Research Guides: Political Science: Web-Based Resources

Web Resources

American Presidency Project The only free online searchable database of presidential documents on the internet.
Avalon Project Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy
The Center for Political and Economic Thought The Center for Political and Economic Thought is an interdisciplinary public affairs institution of Saint Vincent College. It sponsors research and education programs, primarily in the fields of politics, economics and moral-cultural affairs. The Center seeks to advance scholarship on philosophical and policy concerns related to freedom and Western civilization with particular regard to the American experience.
HathiTrust Digital Library HathiTrust Digital Library is a digital preservation library of historical texts.
JSTOR Open Access Books Open Access books on JSTOR
Library of Congress - Political Science Library of Congress Political Science Research Guides
National Archives and Records Administration The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is the nation's record keeper.
Pennsylvania Election returns Pennsylvania election returns
Pennsylvania Government Information and services relating to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania State Archives The Pennsylvania State Archives collects, preserves and makes available for study the permanently-valuable public records of the Commonwealth, with particular attention given to the records of state government. The State Archives also collects papers of private citizens and organizations relevant to Pennsylvania history.
Project Gutenberg Project Gutenberg is an online library of free eBooks.
U.S. Election Statistics: A Resource Guide A guide to online and print resources that contain U.S. election statistics for both federal and state elections.

Primary Documents in American History: Digital collections of the Library of Congress- contains a wide variety of primary source materials. Including government documents, manuscripts, and broadsides. Provided below is a link to the home page for each relevant digital collection