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The importance of archival research and documentary analysis in verifying facts about first ladies.

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Feb 3, 2026

How do major biographical sources (White House, Britannica, presidential library) compile and verify first lady biographies?

Major biographical outlets build from layered primary and secondary materials — personal papers and White House records preserved in and , memoirs and contemporary press files, and scholarly or editor...

Jan 16, 2026

Are there surviving police or court records from Queens in 1927 that corroborate the newspaper lists and the 'discharged' disposition?

Existing institutional guides and archival catalogs show that court and criminal records from New York City’s 1920s era were collected and—at least in part—survived institutional transfer, and several...

Jan 7, 2026

Where to find C-SPAN program indexes by date to locate full speeches from the Senate?

A user seeking C-SPAN program indexes by date to locate full Senate speeches should start with C-SPAN’s Congressional Chronicle and Video Library, which index and date-stamp Senate sessions and match ...

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