Federal Agencies/Programs

Institute of Library and Museum Services

Main Index  (http://www.imls.gov/)

Office of Museum Services  (http://www.imls.gov/index.shtm)

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Library of Congress

Main Index  (http://www.loc.gov/)

Collections  (http://www.loc.gov/rr/)

• American Memory: Historical Collections for the National Digital Library  (http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amhome.html)
• Business Reference Services  (http://www.loc.gov/rr/business/)
• Childrens Literature Center  (http://www.loc.gov/rr/child/)
• Geography and Map Reading Room  (http://www.loc.gov/rr/geogmap/)
• Local History & Genealogy Reading Room  (http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/)
• Law Library Reading Room  (http://www.loc.gov/rr/law/)
• Main Reading Room, Humanities & Social Sciences Division  (http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/main/)
• Manuscript Reading Room  (http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/mss/)
• Microform Reading Room, Humanities & Social Sciences Division  (http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/microform/)
• Motion Picture and Television Reading Room  (http://www.loc.gov/rr/mopic/)
• Newspaper and Current Periodical Room  (http://www.loc.gov/rr/news/)
• Performing Arts Reading Room  (http://www.loc.gov/rr/perform/)
• Prints & Photographs Reading Room  (http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/print/)
• Rare Book & Special Collections Reading Room  (http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/rarebook/)
• Recorded Sound Reference Center  (http://www.loc.gov/rr/record/)
• Science and Technology Reading Room  (http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/)

Special Centers and Programs

• American Folklife Center  (http://lcweb.loc.gov/folklife/)
  
  • Veterans History Project  (http://www.loc.gov/folklife/vets/)
• Center for the Book  (http://lcweb.loc.gov/loc/cfbook/)
• John W. Kluge Center  (http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/)
• Junior Fellows Program  (http://www.loc.gov/rr/jrfell/)
• Poetry and Literature Center  (http://www.loc.gov/poetry/)

Special Services  (http://www.loc.gov/rr/)

• General Research  (http://www.loc.gov/rr/)
• Librarians and Archivists  (http://www.loc.gov/library/)
• Preservation  (http://www.loc.gov/preserv/)
• Teachers  (http://memory.loc.gov/learn/)

National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program  (http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/)

THOMAS Legislative Information -- bill status; roll call votes; public laws; major legislation; Congressional Record (http://thomas.loc.gov/)

U.S. Copyright Office  (http://www.loc.gov/copyright/)

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National Archives and Records Administration

Main Index  (http://www.archives.gov/)

• Research  (http://www.archives.gov/research_room/index.html)
  • NARA Research Centers - Facilities open to the public for archival research  (http://www.archives.gov/facilities/research_centers.html)
  • NARA Records Centers - Facilities storing records that belong to Federal Government agencies  (http://www.archives.gov/facilities/records_centers.html)
  • Presidential Libraries (http://www.archives.gov/presidential_libraries/addresses/addresses.html)
• Records Management  (http://www.archives.gov/records_management/index.html)
  • Federal Agency Records Officers  (http://www.archives.gov/records-mgmt/agency/officers-lists.html)
  • Federal Laws Relating to Records Management  (http://www.archives.gov/records_management/laws/basic_laws_and_authorities.html)
  • Records Schedules (http://www.archives.gov/ records_management/records_schedules.html)

Federal Register  (http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/index.html)

National Historical Publications and Records Commission  (http://www.archives.gov/nhprc)

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National Endowment for the Arts

Main Index  (http://www.nea.gov/)

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National Endowment for the Humanities

Main Index  (http://www.neh.gov/)

Grants and Applications  (http://www.neh.gov/grants/)

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National Gallery of Art

Main Index  (http://www.nga.gov/)

Education and Research  (http://www.nga.gov/education/education.htm)

• Art Research Library  (http://www.nga.gov/resources/dldesc.htm)
• Conservation Division  (http://www.nga.gov/education/internco.htm)
• Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts  (http://www.nga.gov/resources/casva.htm#fellowships)
• Gallery-Wide Internships  (http://www.nga.gov/education/interned.htm)

