Historical Documents

The Original Social Security Act
Social Security Act
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)
Title Page
The Confessions of Nat Turner- Excerpt
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Painting of Joh Quincy Adams
"Ripe Fruit" Theory
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
FAA Sets New Standards for Cockpit Doors
Address Before the Southern Commercial Congress in Mobile, Alabama
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Custer's Last Charge
Custer's Last Charge (Song)
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Clinton OK City Bombing Speech
Oklahoma Bombing Memorial Prayer Service Address
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
No Jobs Without College as Employers Treat Degree as a Minimum
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present), Multiple Eras
Sam Waterson
Abraham Lincoln’s Cooper Union Address, as read by Sam Waterston May 23, 2004
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
James Warren
Letter from John Adams to James Warren, 7 October 1775
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Americans with Disabilities Act (1990)
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Homestead Act Commemorative Stamp
Homestead Act Commemorative Stamp
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861), ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877), ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
Bill Clinton
“I Have Sinned” Speech
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Homestead Act
Homestead Act (1862)
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Patsy Murr, first grader at Fulton School in Lancaster, Pa., gets her Salk shot from Dr. Norman E. Snyder as she is held by Mrs. Walter Sourweine, April 25, 1955. Others view the proceedings with mixed emotions
The Dangers of the Antivaccine Movement- Excerpt
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
FDR, 1936. Library of Congress
FDR Address to the Civilian Conservation Corps
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945), ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present), Multiple Eras
U.S.-Argentina Extradition Convention (1896)
Manuscript of the Platt Amendment
Platt Amendment
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Timeline of Alexander Graham Bell, 1847-1922 (Excerpts)
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
Sitting Bull Arrest Letter
Sitting Bull Arrest Letter
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
Death Warrant
Death Warrant for Sarah Good, Rebecca Nurse, Susannah Martin, Elizabeth How, and Sarah Wilds
ERA 2: Colonialism and Settlement (1585–1763)
Reagan's Farewell Address
Ronald Reagan's Farewell Address
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Siena College Research Institute 2022 US Presidents Survey
American Presidents: Greatest and Worst Siena’s 7th Presidential Expert Poll 1982 - 2022
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present), Metahistory & Historiography, Multiple Eras
Sioux Treaty
Sioux Treaty of 1868- Excerpts
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
The Plan of San Diego
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Republican Party Platform
National Republican platform adopted by National Republican Convention, held in Chicago. May 17, 1860.
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Letters from An American Farmer
Letters from an American Farmer, J. Hector St. John De Crevecoeur
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861), ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877), ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
Mexican female laborers engaged in pecan shelling
Pecan Shellers Strike
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)
Dollree Mapp
Mapp v. Ohio
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Thoreau
A Plea for Captain John Brown- Excerpts
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Amendments Proposed in Congress by Senator John J. Crittenden
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Original document of the enrolled acts and resolutions of Congress pertaining to the Civil Rights Act
Civil Rights Act 1964
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Cover of Life Magazine 1913
Trenton State Sentinel and Capital, Editorial
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Tierra Amarilla Land Grant and Courthouse Raid
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Cuban Missile Crisis
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Students kneeling in prayer
Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe Court Decision
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Federal Deficit Under Clinton
The Budget and Deficit Under Clinton
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
A Plea for Captain John Brown
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Lee Letter
Robert E. Lee’s Demand for the Surrender of John Brown and His Party
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Langston Hughes
Harlem, a poem by Langston Hughes
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Civil Rights Act (1964)
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Extradition Convention Between the United States and Austria-Hungary
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Remarks by the President After Two Planes Crash Into World Trade Center
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Cesar Chaves with Robert Kennedy at the end of his fast
1968 Fasting Statement
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Copley Medal
Copley Medal
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
First Assembly of Virginia, 1619
Laws Enacted by the First General Assembly of Virginia, 1619
ERA 2: Colonialism and Settlement (1585–1763)
Treaty
Treaty of Alliance with France
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Insanity Defense Overview
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Dead Soldiers at Gettysburg
Civil War Battle Statistics
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)