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Preliminary Research
- Documents from the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention, 1774 to 1789Contains 277 documents relating to the work of Congress and the drafting and ratification of the Constitution. Items include extracts of the journals of Congress, resolutions, proclamations, committee reports, treaties, and early printed versions of the United States Constitution and the Declaration of Independence.
- Letters of Delegates to Congress, 1774-1789The twenty-six volumes of the Letters of Delegates to Congress, 1774-1789 aims to make available all the documents written by delegates that bear directly upon their work during their years of actual service in the First and Second Continental Congresses, 1774-1789.
- The Journals of the Continental CongressThe First Continental Congress met from September 5 to October 26, 1774. The Second Continental Congress ran from May 10, 1775, to March 2, 1789. The Journals of the Continental Congress are the records of the daily proceedings of the Congress as kept by the office of its secretary, Charles Thomson.
- America's Historical Newspapers (Newsbank) This link opens in a new windowIncludes thousands of titles from all 50 states chronicling the evolution of American culture and society through eyewitness reporting, editorials, letters, advertisements, obituaries, and much more. The core of America’s Historical Newspapers is Early American Newspapers, 1690-1922—the most extensive resource of its kind for exploring the American past. Coverage varies by title.
- Early American Imprints, I: Evans (1639-1800) This link opens in a new windowA digitized collection of virtually all materials (books, pamphlets, broadsides, sermons, etc.) published in 17th and 18th century America. A primary source collection for all aspects of American life during this time period. Use keywords common to the time period.