Online Research Tools and Aids for Finding Federal Records
http://www.archives.gov/research/start/online-tools.html

Find federal records and information about federal records through the National Archives. Their web site contains answers to many of the preliminary research-related questions you might have including: a) To find copies of Federal records on their web site and/or information about the records and their historical context, you will have to look in several places that they list; and b) Some sources listed are databases while others are online guides, publications, and exhibits. This has been added to the tools section of Research Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. This has been added to Business Intelligence Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog.