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These are a few topics that you might consider focusing into a History Day Project. See sub-pages for subjects and a few suggested resources to get you started.
Collection of full-text newspapers published at United States prisons by incarcerated individuals, including Connecticut newspapers digitized by the Connecticut State Library.
Search America's historic newspaper pages from 1789-1924 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. Chronicling America is sponsored jointly by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress.
Digitized images of over 1,100 American magazines and journals that began publication between 1740 and 1900. Remote access with a library card issued by the Connecticut State Library.
These are a few examples. For a full list, see:
This HeinOnline collection focuses on the various uses for water, from hydropower, to agriculture, to drinking water, and how increasing pressures on water supply from climate change exacerbates historical tensions over who has access to water for what purpose.
HeinOnline:"A collection of philosophical books, legislative histories, government documents, and more that analyze the development of animal rights and animal-related legislation."
Provides access to thousands of papers concerning English activities in the American, Canadian, and West Indian colonies between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries. Also included is a digitized version of The Calendar of State Papers, Colonial: North America and the West Indies 1574-1739, which contains bibliographic records and extracts for thousands of additional documents.
Public policy issues from Congressional Research Service. Coverage: CRS reports, 1916 - ; Committee Prints, 1830 -. Updated continuously. National and international.
Index of Connecticut town officials requesting state aid for support of non-resident individuals in their municipality.
This index is a combination of several different indexes created by Connecticut State Library staff over a period of many years, and contains over 40,000 entries. It includes divorce records for the following counties and dates:
It also includes divorces granted by the General Assembly for 1655-1915.
Covers U.S. immigration history from the earliest colonial settlements to the present.
This HeinOnline database presents the official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions and significant diplomatic activity.
Covering the regulation of firearms in the United States, includes periodicals, key compiled federal legislative histories, relevant congressional hearings, CRS Reports, Supreme Court briefs, and more.
Covers copyright, trademark, and intellectual property law in the United States. Offers primary and secondary sources, including legislative histories, Congressional materials, scholarly articles, Trademark Manuals of Examining Procedures (TMEPs), United States Patent and Trademark Office documents, periodicals, Federal Agency decisions, and Manuals of Patent Examining Procedures.
This HeinOnline database focuses on the structure, creation, actions, and oversight of the courts both at the state and federal level.
Comprehensive index and selected full-text source for Congressional publications. Coverage: 1819-
Please be advised that some of these resources--particularly those created in previous eras--contain descriptions for ancestral, racial, ethnic, and gender identity that may be offensive or harmful to individuals investigating these records, and are considered inappropriate to use in modern times. The descriptions and treatment of historically marginalized groups, women, and animals may be upsetting. Also, please note that inclusion in this subject guide does not necessarily constitute endorsement of the views therein--we encourage investigators to use their own judgment when evaluating books, websites, articles, documents, and other resources.
The right to live or die, the to avoid cruel and unusual punishment.
For legal resources, see our research guide:
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