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Abraham
Lincoln Papers at the Library of Congress
This collection is organized into three "General
Correspondence" series that include incoming and outgoing
correspondence and enclosures, drafts of speeches, and notes
and printed material.
Documents
from the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention,
1774-1789
The Continental Congress Broadside Collection (253 titles)
and the Constitutional Convention Broadside Collection (21
titles) contain 274 documents relating to the work of Congress
and the drafting and ratification of the Constitution.
The
Evolution of the Conservation Movement, 1850-1920
Documents the historical formation and cultural foundations
of the movement to conserve and protect America's natural
heritage. It consists of 60 books and pamphlets, 140 Federal
statutes and Congressional resolutions, 34 additional legislative
documents, excerpts from the Congressional Globe and the
Congressional Record, 360 Presidential proclamations, 170
prints and photographs, 2 historic manuscripts, and a two-part
motion picture.
George
Washington Papers at the Library of Congress
Document types in this collection include correspondence,
letterbooks, commonplace books, diaries, journals, financial
account books, military records, reports, and notes accumulated
by Washington from 1741 through 1799.
Guide
to Law Online: United States Legislative
Prepared by the Law Library of Congress, this annotated
guide provides access to sources of legislative information
available online.
Guide
to Legislative Documents in the Library of Congress
This guide is a comprehensive list of sources covering
the legislative process available in the Library of Congress.
In addition, selected sources that contribute to understanding
the legislative process have been included for other branches
of the Federal Government. The emphasis is on sources that
appear primarily in print.
The
James Madison Papers
This collection consist of approximately 12,000 items captured
in some 72,000 digital images. They document the life of
the man who came to be known as the "Father of the
Constitution" through correspondence, personal notes,
drafts of letters and legislation, an autobiography, legal
and financial documents, and miscellaneous manuscripts.
Louisiana
Purchase: Legislative Timeline 1802-1807
This timeline examines the role of Congress in the Louisiana
Purchase from 1802 to 1807, including ratification of the
treaty, establishment of a territorial government, confrontation
with Spain over boundary issues, and its limited role in
the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
The
Nineteenth Century in Print: Books
The books in this collection date mainly from between
1850 and 1880 and were digitized by the University of Michigan
as part of the Making of America project. Includes a selection
of Congressional and Executive Branch documents and reports
from this time period.
Primary
Documents in American History
The Library of Congress is home to many of the most important
documents in American history. This Web site provides links
to materials digitized from the Library's collections that
supplement and enhance the study of these documents, including
the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Bill
of Rights. For each item there is a page with background
information about the document, a list of links to digital
materials concerning that document from the Library's site
and elsewhere, and bibliographies both for general readers
and for younger readers.
The
Thomas Jefferson Papers at the Library of Congress
Contains correspondence, commonplace books, financial account
books, and manuscript volumes. The collection is organized
into nine series or groupings, ranging in date from 1606
to 1827.
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