Patents

Patents as Primary Sources

Patents as primary sources? These documents can give your students clues to development of U.S. science, technology, business, and social concerns.

Thomas A. Edison Papers

A vast database of Thomas Edison’s papers, including correspondence, technical drawings, and clippings about the inventor.

Archival Research Catalog (ARC)

Access over than 78,000 digital government resources—from textual records to sound recordings and everything in between!

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