Historical Documents

Article
The Problem of the West
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861), ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
News Article: “Many Deaths”
News Article: “Many Deaths”
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)
Decision delivered by Chief Justice Earl Warren
Hernandez v. Texas
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)
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)
Lincoln Assassination Headline
Announcement to the Army of the Death of President Lincoln
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Newspaper image
Old Style Parents and New Style Sons
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
Tierra Amarilla Land Grant and Courthouse Raid
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton’s America
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Alexis de Tocqueville
Alexis De Tocqueville, Democracy in America
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 OK City Bombing Speech
Oklahoma Bombing Memorial Prayer Service Address
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
John L. O'Sullivan
John O'Sullivan, Manifest Destiny
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)
Resolve Relative to the Indictment, Trial, Conviction, and Execution of Ann Pudeator and Certain Other Person For “Witchcraft” in the Year Sixteen Hundred and Ninety-Two
ERA 2: Colonialism and Settlement (1585–1763), 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)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet Beecher Stowe- Short Biography
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Joseph Jackson
Annual Address by Joseph Jackson
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
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)
Salem Oath for Residents
ERA 2: Colonialism and Settlement (1585–1763)
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)
Federal Deficit Under Clinton
The Budget and Deficit Under Clinton
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Young Lords members with a sign
The Young Lords Organization
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Final Presidential Job Approval Ratings: Truman - Biden
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Petition
Petition of Ten Prisoners at Ipswich
ERA 2: Colonialism and Settlement (1585–1763)
“Friends” Poem
“Friends” Poem
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900), 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
Historical Marker
Salem Covenant of 1629
ERA 2: Colonialism and Settlement (1585–1763)
Cover of El Plan de Santa Barbara
El Plan de Santa Barbara (Plan of Santa Barbara)
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Picture of Cesar Chavez
1984 Commonwealth Club Address
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Shabana Maani, gives a polio vaccination to a child in the old part of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday March 29, 2021 (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
The Taliban have suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, the UN says
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Earhart Letter
Letter to Dr. Wiggam, circa 1932
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)

Historical Images

Coroner Page
Cochise County Case No. 48. Coroner’s Transmittal Page to the Clerk of the District Court Cochise County
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Jefferson Davis captured
[Jefferson Davis dressed in women's clothing being captured in a tent by two Union soldiers as two women and an African American man look on] / Francis Hacker.
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
The Woman Who Dared
The Woman Who Dared by Thomas Wust
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
March on Washington
March On Washington
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Sir, I Think I Figured Out What the Clinton Legacy Is…
Sir, I Think I Figured Out What the Clinton Legacy Is…
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Towner School Bus Photograph
Towner School Bus Photograph
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)
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
Map showing Indian reservations within the limits of the United States : 1883
Map showing Indian reservations within the limits of the United States : 1883
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
General Custer's death struggle. The battle of the Little Big Horn
General Custer's death struggle. The battle of the Little Big Horn
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
Picture of "School Begins" Political Cartoon
School Begins
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900), ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Sheet Music
“The Battle-Cry of Freedom” with Confederate Lyrics
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Truman Wipes out Segregation in Armed Forces
Truman Wipes out Segregation in Armed Forces
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Beale Street, Memphis, TN
Beale Street, Memphis, Tennessee
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
Chrysler Advertisement 1928 Chrysler Imperial
Chrysler Advertisement 1928 Chrysler Imperial
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)
Dodge City [Kans.] Peace Commissioners Camillus S. Fly, 1890
Dodge City [Kans.] Peace Commissioners Camillus S. Fly, 1890
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)

Collections

Jonas Salk, Inventor of Polio Vaccine
The Miracle Workers, by David Oshinsky
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Memphis, Place of Good Abode
The Place of Good Abode, by Shelby Foote
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
Amelia Earhart
Amelia Found? by Tom D. Crouch
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)
The Tragic Colorado Blizzard of 1931
Blizzard, by E.N. Coons
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)
The American Cowboy
How The Frontier Shaped The American Character, by Ray Allen Billington
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), Multiple Eras
Kennedy at his desk
On History, by John F. Kennedy
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present), Metahistory & Historiography, Multiple Eras