Historical Documents

Alliance for Progress Postage
Alliance for Progress
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Franklin Letter
Letter from Benjamin Franklin to the Committee of Secret Correspondence
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Cuban Missile Crisis
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
A Gold Hunter's Experience
A Gold Hunter's Experience, Chalkley J. Hambleton
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)
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1958–1960, Cuba, Volume VI
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
The Plan of San Diego
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
This political cartoon illustrates James Buchanan beset by figures who employ quotes from the Ostend Manifesto to legitimize their criminal acts.
Ostend Manifesto
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861), ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
1903 Editorial Cartoon Depicting the Treaty
Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Arraignment of Guiteau
The Trial of Charles Guiteau: An Account- Excerpt
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
“Now for a Round-Up” by W.A. Rogers. This political cartoon was published in the New York Post following the passing of the 1901 Sedition Act, an updated revival of the original law that targeted Filipinos, Latin Americans, and union organizers.
Sedition Act of 1918
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
President Bill Clinton with Albert Gore and Janet Reno, 1993. Courtesy: Library of Congress
Legacy of the Clinton Administration
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Adams Letter
John Adams Letter to Abigail Adams: February 16, 1801
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Map of North America before the Mexican-American War
Treaty of Limits
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Washington Letter to Benjamin Lincoln
George Washington Letter to Benjamin Lincoln
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Corwin Amendment
H.J. Res. 80, proposing to amend the Constitution of the United States
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan’s “Evil Empire” Speech
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present), Metahistory & Historiography
Picture of Henry Teller, the author of the Teller Amendment
Teller Amendment
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900), ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Rail Splitter
“The Last Race of the Rail-Splitter,” Broadside, ca. 1861
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)
Clinton Farewell Address
Clinton's Farewell Address
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Ticket
Maryland state ticket. Election, Tuesday November 6th, 1860...For President of the United States John Bell of Tennessee. For Vice President of the United States, Edward Everett of Massachusetts
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
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
Marbury v. Madison
Marbury v. Madison – Opinion of the Court
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Statement by Frank E. Gannett
Statement by Frank E. Gannett
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)
SVREP logo
Southwest Voter Registration Education Project
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Manuscript of the Platt Amendment
Platt Amendment
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
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)
Letter From Thomas Jefferson to Abigail Adams – June 13, 1804
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Federalist No. 47
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)
S.J.RES.150 -- To designate June 15, 1991, as "Magna Carta Day".
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Poster discussing the Good Neighbor Policy
Good Neighbor Policy
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)
Caroline Churchill
"Little Sheaves" Gathered While Gleaning After Reapers. Being Letters of Travel Commencing in 1870, and Ending in 1873
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)
Abigail Adams Obituary Notice
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Insanity Defense Overview
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
President Joe Biden gives his Farewell Address
President Joe Biden’s Farewell Address
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Lincoln Address
Cooper Union Address
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Puerto Rico v. Sanchez Valle
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

Historical Images

Marshall Door
Bronze Door Panel of the Supreme Court Building
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)
The White Man's Burden cartoon
The White Man's Burden
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900), ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Poster discussing the Good Neighbor Policy
Strengthen Good Neighbor Policy: Understand Our Southern Neighbors
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)
Historical photograph of the assassination of President Garfield
Historical photograph of the assassination of President Garfield
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
Political cartoon depicting President Roosevelt using the Monroe Doctrine to keep Europe out of Santo Domingo
Hands Off!
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)

Collections

Emigrants crossing the plains, by F.O.C. Darley
How the Wilderness Was Won, by Stewart L. Udall
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
Abraham Lincoln & Hannibal Hamlin
America’s Oddest Election, by Harold Holzer
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Assassination of James Garfield
The President and the Lunatic, by Bruce Watson
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900), ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
First Sunday School Class
Religious Education-Confronting Issues As Old As Public Schools, by Kevin Baker
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
The Statue of the Freed Slave
The Slaves Freed, by Stephen Oates
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Red Scare
The Great Red Scare, by Allan L. Damon
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
U.S. Constitution
Taking Another Look at the Constitutional Blueprint, by Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, et al
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)