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Our list of libraries
consist primarily of original historical documents, mostly, though not
wholy, pertaining to American history and the study of American
culture. Those of note will be so marked: "
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| LEGAL
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| " | A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates | ||
| This collection from the Library of Congress spans the years from 1774 to 1875. The site offers images of documents pertaining to debates, documents and journals recording the business of the Senate and the House of Representatives. There are, as well, a series of "Special Presentations" including such things as Indian land cessions, diplomatic correspondence during the Revolution and the Journal of the Congress of the Confederacy. In short, if you're looking for something within the covered period, go there, you may find it. | |||
| American Legal History | |||
| Selected documents from Tom Russell of the University of Denver. | |||
| " | The Constitution Society | ||
| If it has anything to do with the Constitution, including the several centuries of documents leading up to it, the contemporary documents that produced it, as well as documents which have flowed from it and sought to interpret it, you will find them here. | |||
| Documents from the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention, 1774 - 1789 | |||
| Documents relating to the work of Congress and the drafting and ratification of the Constitution from the Library of Congress | |||
| Documents Illustrative of the History of American Law | |||
| Selected documents and court cases from the Colonial Period to the 20th Century prepared by Joyce S. Sterling of the University of Denver. | |||
| " | Findlaw | ||
| Findlaw contains a complete list of Supreme Court cases after 1893. For cases before that year, see the LII site below, which provides sigificant early cases. | |||
| " | The Founders' Constitution | ||
| From the University of Chicago comes an absolutely fantastic site devoted to the political, philosophical and literary precursors of the Constitution. This is the web as it should be. | |||
| Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties | |||
| Charles Kappler's impressive collection of legislation pertaining to Native Americans. | |||
| " | Legal Information Institute | ||
| This
site, from Cornell University's Law School, is excellent for any number
of reasons, but for present purposes its extensive listing of historical
Supreme Court decisions. |
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| Salem Witch Trials: Documentary Archive and Transcript Project | |||
| A scholarly look at least, from Benjamin Ray and the University of Virginia. | |||
| Slaves and the Courts, 1740 - 1860 | |||
| Primarily trial accounts from the Library of Congress. | |||
| United States Statutes at Large | |||
| The
United States Statutes at Large, commonly referred to as the Statutes at
Large, is the official source for the laws and resolutions passed by
Congress. Publication began in 1845 by the private firm of Little, Brown
and Company under authority granted by a joint resolution of Congress.
In 1874, Congress transferred the authority to publish the Statutes at
Large to the Government Printing Office, which has been responsible for
producing the set since that time. Every law, public and private, ever
enacted by the Congress is published in the Statutes at Large in order
of the date of its passage. Until 1948, all treaties and international
agreements approved by the Senate were also published in the set. In
addition, the Statutes at Large includes the text of the Declaration of
Independence, Articles of Confederation, the Constitution, amendments to
the Constitution, treaties with Indians and foreign nations, and
presidential proclamations. |
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| RELIGIOUS
HISTORY |
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| " | Christian Classics Ethereal Library | ||
| From Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, an impressive list by theologians and commentators. The majority of works are from Catholic writers and theologians (they have a longer writing history, after all), but major Protestant writings — both European and American — are represented. | |||
| " | American Philosophy | ||
| By John Shook at the University of Buffalo, references all aspects of American philosophy, including major works of religious thought. | |||
| Fire and Ice: Puritan and Reformed Writings | |||
| English and American Puritan writings | |||
| The Hall of Church History | |||
| Covering
all periods of Church history, Phil Johnson's pages on Puritanism and
Baptism are especially useful. |
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