Historical Documents

Charter of the United Nations
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Truman's Order De-Segregating the Military
Executive Order 9981: Desegregation of the Armed Forces (1948)
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Transcript of Letter from Franklin Delano Roosevelt to Dr. Egleston Regarding his Polio Attack, 10/24/1924
Transcript of Letter from Franklin Delano Roosevelt to Dr. Egleston Regarding his Polio Attack, 10/24/1924
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945), ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
In this isolated mountainous Spanish American community in Ojo Sarco, New Mexico, a one-room school serves students across eight grades with just two teachers. These teachers work with minimal equipment, relying on the blackboard to teach the alphabet, penmanship, and grammar.
Serna v. Portales
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Radio City
Alfred Hitchcock at Radio City Music Hall
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930), 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
Eisenhower's Farewell Address
Eisenhower's Farewell Address
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Proclamation
Presidential Proclamation 3748
ERA 1: Three Worlds Meet (Beginnings to 1620), ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Executive Order 10925
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
American Treaty on Pacific Settlement (1948)
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Beale Street, Memphis, TN
Birthplace of rock ‘n’ roll? Memphis has plenty of evidence in its favor
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930), 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)
Daisy Bates Letter
On the Treatment of the Little Rock Nine
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Picture of Mexican American students protesting
East Los Angeles Walkouts
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present), ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin at the Yalta Conference in February 1945
The Yalta Conference
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Original Supreme Court documentation of Brown v. Board
Brown v. Board of Education 1954
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)

Articles

Medicare Revisited (September 1994 | Volume: 45, Issue: 5)
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
25 Years Ago (Summer 2012 | Volume: 62, Issue: 2)
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Grab the Wheel, Bull (December 1997 | Volume: 48, Issue: 8)
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Struggling to End the War (August 2023 | Volume: 68, Issue: 5)
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
When Pop Turned the Art World Upside Down (February/March 2001 | Volume: 52, Issue: 1)
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Hot Rods Redux (July/August 1999 | Volume: 50, Issue: 4)
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Eisenhower's Farewell (September 2001 | Volume: 52, Issue: 6)
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Ruby Bridges Goes to School (Winter 2025 | Volume: 70, Issue: 1)
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Miracle Workers (Winter 2010 | Volume: 59, Issue: 4)
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
JFK's Fighter-Bombers (February/March 2021 | Volume: 66, Issue: 2)
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
We Heard the Shots in Dealey Plaza (November/December 2003 | Volume: 54, Issue: 6)
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Fast Forward (July/August 1994 | Volume: 45, Issue: 4)
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
The Old Days (October 1995 | Volume: 46, Issue: 6)
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Who Wants to Be A Mid-Two-Figures-aire? (July/August 2001 | Volume: 52, Issue: 5)
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
The Tragedy of Emmett Till (Fall 2024 | Volume: 69, Issue: 4)
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
The Cult of Tiki (August/September 2006 | Volume: 57, Issue: 4)
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
The International Purity Congress and Other Endeavors (December 1997 | Volume: 48, Issue: 8)
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
“An Adventure in Prosperity” (October 2005 | Volume: 56, Issue: 5)
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
What Was a Woman Doing There? (Fall 2023 | Volume: 68, Issue: 7)
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Kennedy Packs the House (May/June 1992 | Volume: 43, Issue: 3)
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Present at the Creation Again? (April 1994 | Volume: 45, Issue: 2)
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Officially Propagating America’s Story (August/September 2003 | Volume: 54, Issue: 4)
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Frankophilia (November/December 2002 | Volume: 53, Issue: 6)
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
For Vince Lombardi, Winning Was Not the Only Thing (February/March 2002 | Volume: 53, Issue: 1)
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Fabulous Memphis (October 1998 | Volume: 49, Issue: 6)
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
A Life in the Loser’s Dressing Room (August/September 2004 | Volume: 55, Issue: 4)
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Going Back (December 1994 | Volume: 45, Issue: 8)
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
In Celebration of Hawaii (April/May 2005 | Volume: 56, Issue: 2)
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Up by the Bootstraps from Slavery (December 1986 | Volume: 38, Issue: 1)
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Up Strolls Jackie (July/August 2001 | Volume: 52, Issue: 5)
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Fighting Ghosts (October 1995 | Volume: 46, Issue: 6)
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Gatherings of the Faithful (July/August 1992 | Volume: 43, Issue: 4)
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
How to Enjoy Christmas Without George Bailey (December 1998 | Volume: 49, Issue: 8)
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)

Collections

Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock's America, by David Lehman
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
Jonas Salk, Inventor of Polio Vaccine
The Miracle Workers, by David Oshinsky
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)

Historical Images

Alfred Hitchcock
Portrait of Alfred Hitchcock
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930), 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