Manuscripts in archives are primary source material

Archives USA indexes American Archives

National Archives has its own finding lists. Microfilm records can be borrowed on Inter-Library Loan.

Access to Primary Sources indexes microfilm collections of American manuscripts and government documents.

Digital National Security Archive picks up post-WWII international relations documents.

Declassified Documents covers Cold War era but includes miscellaneous documents outside large collections.

Additional resources are listed on From the Archives to Your Desk Top.

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