Reference Resources: Directories (organizations)

Almanac Of Federal PAC's
Profiles of hundreds of PAC's (political action committees) -- history, membership and listings of all other affiliate PAC's, contact information, and detailed financial data showing how much money each PAC raised and contributed over the past five election cycles.
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Associations Unlimited
Contains information on over 450,000 international and U.S. national, regional, state, and local nonprofit membership organizations in all fields, including IRS data on U.S. 501(c) nonprofit organizations. Portions of the database are updated four times a year. Information provided may include Web sites, membership size, the nature or mission of the organization, and more.
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Capital Source
Up-to-date Washington, D.C.-centered directory of more than 7,000 key contacts important in U.S. politics, including the Federal Government (especially Congress), Washington offices of media outlets, major corporations, and think tanks, interest groups, and other associations.
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Chiefs Of State And Cabinet Members Of Foreign Governments
Updated weekly, this directory lists major officials from "as many governments of the world as is considered practical, some of them not officially recognized by the United States."
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Chronicling America -- Newspaper Title Directory
Contains about 140,000 entries (publication titles, publication dates, etc.) for newspapers published from 1690 to the present. For example, here is the entry for the (Lexington, Virginia) News Gazette.
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College Blue Book
The 36th edition (2009) of this annually-published guide to colleges and universities in the United States and Canada. Separate "volumes" provide narrative descriptions, tabular data, degrees offered in various subject areas, financial aid, occupational schools, and more.
We also have online access to the 33rd, 34th, and 35th editions.
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Congressional Staff Directory
Information on the current U.S. Congress, covering: individual members of the House and Senate and their staffs; committee membership, including descriptions of jurisdictions, information on staff; members of Congressional staff, with biographical information on many individuals; each U.S. state and Congressional district; organizations within the House and Senate, including officers, leadership committees, caucuses, etc.
The database is updated daily, as needed.
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Federal Staff Directory
Information on the current staffing and organization of the U.S. Federal Government Executive Branch, covering: the Offices of the President and Vice-President and supporting agencies and advisory organizations; Executive Departments; independent agencies; other quasi-official and non-governmental organizations.
The database is updated daily, as needed.
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Internship Series Online
Information on internships available to college students.
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LiteraryMarketPlace.com
Online database containing the contents of two directories of the publishing industry, Literary Market Place and International Literary Market Place, listing over 30,000 publishers, book agents, dealers, and more. Here is their list of U.S. publishers.
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Media Contact Directory
This is a directory of U.S. mass media staff and organizations -- newspapers, periodicals, radio, television, news services, government press secretaries, and more.
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Preservation Directory.com
Directory of historical societies, preservation organizations, "main street" groups, etc.
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State And Local Sourcebook -- Contacts
Searchable database of thousands of "addresses, phone numbers and e-mail addresses for state and local government leaders in all 50 states and the largest local governments."
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ThomasNet.com
Comprehensive resource for industrial information, products, services, CAD drawings, and more. Search by state, company, or brand, browse by category, and download CAD drawings. Use Thomas Global Register to search worldwide.
Formerly known as the Thomas Register in its printed form.
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Ulrich's Periodical Directory
A directory of periodical and serial publications, providing information on about 300,000 magazines, journals, newspapers, yearbooks, and other types of publications. The database can be used to identify a publication's editor(s), location and contact information (including Internet access), publication history, subscription price(s), subject matter, and whether a publication is "refereed." It also can be browsed to identify publications within certain subject areas, in particular languages, published within certain states, or in other categories.
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Washington Information Directory
"Contact and descriptive information on more than 10,000 federal government offices, regulatory agencies, congressional committees, judicial offices, public interest groups, nongovernmental organizations, and international organizations."
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Washington And Lee University Directory
Searchable listing of students, faculty, and staff.
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Washington And Lee University By Departments
Alphabetical listing.
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