The Cold War

The American Presidency Project archives contains primary source documents related to the study of the Presidency. Includes presidential papers, party platforms, candidates' remarks, Statements of Administration Policy, documents released by the Office of the Press Secretary, and election debates.

An archive of historical materials by governments on all sides of the Cold War.

Mt. Holyoke collection of links to documents related to American foreign policy and the Cold War.

Online resources include documents and photographs related to Eisenhower's presidential era and declassified documents.

Archive that includes Trumans papers, oral histories, photos, and and sound recordings. Note student research files available online such as "Ideological Foundations of the Cold War" and "The Truman Doctrine and the Beginning of the Cold War, 1947-49."

"This digital collection consists chiefly of summary transcripts of 705 interviews conducted with refugees from the USSR during the early years of the Cold War."

Collection of links to quality primary source Web sites. See Cold War section.

Composed of materials focusing on a wide range of political and rights issues and social movements including topics such as socialism and communism, class struggle, Marxist economics, religion, world pacifism, anti-racism, anti-Semitism, civil rights, women's rights, workers’ rights, world labor movements, world economics, capitalism, the demise of colonialism, Cuban politics, the "ban-the-bomb" movement, war efforts, the Vietnam War, and the United Nations. Spans the mid 19th century to the late 20th century.

A collection of "visual materials and artifacts relating to Stalin: photographs, posters, paintings, banners, sculptures, chinaware, pins, etc."

Yale collection of "digital documents relevant to the fields of Law, History, Economics, Politics, Diplomacy and Government."

Highlights from the huge collection of documents at the National Archives.

This exhibit "examines issues of war, peace, dissent and dialogue during critical periods in the 20th century when free speech and civil liberties were threatened."