Navigate U.S. Policy From Historical Roots to Current Impact
U.S. Executive Branch Policy Documents Collection combines Historic Executive Branch Documents (1789-1952), Executive Branch Documents Great Series and Reports Collection (1953-present), and the Trends and Policy Collection (1789-present). This content provides federal publications, statistics, and research tools that allow researchers to track policy development from the nation's founding through today's key issues and societal impacts over time.
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Executive Branch Documents
Federal agency reports and policy documents from nation building through modern programs show how government decisions shaped America across time
Policy Analysis
Trends and Policy Collection combines government documents and data to track and analyze U.S. policy impacts on major issues
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U.S. Executive Branch Policy Documents Collection Includes the Following Content
Historic Executive Branch Documents
Historic U.S. Executive Branch Documents (1789-1952) contains over 340,000 federal records documenting American governance from the nation's founding through early Cold War. These documents cover federal operations, Panama Canal construction, immigration records, Women's Bureau publications, New Deal initiatives, wartime activities, and early atomic energy development, providing essential primary sources for researchers studying U.S. policy.
ProQuest Executive Orders and Presidential Proclamations 1789-2017
Crucial to understanding many policy, process, and legal issues, Executive Orders are the formal means by which the President of the United States executes a wide range of actions related to the Federal Government’s internal operations and organization, as well as foreign and domestic policies.
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Key primary sources collection of Government Documents spanning from 1790 to now and covering topics including U.S. Civil Rights, U.S. Criminal Justice, U.S. Environment, U.S. Healthcare, and U.S. Immigration policy materials.
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ProQuest Government Documents
ProQuest Government Documents is a subscription offering the largest archive of U.S. and U.K. government documents for libraries, plus statistical reports from countries and international organizations worldwide. The resource supports research and teaching across disciplines, especially policy and history, through authoritative legislation, parliamentary papers, regulatory materials, and government publications from today back to 1660.
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U.S. Executive Branch Documents Great Series & Reports Collection
This collection offers curated sets of executive branch documents that focus on complete series of documents and reports plus monographs relevant to issues of today.
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Trends and Policy
Key primary sources collection of Government Documents spanning from 1790 to now and covering topics including U.S. Civil Rights, U.S. Criminal Justice, U.S. Environment, U.S. Healthcare, and U.S. Immigration policy materials.
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