Hello! My name is Angela Bonnell, the Government Documents Librarian at Milner Library. This guide will help you locate government documents covering the Cold War. Searching in Milner Library's catalog yields a variety of sources from all branches of the government. Look to the left of this course guide to identify additional print and online primary source materials from databases.
- Resources from the U.S. State Department
This page highlights two longstanding series from the United States Department of State relevant to the Cold War.
- Hearings from the House Un-American Committee (HUAC)
This page links to access to the House Un-American Committee, created to investigate alleged Nazi subversion, Communists and domestic far-right groups, and alleged disloyalty of private citizens and public employees.
- Declassified Documents
The page provides access to physical and online government information once considered classified but now declassified.
- Cold War Era Events
This page provides sample topics leading to government documents relevant to the Cold War.
- Other Sources
The page links to sources from university and government sites with full text sources covering the Cold War.
