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"Extraordinary individuals who have shaped the twentieth century"

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Physics research institute

From the US Dept. of State.

Easily track the activities of the U.S. Congress

Collection of documents focused on the Presidency from UC-Santa Barbara.

This online reference source, sponsored by the University of Virginia, provides brief biographies, political & cabinet information, major accomplishments, and more for each of the Presidents of the United States of America.

Web portal for the General Social Survey, a sociological survey that collects information on the opinions, experiences and practices of U.S. residents. Maintained by the University of Chicago's National Opinion Research Center.

A compilation of data from such sources as the CIA World Factbook, UN, and OECD. You can generate maps and graphs on all kinds of statistics with ease.

A non-partisan look at money and its influence in US elections and public policy.

Research on the internet from the nonpartisan Pew Research Center.

Georgetown University

Information on world population, health and environment

Includes recordings & transcripts of meetings, telephone calls, etc. from the administrations of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, & Richard M. Nixon.

Lists public agencies available within each state. Updates regularly

Animated maps showing changes over time in voting patterns. From the University of Richmond.

Online exhibition presenting more than 250 television commercials from every election year beginning in 1952.

A conservative public policy organization

Data provided by the National Institute on Money in State Government. They track political donations in 50 states.

From the University of Southern California

Broadcasts and webcasts of floor proceedings and committee hearings

An archive maintained by UC San Diego

Nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization examining the influence of money on politics.

A progressive, public policy grassroots organization

A non-partisan look at money and its influence in US elections and public policy.

Stories from National Public Radio.

Resource for voters.

Directory of think tanks, experts, etc.

Statistical analysis of US politics and sports.

Official website of the Pew Research Center, a nonpartisan institution that conducts social science research within the United States. Includes research on a wide range of public opinion and social issue topics.

Independent, nonpartisan research organization.

Analytical news stories on politics.

Analysis on current events by political scientists.

Classic British ads.

Internet Archive is a non-profit digital library offering free universal access to books, movies & music, as well as 366 billion archived web pages.

Digital collection of historical American newspapers from the Library of Congress. Coverage from 1789 to present.

This digital collection from the Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network (C-SPAN) has over 246,000 hours of broadcast footage is available to watch online. It covers from 1987 to yesterday with a full transcript for each video. So whether you want to watch the latest government press release about Egypt, watch an author speak on Book-TV, or watch congressional committee footage about Iran-Contra, this is the resource to try.

Internet Archive is a non-profit digital library offering free universal access to books, movies & music, as well as 366 billion archived web pages.

Search the Library of Congress's collection for photographs, film, sound recordings, manuscripts, maps, historical newspapers, the performing arts and more.

Repository of "unique and historically important content" available for streaming from the Boston-area public television and radio broadcaster GBH.

Primary Source material from 18th and 19th century publications

The Archives Hub enables you to search across a wealth of archives held at nearly 200 institutions in England, Scotland and Wales.

A variety of topics are covered in the Census Atlas, ranging from language and ancestry characteristics to housing patterns and the geographic distribution of the population. A majority of the maps in the Census Atlas present data at the county level, but data also are sometimes mapped by state, census tract (for largest cities and metropolitan areas), and for selected American Indian reservations. The book is modern, colorful, and includes a variety of map styles and data symbolization techniques.The Census Atlas aggregates and analyzes information from censuses prior to 2000.

Makes millions of materials from libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural institutions across the country available to all in a one-stop discovery experience.

Consortium of American libraries and museums providing free online access to their collections of pre-modern manuscripts.

Internet Archive is a non-profit digital library offering free universal access to books, movies & music, as well as 366 billion archived web pages.

From Fordham University

The John Carter Brown Library preserves one of the world’s premier collections of primary sources related to all aspects of the so-called “New World” during the period stretching from the late-fifteenth century to the middle of the nineteenth century.

Dates: 1000 - 1500 Freely accessible digitized Medieval and Renaissance manuscripts.

Hosted by Tufts University the Perseus Digital Library covers the history, literature and culture of the Greco-Roman world.

RIAMCO is the gateway to information about archival collections in Rhode Island. Search the database’s finding aids to discover what historical materials are available for research and where those collections are located.

Liturgical manuscripts made in 1530 for England's Thomas Wolsey, cardinal and first minister of Henry VIII.

Official website of the American Psychiatric Association, the largest professional organization for psychiatrists in the world.

Official website of the American Psychological Association, the largest professional organization for psychologists in the U.S.

Online dictionary of psychological concepts from the APA. Includes entries for over 25,000 terms across 90 subfields.

Official website of the Association for Psychological Science, an international organization dedicated to advancing the cause of scientific research in psychology.

Website of Mental Health America, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to advocating for mental health causes and those living with mental illness.

Official website of the National Institute of Mental Health, the U.S. government's lead agency for research on mental disorders. Maintained by the National Institutes of Health.

Mental health information and news website. Owned and maintained by Healthline Media, Inc.

Website of Psychology Today magazine. Features therapy and health professional directories and links to blogs maintained by people within the mental health field.

Official website of the Social Psychology Network, an educational organization geared towards students and professionals interested in social psychology.

Official website of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, a branch of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services focused on the treatment of substance abuse and mental illnesses.

Easily track the activities of the U.S. Congress

Publishes results of current polls such as NPR, Fox News, Harris, and Gallup

Lists public agencies available within each state. Updates regularly

Columbia Journalism Review's guide to what the major media companies own.

Contains thousands of quotations drawn from hundreds of sources.

Quotes from a selected group of women. Library of Congress presentation.