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   Launched in the 1990s, the Avalon Project was among the early internet initiatives to digitize and freely distribute primary legal and historical source documents.

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   Named after Francis Bacon's utopian work New Atlantis, the Avalon Project takes its title from the legendary island associated with learning and law.

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   Yale Law School's Avalon Project is freely accessible online, making primary legal and historical sources available to researchers and the public without subscription fees.

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   Documents in the Avalon Project span several centuries, covering foundational texts such as ancient treaties, constitutional charters, and modern international agreements.

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   The Avalon Project, hosted by Yale Law School, is a digital archive of primary documents in law, history, and diplomacy.

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