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Databases for Coltsville

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Legislation

Congressional Legislative & Executive Publications
Public policy issues from Congressional Research Service. Coverage: CRS reports, 1916 - ; Committee Prints, 1830 -. Updated continuously. National and international.
ProQuest Congressional
Comprehensive index and selected full-text source for Congressional publications. Coverage: 1819-
U.S. Documents Masterfile: 1774-2021
U.S. Documents Masterfile: 1774-2021 (formerly Public Documents Masterfile) is a comprehensive guide to federal, state, local, and international public documents. It is continuously updated.

Paratext is providing temporary remote access for CT State Library cardholders through the end of June 2020.
U.S. Congressional Documents
A HeinOnline digitized collection of the bound and daily versions of the Congressional Record, and its predecessors. Coverage: 1789-.
U.S. Congressional Serial Set, 1817-1980
Reports, documents, and journals of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. Coverage: 1817-1980. For online content beyond 1980, try ProQuest Congressional
Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications, 1895-1976
A finding aid for all publications of the United States government, including those of the Congress and all executive departments, dating from 1895 to 1976.
Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP)
The CGP is the finding tool for federal publications that includes descriptive records for historical and current publications and provides direct links to those that are available online. Users can search by authoring agency, title, subject, and general key word, or click on "Advanced Search" for more options.

The catalog offers you the option to find a nearby Federal Depository Library that has a particular publication or that can provide expert assistance in finding and using related U.S. government information. Click on the title of interest from your search results list. Then click on the Locate in a Library link within the displayed record.
HeinOnline
Comprehensive historical collection of legal and law-related material, including many North American legal journals. Coverage: From 1800s to present. Continually adding new content.

Newspapers

See also collection of Connecticut Newspapers in microfilm.

Hartford Courant (1992-current)
Newspaper. Coverage: 1992 to current.
Hartford Courant (1764-1995)
Newspaper. Coverage: Access to 1764 - 1995 is a separate subscription provided by the Connecticut State Library and requires a CT State Library card.
Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers
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.
New York Times (1851-2017) with Index (1851-1993)
Historical New York Times with Index.Coverage: Full-text: 1851-2017. Index: 1851-1993.
New York Times (1980-current)
Full text of the New York Times newspaper, 1980 to current. The complete text of recent articles is provided in the ASCII format. The New York Times Book Review and Sunday Magazine are provided in PDF format.
Early American Newspapers, 1690-1922, Series 1 through 7, 10 and Custom CT Historical Newspapers
Full-text of American newspapers, 1690-1922.

Additional

American Periodicals Series Online, 1740-1940
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.
JSTOR
Extensive backfile volumes of more than 2,500 full text, core scholarly journals in History, Political Science and other disciplines. The backfiles begin with the very first issues, many of which reach back to the 1800s.
The Connecticut State Library participates in JSTOR Public Library Collections I and II which include:
- Arts & Sciences I Collection
- Arts & Sciences II Collection
- Arts & Sciences III Collection
- Arts & Sciences IV Collection
- Arts & Sciences IX Collection
- Arts & Sciences V Collection
- Arts & Sciences VI Collection
- Arts & Sciences VII Collection
- Arts & Sciences VIII Collection
- Arts & Sciences X Collection
- Arts & Sciences XI Collection
- Arts & Sciences XII Collection
- Business III Collection
- Ecology & Botany II Collection
- Life Sciences Collection
U.S. Federal Agency Library (HeinOnline)
Official case law of some of the most important United States government institutions. Coverage: Varies, earliest is 1894.
U.S. Supreme Court Records and Briefs, 1823-1978
Primary judicial documents presented to the United States Supreme Court. Coverage: 1823-1978.

Suggested Resources on National Park Service (NPS)

What Is a National Monument?
National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) fact sheet explaining what a National Monument is and how it differs from a National Park.

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Site: "Since our founding in 1919, National Parks Conservation Association has been the independent, nonpartisan voice working to strengthen and protect America's favorite places."
Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State
National Historic Landmarks Program. National Park Service

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The original PDF file for Connecticut cannot be located on the NPS site. Scroll down this list of all states until you find Connecticut
Legislative and Congressional Affairs (NPS)
Site: "The National Park Service Office of Legislative and Congressional Affairs (OCLA) has responsibility for the development and implementation of strategies to advance the National Park Service's legislative initiatives and other interests relating to Congress."

Books, Documents, etc.

On the Application of Machinery to the Manufacture of Rotating Chambered-breech Fire-arms : And Their Peculiarities. 3d ed. by Colt, Samuel, Charles Manby, and Institution of Civil Engineers Online version in HathiTrust.
Monograph - London: William Clowes and Sons, 1855. Excerpt minutes of proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, vol. 11, pp. 30–50 by Colonel Samuel Colt...with an abstract of the discussion upon the paper ; edited by Charles Manby
Title variant: Application of machinery to the manufacture of rotating chambered-breech fire-arms.
Call Number: Online and Special Collections TS535 .C66 1855 - print version in secured collection, restricted access
Publication Date: 1855, 1852
From Assembly Line To Steno Pool : Women Workers At Colt's Firearms And The Travelers Insurance Company, 1910-1955
Call Number: Stacks HD6060.65.U55 C8 1993b
Publication Date: 1993
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Brown University, 1993.
The Worlds Of Sam And Elizabeth Colt Lecture : Coltsville & The Ethnic Reshaping Of Hartford (CT-N)
Call Number: CT·N DVDs--Level 5B CT·N 10453
Publication Date: 2008
DVD originally recorded May 27, 2008 at the Church of the Good Shepard, Hartford, Conn.
Title variant: Coltsville & the ethnic reshaping of Hartford.
Rediscovering The Worlds Of Sam And Elizabeth Colt : Lecture On The Role Of Cultural Resource (CT-N)
Call Number: CT·N DVDs--Level 5B CT·N 10431
Publication Date: 2008
DVD originally recorded May 20, 2008 at the Church of the Good Shepard, Hartford, Conn.
Samuel Colt's Submarine Battery: The Secret And The Enigma
Call Number: Online and Federal Documents SI 1.28:29
Publication Date: 1974
Online access through our library catalog.
Abstract at beginning of document.
Series: Smithsonian Studies in History and Technology ; no. 29.
Colt's submarine battery. Letter from the Secretary of War, relative to the secret of Colt's submarine battery. May 15, 1844.... Online in the Hagley Digital Archives. Also available in subscription databases, U.S. Congressional Serial Set, 1817-1980 (this database must be used within the Connecticut State Library building) and ProQuest Congressional (a current CSL card is required for remote access).
Call Number: Online and Fed Docs Serial Set 465, Session Vol. No.3 Document H.Doc. 127
Publication Date: February 8, 1845