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Decorah Posten (Library of Congress) This link opens in a new window
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Alternate Name(s): Decorah-posten og ved arnen
The Decorah-Posten was a Norwegian language newspaper published from 1874 - 1973. This online collection, hosted by the Library of Congress's "Chronicling America" project, contains content from 1874 - 1924. Coverage also includes content from Ved Arden, a Norwegian language literary periodical, from 1903 - 1924. This link will take users to the Library of Congress's Advanced Search page, with the Decorah-Posten and Decorah-Posten og Ved Arden pre-selected.
Immigration: Records of the INS, 1880-1930 This link opens in a new window
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Presents the investigations made during the massive immigration wave at the turn of the 20th century. The files cover Asian immigration, especially Japanese and Chinese migration, to California, Hawaii, and other states; Mexican immigration to the U.S. from 1906-1930; and European immigration. There are also extensive files on the INS's regulation of prostitution and white slavery and on suppression of radical aliens.
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An invaluable resource for scholars interested in better understanding the World War II incarceration of Japanese American citizens and residents. The War Relocation Authority (WRA) was a government agency tasked with rounding up Japanese Americans, incarcerating them into camps, determining their loyalty or disloyalty to the United States, and resettling them into U.S. society. The records are expansive, providing an excellent portrait of incarceration camp management, the failings of the segregation process, and the mindset of Japanese American incarcerees in the camps. In addition, the collection includes significant material on public relations and military recruitment.
MLA Handbook, 9th Edition This link opens in a new window
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News, Policy & Politics Magazine Archive This link opens in a new window
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Includes the backfiles of 15 major magazines (including the Newsweek archive), spanning areas including current events, international relations, and public policy. These titles offer multiple perspectives on the contemporary contexts of the major events, trends, and interests in these fields throughout the twentieth century. The collection will provide valuable primary source content for researchers in fields ranging from history and political science, through to law and economics. Coverage from 1918 - 2015
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14 collections representing 12 different anti-Vietnam War organizations, providing materials from 1958-1981.
Vietnam War and American Foreign Policy This link opens in a new window
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Covers U.S. involvement in the region from the early days of the Kennedy administration, through the escalation of the war during the Johnson administration, to the final resolution of the war at the Paris Peace Talks and the evacuation of U.S. troops in 1973. Documents in this collection trace the actions and decisions at the highest levels of the U.S. foreign policy apparatus, as well as events on the ground in Vietnam, from the perspective of State Department officials, Associated Press reporters, and members of the U.S. Armed forces, including the Marines and the Military Assistance Command Vietnam.
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