Historical Documents

Adams Letter
John Adams Letter to Abigail Adams: February 16, 1801
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Arraignment of Guiteau
The Trial of Charles Guiteau: An Account- Excerpt
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
LULAC Logo
League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930), 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)
U.S. Constitution
Amendments to the Constitution of the United States
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
"The Evolving Federal Role in Education: An Introductory Essay" (Excerpt)
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Lincoln and Hamlin Image
Book Review by Chandra Miller Manning
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Adams Letter
John & Abigail Adams Correspondence
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Manuscript of the Platt Amendment
Platt Amendment
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Statement by Frank E. Gannett
Statement by Frank E. Gannett
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)
Abigail Adams
Abigail Adams- Brief Biography
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Protestors at the Supreme Court
Zellman v. Simmons-Harris
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Rio Treaty
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Federalist No. 47
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)
Democratic National Convention 1860
Democratic Party Platform, June 18, 1860.
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
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)
Final Presidential Job Approval Ratings: Truman - Biden
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
United States v. Vaello Madero
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Barack Obama's Second Presidential Inauguration
President Barack Obama's Second Inaugural Address
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Rail Splitter
“The Last Race of the Rail-Splitter,” Broadside, ca. 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)
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)
Washington Consensus
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
No Annexation of Texas
Texas Annexation Treaty
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
President Johnson signing the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
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
Penelope J. Corfield
All People Are Living Histories—Which Is Why History Matters
Metahistory & Historiography, Multiple Eras
Jovita Idar, shown in this picture, and her family helped organize this event
Meeting of the Mexicanist Congress
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
This map shows the land acquired through the Gadsden Purchase Treaty
Gadsden Purchase Treaty
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861), ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Hoyt Letter
David Hoyt Jr. to his Father, Regarding Shays' Rebellion- Letter
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Charles Guiteau to William T. Sherman
Charles Guiteau Letter to William T. Sherman
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
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)
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)
Luisa Moreno, one of the main organizers of the Congress
Spanish Speaking People's Congress
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)
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)

Historical Images

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)
Douglas Letter
Bust of Stephen Douglas over Northern Democratic Party's presidential campaign shield
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
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)
Lincoln cartoon
The National Game. Three "Outs" and One "Run" – Abraham Winning the Ball
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
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)
Immigrant Children, Ellis Island, New York
Immigrant Children, Ellis Island, New York
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)

Collections

Abraham Lincoln & Hannibal Hamlin
America’s Oddest Election, by Harold Holzer
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Lincoln at the Time of the Cooper Union Speech
Lincoln, the Orator by Harold Holzer
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
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
A Nation of Immigrants
A Nation of Immigrants, by Bernard Weisberger
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930), ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945), Multiple Eras
US Army helicopters fire into the tree line to cover South Vietnamese ground troops in March 1965
First Blood In Vietnam, by Stanley Karnow
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
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
Bill Clinton
Clinton's Legacy, by Kevin Baker
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Shay's Rebellion Illustration
The “Horrid And Unnatural Rebellion” Of Daniel Shays, by Alden T. Vaughan
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)