Historical Documents

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)
National Chicano Moratorium sign
National Chicano Moratorium
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
U.S. Constitution
Amendments to the Constitution of the United States
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Arizona v. United States
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Federalist No. 10
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Remarks by the President After Two Planes Crash Into World Trade Center
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Proclamation 3447
Proclamation 3447
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Alexander Hamilton
Federalist No. 70
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
S.123 — 38th Congress (1863-1865)
S.123 - A Bill To abolish slavery throughout all the States and Territories of the United States.
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
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)
Calvin Coolidge and group of Native Americans at the White House, 1924. Library of Congress
Indian Citizenship Act of 1924
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
1901 Supreme Court
DeLima v. Bidwell
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)
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)
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
British White Paper of 1939
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)
A Narrative, of the Excursion and Ravages of the King's Troops Under the Command of General Gage
A Narrative, of the Excursion and Ravages of the King ’s Troops Under the Command of General Gage, on the nineteenth of April, 1775: Together with the Depositions...
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Grant Inauguration
First Inaugural Address of Ulysses S. Grant
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Nixon’s "Checkers" Speech
Richard Nixon’s "Checkers" Speech
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's), Metahistory & Historiography, Multiple Eras
American Progress
American Progress by John Gast
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
Trademark Agreement Between the United States and Austra-Hungary
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
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)
Court Proceedings and Testimony Regarding the Denmark Vesey Rebellion
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Agreement on the Cessation of Hostilities in Viet-Nam (Geneva Accords, 1954)
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Reconstruction Amendments 1865-1870
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Copley Medal
Copley Medal
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Sioux Treaty
Sioux Treaty of 1868- Excerpts
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Custer's Last Charge
Custer's Last Charge (Song)
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Gun Violence
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Rochester Evening Express, Editorial
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
The North Atlantic Treat
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Mexican girls in San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio ISD v. Rodriguez
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
British White Paper of 1922 on Palestine
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
United States v. Vaello Madero
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
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)
Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act 2021
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Treaty of Little Arkansas
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Treaty with the Apache 1852
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Septemper 11 Proclamation
No Increase in Mass Shootings
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
President Bush Delivers a National Address in Response to the Attacks on World Trade Center.
President Bush Addresses the Nation After World Trade Center Attacks
First Assembly of Virginia, 1619
Laws Enacted by the First General Assembly of Virginia, 1619
ERA 2: Colonialism and Settlement (1585–1763)
Barack Obama's Second Presidential Inauguration
President Barack Obama's Second Inaugural Address
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
The document on permanent display in the Rotunda is the enrolled original Joint Resolution passed by Congress on September 25, 1789, proposing 12-not 10-amendments to the Constitution.
U.S. Bill of Rights
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Penelope J. Corfield
All People Are Living Histories—Which Is Why History Matters
Metahistory & Historiography, Multiple Eras
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)
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)
The Plan of San Diego
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Poem
Nat Turner by T. Thomas Fortune
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861), ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)