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National Institute for Literacy

Main Index  (http://www.nifl.gov/)

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National Institutes of Health (Dept. of Health and Human Services)

Main Index  (http://www.nih.gov/)

Department of Bioethics  (http://www.bioethics.od.nih.gov/)

National Library of Medicine (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/)

• History of Medicine Division  (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/hmd.html)

DeWitt Stetten, Jr., Museum of Medical Research  (http://history.nih.gov)

Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences  (http://obssr.od.nih.gov/)

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National Park Service

Main Index  (http://www.nps.gov/)

History and Culture Resources  (http://www.nps.gov/history)

Social Science Program  (http://.nature.nps.gov/socialscience/)

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National Science Foundation

Main Index  (http://www.nsf.gov/)

Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences  (http://www.nsf.gov/dir/index.jsp?div=bcs)

• Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences  (http://www.nsf.gov/dir/index.jsp?div=bcs)
• Social and Economic Sciences  (http://www.nsf.gov/dir/index.jsp?div=ses)

Division of Science Resource Statistics  (http://www.nsf.gov/statistics)

Directorate for Education and Human Resources  (http://www.nsf.gov/dir/index.jsp?org=HER)

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Smithsonian Institution

Main Index  (http://www.si.edu/)

Museums  (http://www.si.edu/)

• Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History & Culture  (http://www.si.edu/anacostia/)
• Arts and Industries Building  (http://www.si.edu/ai/)
• Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum  (http://ndm.si.edu/)
• Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery  (http://www.asia.si.edu/)
• Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden  (http://hirshhorn.si.edu/)
• National Air and Space Museum  (http://www.nasm.si.edu/)
• National Museum of African Art  (http://www.nmafa.si.edu/)
• National Museum of American History  (http://americanhistory.si.edu/)
• National Museum of Natural History  (http://www.mnh.si.edu/)
• National Museum of the American Indian  (http://www.nmai.si.edu/)
• National Portrait Gallery  (http://www.npg.si.edu/)
• National Postal Museum  (http://www.si.edu/postal/)
• Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery  (http://americanart.si.edu/)
• Smithsonian National Zoological Park  (http://natzoo.si.edu/)

Research  (http://www.si.edu/research/)

• Natural History Museum Research and Collections  (http://americanhistory.si.edu/about/faqlist.cfm#8)
• National Museum of American History Research and Collections  (http://americanhistory.si.edu/csr/index.htm)

Conservation

• Architectural History and Historic Preservation Division  (http://www.si.edu/oahp/)
• African Art Museum Conservation Department  (http://africa.si.edu/research/conservation.html)
• Freer and Sackler Galleries Department of Conservation and Scientific Research  (http://www.asia.si.edu/visitor/conservation.html)
• Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute  (http://www.si.edu/scmre/)

Cultural and Scholarly Programs

• Asian Pacific American Program  (http://www.apa.si.edu/)
• Center for Education and Museum Studies  (http://museumstudies.si.edu/)
• Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  (http://www.folklife.si.edu/)
• International Relations  (http://www.si.edu/intrel/start2.htm)
• Latino Initiatives  (http://latino.si.edu/)
• Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation  (http://www.si.edu/lemelson/)

Education and Outreach

• Office of Fellowships  (http://www.si.edu/ofg/)

Smithsonian Institution Libraries  (http://www.sil.si.edu/about/index.htm)

• SIRIS Online Research Information System  (http://www.siris.si.edu/)

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars  (www.wilsoncenter.org)

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U.S. Department of Agriculture

Main Index  (http://www.usda.gov/)

National Agricultural Library  (http://www.nal.usda.gov/)

