Historical Documents

The Crittenden Compromise
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Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project
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Page 1. of the Emancipation Act D.C.
District of Columbia Emancipation Act 1862
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A Plea for Captain John Brown
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Democratic National Convention 1860
Democratic Party Platform, June 18, 1860.
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S.123 — 38th Congress (1863-1865)
S.123 - A Bill To abolish slavery throughout all the States and Territories of the United States.
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Republican Party Platform
National Republican platform adopted by National Republican Convention, held in Chicago. May 17, 1860.
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The Narrative of Sojourner Truth
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Articles

Oliver Wendell Holmes: A Heart Touched By Fire (Spring 2019 | Volume: 64, Issue: 2)
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Dred Scott: the Supreme Court's Worst Decision (Winter 2021 | Volume: 66, Issue: 1)
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Grant Splits Dixie (Summer 2017 | Volume: 62, Issue: 1)
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Easing Out the Invader (December 1990 | Volume: 41, Issue: 8)
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Straight Talk from Camp Humbug (July/August 1999 | Volume: 50, Issue: 4)
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George Kennan Exposes Russian Cruelty in Siberia (Winter 2024 | Volume: 69, Issue: 1)
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Confederates in Congress: Heritage or Hate?    (June 2020 | Volume: 65, Issue: 3)
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Saving the IMAX of its Day (August/September 2005 | Volume: 56, Issue: 4)
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General Lee’s Daughters (July/August 1996 | Volume: 47, Issue: 4)
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“Your Brave and Early-Fallen Child…” (February/March 2004 | Volume: 55, Issue: 1)
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Iron John in the Gilded Age (September 1993 | Volume: 44, Issue: 5)
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Was the Presidential Election Stolen? (Winter 2021 | Volume: 66, Issue: 1)
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Queen Barton (April 1988 | Volume: 39, Issue: 3)
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Getting Right with Robert E. Lee (May/June 1991 | Volume: 42, Issue: 3)
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The Little Bighorn (April 1992 | Volume: 43, Issue: 2)
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Lincoln Refines American Democracy (Winter 2026 | Volume: 71, Issue: 1)
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The Monitor Makes Port (April/May 2007 | Volume: 58, Issue: 2)
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The Crucial Role of Boston in the Civil War (April 1998 | Volume: 49, Issue: 2)
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Would Lincoln Mourn the Death of his Penny? (Winter 2026 | Volume: 71, Issue: 1)
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The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson (February/March 2021 | Volume: 66, Issue: 2)
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Biddy Sues for Freedom (Winter 2023 | Volume: 68, Issue: 1)
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Lincoln's Boys (Spring 2018 | Volume: 63, Issue: 1)
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President Garfield is Shot (June/July 2006 | Volume: 57, Issue: 3)
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Mephistopheles of Wall Street (December 1989 | Volume: 40, Issue: 8)
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The Destruction of Fighting Joe Hooker (October 1993 | Volume: 44, Issue: 6)
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He Mastered Old Man River (December 1993 | Volume: 44, Issue: 8)
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When the Reaper Came Calling (Spring/Summer 2008 | Volume: 58, Issue: 4)
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Dear Mr. Lincoln … (February/March 1994 | Volume: 45, Issue: 1)
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The Civilized Landscape (April/May 1985 | Volume: 36, Issue: 3)
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If Lincoln Hadn’t Died... (Winter 2009 | Volume: 58, Issue: 6)
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The Controversial Career of Col. Corcoran (November/December 2024 | Volume: 69, Issue: 5)
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The Terrible Price of Freedom (April 1989 | Volume: 40, Issue: 3)
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The Struggles of Edwin Stanton (Fall 2017 | Volume: 62, Issue: 5)
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Frederick, Maryland: A Civil War Crossroads (September 2000 | Volume: 51, Issue: 5)
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Historical Images

Cartoon
An Heir to the Throne, Or the Next Republican Candidate
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Fire Insurance Map
1866 Fire Insurance Map of Tombstone, Ariz., Shows the O.K. Corral and Surrounding Streets
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Map
U.S. Territorial Acquisition Map
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Lincoln cartoon
The National Game. Three "Outs" and One "Run" – Abraham Winning the Ball
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Collections

The Battle of Gettysburg
Slaughter on Cemetery Ridge, by Stephen Sears
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The American Cowboy
How The Frontier Shaped The American Character, by Ray Allen Billington
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Wyatt Earp
Who Was Wyatt Earp? by Allen Barra
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Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh in Gone With the Wind
Hollywood History, by Mark C. Carnes
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