U.S. Government documents provide a rich source for primary source material for the study of U.S. history. Falling into the broad category of anything published or created by a government entity, these cover almost every subject and date from the origins of our country to the present day. For additional databases and sources from the U.S. Government please see the Primary Sources from the U.S. Government Page on the U.S. History Research Guide.
Federal government agencies currently post more information and publications on their websites than they publish in print. Use Search USA.gov instead of Google to cut down on non-government results. This search engine includes .gov, .mil, .us and other official government domains for federal, state and local government in the United States. Many departments and agencies also post digitized historical documents on their websites.