• Rural Information Center  (http://www.nal.usda.gov/ric/)
  • Arts, Humanities and Historic Preservation Resources  (http://www.nal.usda.gov/ric/ruralres/arts.htm)
  • Tourism Resources  (http://www.nal.usda.gov/ric/ruralres/tourism.htm)
• Special Collections  (http://www.nal.usda.gov/speccoll/)
  • Forest Service Historical Photograph Collection  (http://www.nal.usda.gov/speccoll/collect/forest.html)
  • Rare Book Collection  (http://www.nal.usda.gov/speccoll/collect/rarebook.html)
  • Thomas Jefferson Correspondence Collection  (http://www.nal.usda.gov/speccoll/images1/jeff.html)
  • USDA History Collection  (http://www.nal.usda.gov/speccoll/collect/history.html)

Research, Education and Economics  (http://www.reeusda.gov)

USDA Grad School  (http://www.grad.usda.gov/)

USDA Forest Service  (http://www.fs.fed.us/)

• Library  (http://www.fs.fed.us/library/index.html)
  • Forest Service Archives Index  (http://fs.jorge.com/archives/indexOral.html)
• Recreation, Heritage and Wilderness Programs  (http://www.fs.fed.us/recreation/programs/)
  • Congressionally Designated Special Areas  (http://www.fs.fed.us/recreation/programs/facts/special_areas.shtml)
  • Heritage Expeditions  (http://www.fs.fed.us/recreation/programs/heritage/expeditions.shtml)
  • National Scenic and Historic Trails  (http://www.fs.fed.us/recreation/programs/trails/index.shtml#historic)
  • Passport in Time Volunteer Program  (http://www.passportintime.com/)

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U.S. Congress

U.S. House of Representatives  (http://www.house.gov/)

U.S. Senate  (http://www.senate.gov/)

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U.S. Department of Defense

Main Index  (http://www.dod.gov/)

U.S. Air Force Historical Research Agency  (http://www.au.af.mil/au/afhra/)

U.S. Air Force History Support Office  (http://www.airforcehistory.hq.af.mil/)

U.S. Air Force Museum  (http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/index.htm)

U.S. Army Center of Military History  (http://carlisle-www.army.mil/usamhi/)

U.S. Army Military History Institute  (http://www.history.navy.mil/)

U.S. Marine Corps History and Museums Division  (http://hqinet001.hqmc.usmc.mil/HD/)

U.S. Navy Historical Center  (http://www.history.navy.mil/)

The Minerva Initiative  (http://minerva.dtic.mil/)

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U.S. Department of Education

Main Index  (http://www.ed.gov/)

Office of Educational Sciences  (http://www.ed.gov/offices/IES/)

• National Center for Education Statistics  (http://nces.ed.gov/)
• Office of Reform Assistance and Dissemination  (http://www.ed.gov/offices/OERI/ORAD/)
• National Library of Education  (http://www.ed.gov/NLE/)
• Media and Information Services  (http://www.ed.gov/offices/OERI/MIS/)

Office of Elementary and Secondary Education  (http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oese/index.html?src=mr)

• Teaching American History  (http://www.ed.gov/programs/teachinghistory/index.html)

Office of Postsecondary Education  (http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/index.html?src=mr)

• Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education  (http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/fipse/index.html)
  • Competition Guidelines and Application Materials (http://www.ed.gov/programs/fipsecomp/2005-ta-materials.html)
  • FY 2006 Comprehensive Program  (http://www.ed.gov/programs/fipsecomp/2005-ta-materials.html)
  • FIPSE International Programs  (http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/fipse/international.html)
  • North American Mobility in Higher Education  (http://www.ed.gov/programs/fipsenortham/index.html)
  • Learning Anytime Anywhere Partnerships  (http://www.ed.gov/policy/highered/leg/hea98/sec410a.html)
  • European Community/USA Joint Consortia for Cooperation in Higher Education and Vocation Training  (www.ed.gov/programs/fipseec/2004-eu-abstracts.doc)
• Higher Education Programs  (http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/hep.html)
  • Federal TRIO Programs  (http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/trio/index.html)
    • Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program  (http://www.ed.gov/programs/triomcnair/index.html)
  • Institutional Development and Undergraduate Education Programs Service  (http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/idues/index.html)
  • International Education and Graduate Programs Service  (http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/iegps/title-six.html)
    • Graduate Programs
      • Jacob K. Javitz Fellowships  (http://www.ed.gov/programs/jacobjavits/index.html)
    • Domestic International Education Programs
      • National Resource Centers  (http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsnrc/index.html)
      • Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships Program  (http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsflasf/index.html)
      • Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language Program  (http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsugisf/index.html)
      • International Research and Studies Program  (http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsirs/index.html)
      • Business and International Education Program  (http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsbie/index.html)
      • Centers for International Business Education  (http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpscibe/index.html)
      • Language Resource Centers  (http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpslrc/index.html)
      • American Overseas Research Centers  (http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsaorc/index.html)
      • Institute for International Public Policy Program  (http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsiipp/index.html)
      • Technological Innovation and Cooperation for Foreign Information Access Program  (http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsticfia/index.html)
    • Overseas Programs
      • Fulbright-Hays Training Grants--Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad  (http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsddrap/index.html)
      • Fulbright-Hays Training Grants--Faculty Research Abroad  (http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsfra/index.html)
      • Fulbright-Hays Training Grants--Group Projects Abroad  (http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsgpa/index.html)
      • Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad--Bilateral Projects  (http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpssap/index.html)

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U.S. Department of Transportation

Main Index  (http://www.dot.gov/)

Federal Highway Administration  (http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/)

• Office of Human Environment  (http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/human.htm)

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U.S. General Services Administration

Main Index  (http://www.gsa.gov/)

Historic Buildings Program  (http://www.gsa.gov/Portal/gsa/ep/contentView.do?contentType=GSA_OVERVIEW&contentId=14925&noc=T)

Office of Citizen Services and Communications (http://www.gsa.gov/Portal/gsa/ep/channelView.do?pageTypeId=8199&channelPage=%2Fep%2Fchannel%2FgsaOverview.jsp&channelId=-25742)

• FirstGov (U.S. Government Portal) (http://www.firstgov.gov/)
• Federal Statistics Collections (http://www.fedstats.gov/)
• Recreation Resources (http://www.recreation.gov/)
  
  • National Register Travel Itineraries (http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/)

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U.S. State Department

Main Index  (http://www.state.gov/)

Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs  (http://exchanges.state.gov/)

• Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation  (http://exchanges.state.gov/culprop/afcp/)
• Education Information and Resources (Education USA)  (http://exchanges.state.gov/education/educationusa/)
• International Cultural Property Protection  (http://exchanges.state.gov/culprop/)
• Training and Exchange Programs
  • Educational Partnerships Program  (http://exchanges.state.gov/education/partnership/)
  • Fulbright Program  (http://exchanges.state.gov/education/fulbright)
    • Graduate Students - Administered by the Institute of International Education  (http://www.iie.org/fulbright/)
    • Scholars and Professionals - Administered by the Council for International Exchange of Scholars  (http://www.iie.org/cies/)
  • Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program  (http://exchanges.state.gov/education/hhh/)
  • International Visitor Program  (http://exchanges.state.gov/education/ivp/)
  • Office of Academic Exchange Programs  (http://exchanges.state.gov/academicexchanges/)
  • Office of Citizen Exchanges  (http://exchanges.state.gov/citizens/)
  • Office of English Language Programs  (http://exchanges.state.gov/education/engteaching/)
  • Youth Programs Division  (http://exchanges.state.gov/youth/index.html)

History, Education and Culture  (http://www.state.gov/history/)

• Advisory Committee on Historical Diplomatic Documentation  (http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/adcom/)
• Foreign Relations of the United States  (http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/frus/)
• Office of the Historian  (http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/)

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U.S. Supreme Court

Main Index  (http://www.supremecourtus.gov/)

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White House Offices/Programs

Main Index  (http://www.whitehouse.gov/)

Office of Management and Budget  (http://www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/)

President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (http://www.pcah.gov/)

White House Fellows Program  (http://www.whitehousefellows.gov/)

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