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Bound for Glory

Call Number: DOC. LC 25.2:B 66x

Presents 180 full-color photographs from the Library of Congress's Farm Security Administration collection, taken by FSA photographers from 1939 to 1943, creating a portrait of America as it began to emerge from the Great Depression and prepared to fightWorld War II.

The Art of Video Games

Call Number: DOC. SI 6.2:V 53x

Published to coincide with the Art of Video Games exhibition, at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C., Mar. 16-Sept. 30, 2012.

1934

Call Number: DOC. SI 6.2:N 42

Published on the occasion of the exhibition 1934: A New Deal for Artists, held at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Feb. 27, 2009-Jan. 3, 2010.

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Illinois State University's Milner Library has been a Federal Depository since 1858.

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2013 Spring Semester Classes

COM 110 Communication as Critical Inquiry

HIS 300 Cold War (Kennedy)

HIS 300 U.S. Civil War (Gifford)

HIS 497.1 Research in History (Biles)

MQM 423/324 Advanced Human Resources / Industrial Resources Management

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U.S. Census

Federal and General Sources on Law and Legislation

Federal Statistics

Guide to Government Resources for Criminal Justice Sciences Majors

Top Ten Facts about Milner Federal Documents

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Congressional Publications Provides access to a variety of information by and about the United States Congress. It indexes Congressional publications from 1789 to the present and provides access to Legislative Histories for public laws (1969-); testimony from congressional hearings (1824-); bill texts and status (1989-); the Congressional Record (1985-); and the Federal Register (1980-); and information about members and committees.

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GPO Monthly Catalog July 1976 to present Index to materials published by the US Government Printing Office. This index is valuable for using the Milner Library Documents Collection. Updated monthly. Provides citations, abstracts.

Historic Documents The online equivalent of the entire run of the print serial Historic documents, issued since 1972, each annual volume of which contains approximately 100 documents covering the most significant events of the year. The documents include presidential speeches, international agreements, Supreme Court decisions, U.S. governmental reports, scientific findings, and cultural discussions. Documents are preceded by introductory material to provide historical and intellectual context. Provides full text.

Historical Statistics of the United States Historical Statistics of the United States: Millennial Edition is a compendium of statistics from over 1000 sources and covers topics such as health, crime, slavery, American Indians, and poverty.

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Statistical Insight 1974 to present Statistical data produced by the US government; important international intergovernmental organizations; and knowledgeable professional and trade organizations, business organizations, commercial publishers, independent research organizations, state government agencies, and universities. Includes American Statistics Index and Index to International Statistics. Coverage period varies. Update period variable. Provides statistical data.

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