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The article focuses on Mexican nationals and consuls residing in the U.S. and how they worked together to navigate the U.S. immigration laws of 1917, 1924, and 1929 during the Great Depression. It notes that consular officials, under the direction of Mexico's Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores (SRE), collaborated with various entities including migrant organizations and Spanish-language newspapers to disseminate knowledge about repatriation and immigration laws and helped Mexicans acquire specific documents to facilitate their return to Mexico and future reentry to the U.S.

The article reviews the film "The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers," directed and produced by Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith.

Reviews the efforts of the Martin Luther King Jr., Papers Project to prepare a definitive, multivolume edition of King's papers as part of a long-term effort to preserve the historical legacy of the African-American freedom struggle. The initial two volumes of `The Papers of Martin Luther King, Jr.'; Historical and intellectual context in which King's Crozer and Boston University academic papers were created; Selective use of appropriated passages; Citation and attribution practices; Details.

Analyzes the "Covello Papers" collected by Leonard Covello, an immigrant and Italian American public leader, from 1907 to 1974 focusing on the relationship between eating habits and ethnicity in the Italian American community of New York City during the interwar years. Identity of the Italian American community described by Covello; Analysis of the identity of Covello; Methods of Covello in collecting information; Food and ethnic identity among Italian immigrants in East Harlem.

The article reviews the web site the Papers of George Washington Digital Edition, which can be found at http://rotunda.upress.virginia.edu:8080/pgwde, and the George Washington Papers at the Library of Congress, 1741-1799, which is available at http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gwhtml/gwhome.html.

Reviewed: The Amos Gager Throop Collection: A Guide to the Papers in the Archives of the California Institute of Technology and the Chicago Historical Society. Erwin, Shelley and Bugé, Carol H., ed.

Reviewed: The Papers of John Marshall. Vol. 6: Correspondence, Papers, and Selected Judicial Opinions, November 1800-March 1807. Marshall, John.

Focuses on several references by physician Edwin A. Weinstein regarding alleged strokes suffered by former U.S. President Woodrow Wilson which were published in the book "Papers of Woodrow Wilson." Medical analysis of Robert T. Monroe, an internist and gerontologist, on the medical interpretation of Weinstein on Wilson's alleged strokes in May 1896 and May 1906; Number of references to Wilson's alleged strokes which were contained in the book; Opinion of several physicians that Weinstein's diagnoses are not consistent with a stroke; Criticism on the lack of objectivity in Weinstein's diagnoses.

Reviewed: The Papers of Daniel Webster: Legal Papers. Vol. 2: The Boston Practice. Webster, Daniel.

Reviewed: The Papers of Daniel Webster: Legal Papers. Vol. 1: The New Hampshire Practice. Webster, Daniel.

Reviewed: The Papers of Daniel Webster: Diplomatic Papers. Vol. 1: 1841-1843. Webster, Daniel.

Reviewed: The Papers of George Washington: Presidential Series. Vol. 3: June-September 1789. Washington, George.

Reviewed: The Papers of Woodrow Wilson. Vol. 67: December 24, 1920-April 7, 1922. Wilson, Woodrow.

Reviewed: The Papers of Jefferson Davis. Vol. 6: 1856-1860. Davis, Jefferson.

Reviewed: The Samuel Gompers Papers. Vol. 2: The Early Years of the American Federation of Labor, 1887-1890. Gompers, Samuel.

Reviewed: The Papers of Woodrow Wilson. Vol. 62: July 26-September 3, 1919. Wilson, Woodrow.

Reviewed: The Booker T. Washington Papers. Vol. 9: 1906-08. Washington, Booker T.

Reviewed: The Booker T. Washington Papers. Vol. 12: 1912-1914. Washington, Booker T.

Reviewed: The Booker T. Washington Papers. Vol. 8: 1904-06. Washington, Booker T.

Reviewed: The Papers of Benjamin Franklin. Vol. 27: July 1 through October 31, 1778. Franklin, Benjamin.

Reviewed: The Papers of Benjamin Franklin. Vol. 25: October 1, 1777 through February 28, 1778. Franklin, Benjamin.

Reviewed: The Papers of Benjamin Franklin. Vol. 26: March 1 through June 30, 1778. Franklin, Benjamin.

Reviewed: The Papers of Daniel Webster: Correspondence. Vol. 5: 1840-1843. Webster, Daniel.

Reviewed: The Papers of John Marshall. Vol. 7: Correspondence, Papers, and Selected Judicial Opinions, April 1807-December 1813. Marshall, John.

Reviewed: The Papers of Woodrow Wilson. Vol. 49: July 18-September 13, 1918. Wilson, Woodrow.

Provides an update on the field of American history research as of March 1983. Collections accessioned by the Virginia Historical Society; Information on the collections opened by the Eastern Kentucky University Archives for research; Suggested information resources on U.S. history.

The article focuses on Black domestic workers in Southern American white spaces during the Great Depression. The author examines undergraduate essays composed between 1928 and 1940 for sociology courses at Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Georgia, that reported the white female student's observations of Black household workers.

Reviewed: The Papers of Henry Laurens. Vol. 7: August 1, 1769-October 9, 1771. Laurens, Henry.

Reviewed: The Papers of Henry Laurens. Vol. 6: Aug. 1, 1768-July 31, 1769. Laurens, Henry.

Reviewed: The Papers of William Penn. Vol. 1: 1644-1679. Penn, William.

Reviewed: The Papers of William Penn. Vol. 2: 1680-1684. Penn, William.

This article reviews the web site "American State Papers, 1789-1838," an online historical database at infoweb.newsbank.com

Reviews the Web site Thomas A. Edison Papers from the State University of New Jersey in Piscataway.

Focuses on the efforts of women during the Progressive Era to mobilize social and political power through their organizations. Discussion on the social networks and organizations formed by women during the period to solve social problems; Importance of women in the administration of the U.S. Sanitary Commission's policies throughout the old Northwest Territory; Ability of women to speak for the national welfare.

Presents a list of books related to American history. "Excellence and Equity: The National Endowment for the Humanities," by Stephen Miller; "Foundations," edited by Harold M. Keele and Joseph C. Kiger; "American Born and Reborn," by Harvey Wasserman.

Reviewed: The Papers of George Washington: Presidential Series. Vol. 4: September 1789-January 1790. Washington, George.

Reviewed: The Papers of Woodrow Wilson. Vol. 65: February 28-July 31, 1920. Wilson, Woodrow.

Reviewed: The Papers of Woodrow Wilson. Vol. 66: August 2-December 23, 1920. Wilson, Woodrow.

Reviewed: The Papers of Jefferson Davis. Vol. 7: 1861. Davis, Jefferson.