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  1. Bureau of Land Management — General Land Office Records

    glorecords.blm.gov

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  2. Getty — Museum Catalogues for the Digital Age

    www.getty.edu

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  3. Getty — Provenance Index

    www.getty.edu

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  4. Getty Museum — Research on Collection Provenance

    www.getty.edu

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  5. Library of Congress — Chronicling America FAQ

    guides.loc.gov

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  6. Library of Congress — Chronicling America Research Guide

    guides.loc.gov

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  7. Library of Congress — Citations and Stable Links

    guides.loc.gov

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  8. Library of Congress — Citing Primary Sources

    www.loc.gov

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  9. Library of Congress — City Directory Access Guide

    guides.loc.gov

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  10. Library of Congress — Digital audio

    www.digitalpreservation.gov

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  11. Library of Congress — Digital photographs

    www.digitalpreservation.gov

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  12. Library of Congress — Digital video

    www.digitalpreservation.gov

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  13. Library of Congress — Displays for Multiple Versions

    www.loc.gov

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  14. Library of Congress — Electronic mail

    www.digitalpreservation.gov

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  15. Library of Congress — Encoded Archival Description

    www.loc.gov

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  16. Library of Congress — Fire Insurance Maps Research Guide

    guides.loc.gov

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  17. Library of Congress — Getting Started with Primary Sources

    www.loc.gov

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  18. Library of Congress — Historical Company Directories

    guides.loc.gov

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  19. Library of Congress — Historical Company Research

    guides.loc.gov

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  20. Library of Congress — House History Research Guide

    guides.loc.gov

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  21. Library of Congress — House History: City Directories

    guides.loc.gov

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  22. Library of Congress — Manuscript Division Research Guides

    guides.loc.gov

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  23. Library of Congress — Manuscripts Collection Policy

    www.loc.gov

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  24. Library of Congress — Mapping My Spot

    www.loc.gov

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  25. Library of Congress — MARC Manifestation Statements

    www.loc.gov

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  26. Library of Congress — Newspapers and Trade Literature

    guides.loc.gov

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  27. Library of Congress — Organized Labor Research Collections

    guides.loc.gov

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  28. Library of Congress — Organized Labor Research Guide

    guides.loc.gov

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  29. Library of Congress — Personal Digital Archiving

    www.digitalpreservation.gov

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  30. Library of Congress — Personal digital records

    www.digitalpreservation.gov

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  31. Library of Congress — Primary Source Analysis Guides

    www.loc.gov

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  32. Library of Congress — Prints & Photographs

    www.loc.gov

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  33. Library of Congress — Prints and Photographs Help

    www.loc.gov

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  34. Library of Congress — Railroad Maps, 1828–1900

    www.loc.gov

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  35. Library of Congress — Railroad Maps, Timetables and Images

    guides.loc.gov

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  36. Library of Congress — Sanborn Maps Collection

    www.loc.gov

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  37. Library of Congress — Searching for Sanborn Maps

    guides.loc.gov

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  38. Library of Congress — Sustainability of digital formats

    www.loc.gov

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  39. Library of Congress — U.S. City and Telephone Directories

    guides.loc.gov

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  40. Library of Congress — Understanding Copyright and Reuse

    www.loc.gov

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  41. Library of Congress — Veterans History Project

    www.loc.gov

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  42. Library of Congress — Websites, blogs and social media

    www.digitalpreservation.gov

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  43. Library of Congress — What Is FRBR?

    www.loc.gov

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  44. National Archives — Browse by Port of Entry

    www.archives.gov

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  45. National Archives — Census Records

    www.archives.gov

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  46. National Archives — Citing Records

    www.archives.gov

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  47. National Archives — Citing Records Guide (PDF)

    www.archives.gov

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  48. National Archives — Clues in Census Records, 1850–1950

    www.archives.gov

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  49. National Archives — Compiled Military Service Records

    www.archives.gov

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  50. National Archives — Enumerator Instructions

    www.archives.gov

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  51. National Archives — Genealogy Research FAQ

    www.archives.gov

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  52. National Archives — Immigration Records Overview

    www.archives.gov

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  53. National Archives — Immigration Reference Reports

    www.archives.gov

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  54. National Archives — Land Entry Case Files

    www.archives.gov

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  55. National Archives — Military Records Research

    www.archives.gov

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  56. National Archives — Military Service Records

    www.archives.gov

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  57. National Archives — Photographs and Graphic Works

    www.archives.gov

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  58. National Park Service — Museum Handbook

    www.nps.gov

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  59. National Park Service — National Register Publications

    www.nps.gov

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  60. National Park Service — Preservation Briefs

