Collections

The Statue of the Freed Slave
The Slaves Freed, by Stephen Oates
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
FDR vs. the Supreme Court
FDR vs. the Supreme Court, by Merlo J. Pusey
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)
Red Scare
The Great Red Scare, by Allan L. Damon
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
First Sunday School Class
Religious Education-Confronting Issues As Old As Public Schools, by Kevin Baker
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
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
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)

Historical Documents

Clinton Farewell Address
Clinton's Farewell Address
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Extradition Convention Between the United States and Austria-Hungary
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)
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)
Bill Clinton
“I Have Sinned” Speech
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
“Now for a Round-Up” by W.A. Rogers. This political cartoon was published in the New York Post following the passing of the 1901 Sedition Act, an updated revival of the original law that targeted Filipinos, Latin Americans, and union organizers.
Sedition Act of 1918
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
1901 Supreme Court
Downes v. Bidwell
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Emma Goldman's deportation photo, 1919.
Emma Goldman's Deportation
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton’s America
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Democratic National Convention 1860
Democratic Party Platform, June 18, 1860.
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
The President Dead
The President Dead- September 19, 1881
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
Judiciary Act
Judiciary Act of 1789- Excerpts
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Young Lords members with a sign
The Young Lords Organization
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Charles Guiteau to William T. Sherman
Charles Guiteau Letter to William T. Sherman
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
Statement by Frank E. Gannett
Statement by Frank E. Gannett
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)
Puerto Ricans rally for civil rights outside City Hall in New York City.
Katzenbach v. Morgan
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
President Bill Clinton with Albert Gore and Janet Reno, 1993. Courtesy: Library of Congress
Legacy of the Clinton Administration
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
John Adams
John 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)
Tierra Amarilla Land Grant and Courthouse Raid
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Sylvia Mendez, one of the children at the center of this case.
Mendez v. Westminster
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)

Historical Images

Map
Map of Troop Movement During Shays’ Rebellion
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Douglas Letter
Bust of Stephen Douglas over Northern Democratic Party's presidential campaign shield
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Court of France
Benjamin Franklin at the Court of France
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Shay's Rebellion Illustration
Soldiers Fire on Protesters- Shays' Rebellion
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)