Government Documents

A wide variety of government agencies publish information relevant for cultural and ethnic studies. Here are a few examples:

Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletins The Grouse Creek Cultural Survey, LC 39.9:13 Cultural Conservation, GR105 .C84 1983 (4th floor) Black Appalachia String bands, Songsters and Hoedowns, CD 943 (music library)

In addition to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, here are a few examples of government resources in this subject area:

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The Chester Fritz Library has a collection of maps. The Geology Library contains additional maps. Here are some examples of other items you can find on geography:

USGS Geo Data Portal An Outline of American Geography Regional Landscapes of the United States Population Trends along the Coastal United States: 1980-2008, C 55.402:C 63/3

Whether you are interested in Congressional debates or hearings for historical legislation or current issues, ambassador correspondence, current or past laws, or Presidential documents, government documents offer a wealth of material:

Serial Set – Congressional documents from 1817+ Congressional Record – daily Congressional debates; online version available through HeinOnline (see handout below) Congress.gov – offers legislation tracking and links related materials Legislative Hearings - Y4 J; some older hearings available through HeinOnline. To find uncataloged hearings pre-1976, see the Cumulative Index to Congressional Committee Hearings. Code of Federal Regulations

The Department of Health and Human Services (HE) funds research and programs to support and monitor the mental and psychological well-being of people in the United States. Examples of government documents include:

A Practitioner's Resource Guide: Helping Families to Support Their LGBT Children Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Data & Statistics by Topic

Government documents are an excellent source of primary and secondary material for the field of sociology. Examples of relevant government documents include:

Larkin Street Stories. Episode 1, The Homeless LGBT Experience Attitudes Aren't Free. Thinking Deeply about Diversity in the US Armed Forces The War on Poverty 50 Years Later : A Progress Report Sports and Character Development Gathering in the City an Annotated Bibliography and Review of the Literature about Human-Plant Interactions in Urban Ecosystems

A wide variety of government departments address women and gender issues, including the White House Council on Women and Girls and the National Women's Business Council.

Including Masculinity Concerns in Conflict and Peacebuilding Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Employment Discrimination Keeping America's Women Moving Forward Moving Forward with the Legal Empowerment of Women in Pakistan U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women Women in Science and Technology