Research Guides: Social Security: Research Databases

Legislative databases

ProQuest Legislative Insight This link opens in a new window
Extensive compilation of legislative histories of U.S. public laws enacted from 1929-present used to discover the legislative intent behind a specific law. Histories include the full text of the public law itself, all versions of related bills, law-specific Congressional Record excerpts, committee hearings, reports, prints, presidential signing statements, CRS reports, and other miscellaneous congressional publications. All documents are full-text, searchable PDFs.
Congress.gov. United States Legislative Information. This link opens in a new window
Free service of the Library of Congress. Provides the full text of House and Senate bills, bill summary and status reports, public laws, roll call votes, the Congressional Record, and Congressional committee reports. Also includes links to historic documents from the Continental Congress and information about the legislative process. Former Thomas, Legislative Information on the Internet.
U.S. Federal Legislative History Library (Hein Online) This link opens in a new window
Full text of Sources of Compiled Legislative Histories: A Bibliography of Government Documents, Periodical Articles, and Books and full text legislative histories of important legislation.

March of Time This link opens in a new window
Online version of March of Time newsreels. Coverage: 1935-1967
World Newsreels Online This link opens in a new window
Streaming video of international newsreels produced between 1929 and 1966. All are accompanied by transcripts, with those in foreign languages translated into English.
New York Times (ProQuest Historical Newspapers) This link opens in a new window
1851-2020. For the most recent years, use Proquest Newspapers or New York Times Digital Edition - Academic Site License.
Washington Post (ProQuest Historical Newspapers) This link opens in a new window
Covers from 1877-2004. Recommended use for legislative coverage.
For 2001+ use washingtonpost.com.

FDR Archives
The FDR Archives have a robust digital collection including photographs and documents. The research room in Hyde Park, NY is also open for access to their non-digitized collection.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Office Files and Records of Federal Agencies (1933-1945)

Mudd Manuscript Library
The Mudd Manuscript Library houses the University Archives, including the J. Douglas Brown papers and the historical collection of the Industrial Relations Section.