Journal, a leading journal on politics, policy and government; a full text searchable story archive back to 1977 is available
• AdSpotlight, an online guide to political and issue ads from across the country
• The Hotline, a daily publication covering newspapers, magazines, web sites, press releases, insider tips, radio and TV news programs
• CongressDaily, coverage of key players, behind the scenes deals, and political alliances and strategies
• Technology Daily, a resource which examines information technology politics and policy at the state, national and international levels
• Almanac of American Politics, covering members of Congress and their political constituencies. Included also are Poll Track, Markup Reports, and the Daybook.

The Nation Digital Archive contains reporting, opinion, and criticism. It is a collection of primary source material on the history of politics, culture, books and the arts in the U.S. and around the world.

Original Sources contains the full text of Public Papers of the Presidents.

INTERNET LINKS 

• Constitution of the United States 
• U.S. House of Representatives Educational Resources 
• Government and Law online collections of the Library of Congress through the American Memory Project
• Radical History and Politics includes text from radical journals
• The Writings of Thomas Jefferson
• A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: US Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1873 is compiled by the Library of Congress.
• Core Documents of U.S. History
• U. S. Documents (Emory Law School)
• The American Colonist's Library contains "historical works which contributed to the formation of American politics, culture, and ideals."
• The Scripps Library and Multimedia Archive serves as a research facility for scholars of U. S. public policy, specializing in American politics and history with special attention paid to the American Presidency.

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Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA) includes quantitative data on American religion and allows comparisons across data files: churches and church membership, religious professionals, and religious groups (individuals, congregations and denominations).

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Historical Statistics of the United States Colonial Times to 1970

LexisNexis Statistical Searches, at the table level, U.S. Federal Government (1974-present), international intergovernmental (1983-present), state government and privately published documents (1981-present) that contain statistics.

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Information about numeric datasets in the Yale Social Science Data Archive, as well as datasets available in the Yale University Library and on the Internet. Subject coverage includes: public opinion surveys, census data, health data, economic and social indicators, surveys of electoral behavior. Data are available for the United States and foreign countries; datasets may cover a single country or multiple countries. Historical and contemporary data are included.

Statistical Abstract of the United States Summary of statistics on the social, political and economic organization of the United States.

STAT-USA (U.S. Bureau of the Census) Economic, business, and international trade information produced by the U.S. Federal government.

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