Historical Documents

Historical Marker
Salem Covenant of 1629
ERA 2: Colonialism and Settlement (1585–1763)
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)
Amnesty Oath
Amnesty Oath of Robert E. Lee
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
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)
List of Coroner's Jurors, Testimony of John H. Behan and clerk's cover and file sheet
Testimony of John H. Behan and Clerk’s Cover and File Sheet, 1881
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
The Enlarged Salem Covenant
ERA 2: Colonialism and Settlement (1585–1763)
Photo of the 1921 Supreme Court
Balzac v. Porto Rico
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
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)
Radio City
Alfred Hitchcock at Radio City Music Hall
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
Latino Students Protesting Proposition 187
California's Proposition 187
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
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)
The acquitted defendants in the Sleepy Lagoon murder trial reunite with their families.
People v. Zamora
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)
Earhart Letter
Letter to Dr. Wiggam, circa 1932
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)
Daisy Bates Letter
On the Treatment of the Little Rock Nine
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Texas Revolution
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Newspaper image
Old Style Parents and New Style Sons
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
Picture of Cesar Chavez
1984 Commonwealth Club Address
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Making Sense of Films: Film as Social and Cultural History
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
Federal Deficit Under Clinton
The Budget and Deficit Under Clinton
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
No Annexation of Texas
Texas Annexation Treaty
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Resolve Relative to the Indictment, Trial, Conviction, and Execution of Ann Pudeator and Certain Other Person For “Witchcraft” in the Year Sixteen Hundred and Ninety-Two
ERA 2: Colonialism and Settlement (1585–1763), ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
The Witches
Rye Ergo and Witches
ERA 2: Colonialism and Settlement (1585–1763)
Clinton OK City Bombing Speech
Oklahoma Bombing Memorial Prayer Service Address
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Penelope J. Corfield
All People Are Living Histories—Which Is Why History Matters
Metahistory & Historiography, Multiple Eras
Hitchcock Scene
YouTube Video of Dream Sequence from Spellbound
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
News Article: “Fierce Blizzard: 11 Deaths in U.S.A."
News Article: “Fierce Blizzard: 11 Deaths in U.S.A."
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)
John F. Kennedy
"City Upon a Hill" Speech
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861), ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton’s America
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Clinton Farewell Address
Clinton's Farewell Address
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Decision delivered by Chief Justice Earl Warren
Hernandez v. Texas
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Joseph Jackson
Annual Address by Joseph Jackson
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Book Cover
Super Heroes: A Modern Mythology (Excerpt, page 18)
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)
Supports of the Dream Act holding a Banner
Development Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM)
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Temporary Protection Status (TPS)
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Oberlin College
Oberlin Women’s Suffrage Debate
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Salem Oath for Residents
ERA 2: Colonialism and Settlement (1585–1763)
The Plan of San Diego
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)

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)
Political Cartoon
Substance and Shadow Political Cartoon
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Infantry regiment
Infantry regiment in camp. [Probably 96th Pennsylvania Infantry at Camp Northumberland near Washington, DC, ca. 1861] Mathew Brady Collection. (Army) ca. 1861
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Dodge City [Kans.] Peace Commissioners Camillus S. Fly, 1890
Dodge City [Kans.] Peace Commissioners Camillus S. Fly, 1890
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Map of Salem
Map of Salem Village in 1692
ERA 2: Colonialism and Settlement (1585–1763)
Sitting Bull
Sitting Bull
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
Coroner Page
Cochise County Case No. 48. Coroner’s Transmittal Page to the Clerk of the District Court Cochise County
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Harvest of Death
Pennsylvania, Gettysburg. A Harvest of Death
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Stonewall Jackson
General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Nurses Being Instructed on the Use of Respirator for a Polio Patient
Nurses Being Instructed on the Use of Respirator for a Polio Patient
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Picture of "School Begins" Political Cartoon
School Begins
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900), ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)

Collections

Wyatt Earp
Who Was Wyatt Earp? by Allen Barra
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877), ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
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