Resource Guides: History: 1956 Interstate Highway Act

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Terms for Searching:

"Interstate Highway Act"

"Federal-Aid Highway Act"

"National Interstate and Defense Highways Act"

National Interstate and Defense Highways Act
Brief overview followed by text of the Congressional Act (primary source).
National Interstate and Defense Highways Act
from the Encyclopedia of American Business History in American History Online.

Highway Hearing. Dow Chemical Company. American History in Video. Web. 8 Dec. 2014. <http://search.alexanderstreet.com/view/work/1791996>.

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JSTOR This link opens in a new window
JSTOR is an archive of scholarly writing across academic disciplines. Highly recommended for deeper information gathering in subjects related to the humanities, though STEM-related fields are also represented. Currency varies by journal. You will see this database in college.
ProQuest Historical Newspapers and U.S. Major Dailies This link opens in a new window
This library offers online access to historical newspapers that you can click through cover to cover, or search by topic, date, or article type (article, photo, comic, birth/death/marriage notice, display ad, film review, etc.). They present firsthand accounts and opinions that bring history to life. Also provides access to current full-text content from selected U.S. newspapers.