Historical Documents

Washington Consensus
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
A. Mitchell Palmer
Excerpt from Palmer's speech: "The Case Against the Reds"
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Loving v. Virginia 1967
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Original document of Voting Rights Act to enforce the Fifteenth Amendment
Voting Rights Act 1965
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
New York Daily Tribune, “Freedom Triumphant”
New York Daily Tribune, “Freedom Triumphant”
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Sioux Treaty
Sioux Treaty of 1868- Excerpts
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Mary Todd Lincoln letter
Letter from Abraham Lincoln to Mary Todd Lincoln
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Columbus letter
Translation of letter from Columbus to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
ERA 1: Three Worlds Meet (Beginnings to 1620)
The Tehran Conference
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)
Josephine and Wyatt Earp’s grave, Hills of Eternity Memorial Park, Colma, CA.
Josephine and Wyatt Earp- Article
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Making Sense of Films: Film as Social and Cultural History
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
Gideon v Wainwright
Gideon v. Wainwright
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)
Hamilton and Washington
Letter to George Washington from Alexander Hamilton
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
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)
The Defeat of Braddock
A French Account of Braddock's Defeat in 1755, Captain de Contrecoeur
ERA 2: Colonialism and Settlement (1585–1763)
An outstanding picture of 1937 – tragedy. Photo by Acme Newspictures, Inc., 1937 Dec. 15.
Miss Earhart Forced Down at Sea, Howland Isle Fears; Coast Guard Begins Search
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)
Big Stick in the Caribbean
Big Stick Diplomacy
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
President Carter and Omar Torrijos shaking hands after signing the Torrijos-Carter Treaties
Panama Canal Treaty of 1977
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Privileges and Prerogatives Granted by Their Catholic Majesties to Christopher Columbus: 1492
ERA 1: Three Worlds Meet (Beginnings to 1620)
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)
Photo of the 1921 Supreme Court
Balzac v. Porto Rico
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Fugitive Slave Bill Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861), ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Students kneeling in prayer
Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe Court Decision
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Federalist Papers
Federalist No. 78
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Portrait of John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams’s Argument Before the Supreme Court in United States v. Cinqué et al. (1841)
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Abigail Adams Obituary Notice
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
President Joe Biden gives his Farewell Address
President Joe Biden’s Farewell Address
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Americans Call for Term Limits, End to Electoral College: Gallup.com
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
AN ACT RELATIVE TO THE WITCHCRAFT TRIAL OF 1692.
ERA 2: Colonialism and Settlement (1585–1763), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Tom McLaury, Frank McLaury and Billy Clanton (left to right) lie dead after the gunfight.
OK Corral Inquest Transcript Found in Arizona Jailhouse Store Room
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Newspaper Headline Announcing Amendment
18th Amendment
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
News Article: “Fierce Blizzard: 11 Deaths in U.S.A."
News Article: “Fierce Blizzard: 11 Deaths in U.S.A."
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)
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)
Supports of the Dream Act holding a Banner
Development Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM)
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
The Witches
Rye Ergo and Witches
ERA 2: Colonialism and Settlement (1585–1763)
Seneca Falls Convention
Address Delivered at Seneca Falls
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Cover Page
Fear of Insurrection: Chapter 12 of Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Theodore Roosevelt mountain climbing in the West, 1880
Theodore Roosevelt and Conservation
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
Barack Obama
Barack Obama’s Keynote Address
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present), Metahistory & Historiography
Redlining Map, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1935
Redlining (1937-)
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Philip Frenau
"The British Prison Ship"
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Doris Kearns Goodwin
Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin on Lincoln, The Movie and Man- Excerpt
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Decision delivered by Chief Justice Earl Warren
Hernandez v. Texas
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
1853 Treaty on Free Navigation of the Parana and Uruguay Rivers
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Text of the 4th Amendment
4th Amendment to the Constitution
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Painting of Joh Quincy Adams
"Ripe Fruit" Theory
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Death Decree
Decree of French National Assembly on the Death of Franklin
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Black Code
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Treaty of Peace and Friendship, Signed at Tunis
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)