    www.nps.gov

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  61. National Park Service — Researching a Historic Property

    www.nps.gov

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  62. NOAA NCEI — Climate Data Online

    www.ncei.noaa.gov

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  63. NOAA NCEI — Global Historical Climatology Network Daily

    www.ncei.noaa.gov

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  64. NOAA NCEI — Historical Observing Metadata Repository

    www.ncei.noaa.gov

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  65. Oral History Association — Principles and best practices

    oralhistory.org

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  66. Smithsonian — Collections Care

    www.si.edu

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  67. Smithsonian — Open Access FAQ

    www.si.edu

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  68. Smithsonian Archives of American Art — Provenance Research Guide

    www.aaa.si.edu

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  69. Smithsonian Institution Archives — Joseph Henry Record of Experiments

    siarchives.si.edu

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  70. Smithsonian Institution Archives — Laboratory Notebooks Search

    siarchives.si.edu

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  71. Society of American Archivists — Dictionary of Archives Terminology

    dictionary.archivists.org

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  72. The Metropolitan Museum of Art — MetPublications

    www.metmuseum.org

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  73. The National Archives — Doctors and Nurses

    www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

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  74. The National Archives — Poverty and the Poor Laws

    www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

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  75. The National Archives — Researching Hospital-Related Records

    www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

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  76. The National Archives — Workhouse Inmates and Staff

    www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

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  77. The National Archives (UK) — Births, Marriages and Deaths

    www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

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  78. The National Archives (UK) — Catholics

    www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

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  79. The National Archives (UK) — Citing Records

    www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

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  80. The National Archives (UK) — Civil Court Cases Overview

    www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

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  81. The National Archives (UK) — Coroners’ Inquests

    www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

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  82. The National Archives (UK) — Discovery Catalogue

    discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk

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  83. The National Archives (UK) — Education History in Other Archives

    www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

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  84. The National Archives (UK) — Electoral Registration

    www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

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  85. The National Archives (UK) — Find an Archive

    www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

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  86. The National Archives (UK) — Labour History in Other Archives

    www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

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  87. The National Archives (UK) — Land Ownership Records and Deeds

    www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

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  88. The National Archives (UK) — Maps and Plans Overview

    www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

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  89. The National Archives (UK) — Nonconformists

    www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

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  90. The National Archives (UK) — Palaeography

    www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

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  91. The National Archives (UK) — Schools

    www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

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  92. The National Archives (UK) — Searching Discovery

    www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

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  93. The National Archives (UK) — Wills 1384–1858

    www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

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  94. The National Archives (UK) — Wills and Administrations After 1858

    www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

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  95. The National Archives (UK) — Wills and Administrations Before 1858

    www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

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  96. U.S. National Archives — Civilian Federal Employees

    www.archives.gov

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  97. U.S. National Archives — Court Records

    www.archives.gov

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  98. U.S. National Archives — Digital preservation

    www.archives.gov

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  99. U.S. National Archives — Digitizing family papers

    www.archives.gov

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  100. U.S. National Archives — Document Analysis

    www.archives.gov

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  101. U.S. National Archives — Handling family papers

    www.archives.gov

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  102. U.S. National Archives — History of the Certificate of Naturalization

    www.archives.gov

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  103. U.S. National Archives — Logbooks of U.S. Merchant Vessels

    www.archives.gov

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  104. U.S. National Archives — Merchant Marine Shipping Articles

    www.archives.gov

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  105. U.S. National Archives — Merchant Marine Vessel Logbooks

    www.archives.gov

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  106. U.S. National Archives — Naturalization Records

    www.archives.gov

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  107. U.S. National Archives — Naturalization Reference Reports

    www.archives.gov

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  108. U.S. National Archives — Official Personnel Folders and Access

    www.archives.gov

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  109. U.S. National Archives — Online Research Tools and Aids

    www.archives.gov

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  110. U.S. National Archives — Personal Papers and Federal Records

    www.archives.gov

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  111. U.S. National Archives — Preserving Family Archives

    www.archives.gov

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  112. U.S. National Archives — Prison Records

    www.archives.gov

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  113. U.S. National Archives — Records of the Bureau of Prisons

    www.archives.gov

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  114. U.S. National Archives — Resources for Genealogists

    www.archives.gov

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  115. U.S. National Archives — Storing family papers

    www.archives.gov

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  116. U.S. National Archives — Vital Records

    www.archives.gov

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  117. UNESCO World Heritage Centre

    whc.unesco.org

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  118. USPTO — Patent Public Search

    www.uspto.gov

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  119. USPTO — Search for Patents

    www.uspto.gov

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