Olin Library Research Guides: HIS 120: Decade of Decision: 1780s: Primary Sources and Images

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The Avalon Project: 18th Century Documents : 1700 - 1799
An archive of American historical documents pertaining to law, history, and diplomacy. Many of these are highly relevant to the formation and early interpretation of the Constitution.
AmDocs: Documents for the Study of American History
Mostly famous speeches, proclamations, and political documents.
The Library of Congress - American Memory
This resource from the Library of Congress contains multiple collections featuring millions of historical photos, maps, documents, letters, speeches, recordings, videos, prints, and other materials.
Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Reading Room: Pictorial Americana
A collection of images assembled by the Library of Congress documenting U.S. history from the time of Columbus to 1899.

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Artstor is now available in its new home on JSTOR! When you search JSTOR, you will find Artstor’s 2+ million licensed images and more than 1,700 additional primary source collections alongside JSTOR’s vast collection of books, journal articles, and research reports.
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Flickr
Flickr.com participates in the Creative Commons standards of licensing, as explained on this page. This doesn't mean you can freely use all of their content, only that they tell you what licensed priveleges are available to you.
The Virginia Gazette
Searchable, full-text index and archive of Williamsburg's The Virginia Gazette, from 1736-1780.
Journals of the Continental Congress
The 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.