Historical Documents

Pamphlet
Democratic ticket. Our principals the Constitution. For President John C. Breckinridge of Kentucky For Vice President Joseph Lane of Oregon
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)
Abigail Adams Obituary Notice
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
C-SPAN’s 2021 Survey of Presidential Leadership
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Cuban Missile Crisis
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
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)
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)
Democratic National Convention 1860
Democratic Party Platform, June 18, 1860.
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Sierra Maestra Manifesto
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Poster discussing the Good Neighbor Policy
Good Neighbor Policy
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)
"Keep Off!" cartoon
Monroe Doctrine
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Political cartoon depicting President Roosevelt using the Monroe Doctrine to keep Europe out of Santo Domingo
Roosevelt Corollary
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Address Before the Southern Commercial Congress in Mobile, Alabama
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Rachel Carson
Silent Spring- Excerpt
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present), Multiple Eras
James Warren
Letter from John Adams to James Warren, 7 October 1775
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Letter From Thomas Jefferson to Abigail Adams – June 13, 1804
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Pro-DACA Protestors
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
No Annexation of Texas
Texas Annexation Treaty
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Puerto Rico v. Sanchez Valle
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Joseph Foraker, the sponsor of the bill
Foraker Act of 1900
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900), ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
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)
El Plan Espiritual de Aztlan (Spiritual Plan of Aztlan)
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
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)
"History Will Absolve Me" Speech
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Stamp Act
Stamp Act of 1765
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
A. Mitchell Palmer
Excerpt from Palmer's speech: "The Case Against the Reds"
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Proclamation 3447
Proclamation 3447
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
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)
Republican Party Platform
National Republican platform adopted by National Republican Convention, held in Chicago. May 17, 1860.
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
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)
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)
Texas Revolution
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
"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)
Manuscript of the Platt Amendment
Platt Amendment
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Judiciary Act
Judiciary Act of 1789- Excerpts
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Measures Proposed to Amend the Constitution
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

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)
Separated cartoon
Separated
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900), ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Call for Black Homesteaders to Leave for Kansas
Benjamin Singleton- Recruitment of Black Homesteaders, 1878
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)
Douglas Letter
Bust of Stephen Douglas over Northern Democratic Party's presidential campaign shield
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Map
Map of Troop Movement During Shays’ Rebellion
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
The Cuban Melodrama cartoon
The Cuban Melodrama
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900), ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
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

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
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)
Abraham Lincoln & Hannibal Hamlin
America’s Oddest Election, by Harold Holzer
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
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
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)
Chief Justice John Marshall & Associate Justice Joseph Story
Marbury V. Madison- The Case of the “Missing” Commissions, by John A. Garraty
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)