GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS
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Finding Government Information Click on the following links to learn more about each subject: How to Contact Your Elected Officials (opens another guide) Tax Information (opens another guide) Consumer Information (opens another guide) |
Government Documents Staff
| Dominique Hallett Government Documents Librarian dhallett@astate.edu (870) 972-2962 Room 227 |
Bill (William) Sabin, Jr. Library Support Assistant wsabinjr@astate.edu (870) 972-2118 Room 219 |
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DID YOU KNOW?
The ASU Library was designated a federal depository library in 1913, and it is believed that Representative Thaddeus H. Caraway, Congressman from Jonesboro, was responsible for securing depository library status for ASU. The Dean B. Ellis Library is one of 1,270 federal depository libraries throughout America that provide free access to the information resources of the federal government, and one of 13 federal depository libraries in the state of Arkansas. The Library's collection contains more than 100,000 U.S. government publications, in print, microform, and electronic formats.
Interesting facts
November 7, 1967: Carl Stokes was elected as the first African American mayor of a major U.S. city (Cleveland, OH)
November 23, 1804: President Franklin Pierce's birthday
November 24, 1874: a patent for barbed wire was issued to Joseph Glidden
November 26, 1832: birthday of Mary Edwards Walker, the only woman to receive a Medal of Honor
Holidays, Special Days, and Observances
Veterans Day (November 11)
Thanksgiving Day (fourth Thursday in November)
Native American Heritage Month
GIS Day and Geography Awareness Week (3rd week of November)
Daylight saving time ends (first Sunday in November)
Subject Guide
Dean B. Ellis Library
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