Press Release of the Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership, July 22, 1965 | 1965 | | |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Message Regarding National Health, 1939 | 1939 | | |
Petitions Referred to the Senate Committee on Finance Regarding the Passage of the Revenue Acts of 1861 and 1862 | 1861/62 | | |
Petition of Mary Colcord, 1852 | 1852 | | |
Signed Oath of Office of Daniel K. Inouye (D-HI), 1963. | 1963 | | |
President Abraham Lincoln's Nomination of Ulysses S. Grant to be Lieutenant General of the U.S. Army, 1864 | 1967 | | |
President Abraham Lincoln's Nomination of Ulysses S. Grant to be Lieutenant General of the U.S. Army, 1864 | 1864 | | |
Nomination of Benjamin Fishbourn and Others, 1789 | 1789 | | |
Message from President Thomas Jefferson to Congress Regarding the Louisiana Purchase, 1804 | 1804 | | |
Excerpt of Message of President Andrew Jackson Protesting His Censure in the Senate, 1834 | 1834 | | |
Memorial of Inhabitants of Los Angeles County, California, 1850 | 1850 | | |
Letter from President Woodrow Wilson to Henry Cabot Lodge (R-MA), 1919 | 1919 | | |
Correspondence of the Senate Committee on Commerce Related to the Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 | 1966 | | |
Letter from Lewis Machen to Senator William C. Rives, September 12, 1836 | 1836 | | |
Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge (R-MA) to President Woodrow Wilson, 1919 | 1919 | | |
Letter from William Jackson to Benjamin Fishbourn, September 25, 1789 | 1789 | | |
Letter Written by David Rice Atchison (D-MO), ca.1880, Addressing the Myth that he was President for One Day | ca.1880 | | |
Entry in Senators Compensation and Mileage Ledger Related to the Senate Service of Rebecca Latimer Felton (D-GA) | 1922 | | |
Samuel Leavitt's Revolutionary War Journal, 1780 | 1780 | | |
Page from the Senate Journal Showing the Expungement of a Resolution to Censure President Andrew Jackson, 1834 | 1934 | | |
Eighteenth Amendment | 1919 | Landmark Legislation | |
Credentials for Rebecca Latimer Felton (D-GA), 1922 | 1922 | | |
1880 Census Document Identifying Andrew F. Slade as a "Page in the Senate" | 1880 | | |
Blue Slip, Senate Judiciary Committee, 1949 | 1949 | | |
Address by Senator Robert L. Owen (D-OK) on Judicial Recall | 1912 | | |
Subpoena of Charles Mitchell. January 24, 1933 | 1933 | | |
The Prayer of One Hundred Thousand, 1863 | 1963 | | |
Watergate Debate on Resolution to Establish a Select Committee to Investigate Certain Activities in the Presidential Election of 1972 | 1973 | | |
Pecora Letter from J. Kruttschnitt to Senator Fletcher. March 9, 1934 | 1934 | | |
Letter from Mr. Lammert to Senator Fletcher. April 2, 1934. | 1934 | | |
Memorial of Long Island City Homeowners. March 10, 1933 | 1933 | | |
Anti-Lynching Bill (S.24) | 1837 | Civil Rights | |
Andrew Jackson's Censure Expunged | 1935 | Censure | |
April 15, 1861: President Lincoln Calls Congress into Emergency Session | 1861 | Civil War | |
Clark Mills Petition, April 16, 1862 | 1862 | Petition | |
Letter from John Sherman to Ohio Governor William Dennison (Apr 20, 1861) | 1861 | Civil War | |
Artist Vinnie Ream: Senate Debate | 1866 | Civil War | |
Blanche K. Bruce's (R-MS) Certification of Election | 1974 | Elections | |
Citizens' Petition Against Dakota Territory Statehood | | Petition; Statehood | |
Civil Rights Act of 1875 | 1875 | Civil Rights | |
Civil Rights Act of 1957 | 1957 | Civil Rights | |
Civil Rights Act of 1960 | 1960 | Civil Rights | |
Civil Rights Act 1964 | 1964 | Civil Rights Act; Landmark Legislation | |
Civil Rights Act 1964 (H.R. 7152) | 1964 | Civil Rights; Landmark Legislation | |
Civil Rights Newsletters | 1964 | Civil Rights | |
Clara Barton's Letter to Senator Henry Wilson (Jan 18, 1863) | 1863 | Civil War | |
Clara Barton's Letter to Senator Henry Wilson (Jan 27, 1863) | 1863 | Civil War | |
Clara Barton's Second Letter to Henry Wilson (Jan 18, 1863) | 1863 | Civil War | |
Cloture Motion for the Civil Rights Act of 1964 | 1964 | Civil Rights | |
Colloquy between Senators Keating and Ervin, April 1, 1964 | 1964 | Civil Rights | |
Senate Debate on the Conduct of War (Dec 9, 1861) | 1861 | Civil War | |
Congressional Globe: July 4, 1861 | 1861 | Civil War | |
Senator Mansfield's Announcement of the Civil Rights Bill (Feb 17, 1964) | 1964 | Civil Rights | |
Congressional Record Excerpts from Final Day of Civil Rights Debates (Jun 18, 1964) | 1964 | Civil Rights Act | |
Colorado State Legislature Resolution for Direct Election | 1901 | Direct Election | |
Congressional Record, November 22, 1963 | 1963 | | |
Convention of West Virginia, praying For the admission of the State into the Union | | Civil War | |
Credentials for Montana's First Senators | 1890 | Statehood | |
Credentials of Maine's First Senators | | Election; Statehood | |
Credentials for Missouri's First Senators | 1921 | Election; Statehood | |
CRS Legislative History of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (1965) | 1965 | | |
District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act of 1862 | 1862 | Civil War; Civil Rights; Landmark Legislation | |
Enabling Act of 1889 | 1889 | Landmark Legislation | |
Enforcement Act of 1870 | 1870 | Landmark Legislation | |
Enforcement Act of February 1871 | 1871 | Landmark Legislation | |
Enforcement Act of April 1871 | 1871 | | |
Excerpt from Everett Dirksen’s Washington, 1968 | 1964 | Civil Rights | |
Excerpts from the Horn Log | 1964 | Civil Rights | |
Senate's Vote on a Treaty between United States and the Republic of Colombia (Mar 17, 1903) | 1903 | Treaties; Sessions | |
Farewell Address Notebook | | Senate Traditions | |
Federal Judiciary Act (1789) | 1789 | Landmark Legislation | |
Fifteenth Amendment | 1868 | Landmark Legislation | |
Final Report of the Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War | | Civil War; Committees; Investigations | |
Floor Speech by Senator Dirksen (Jun 10, 1964) | 1964 | Civil Rights | |
Fourteenth Amendment | 1866 | | |
Freedmen's Bureau Act | | Civil War; Landmark Legislation | |
Government Sunshine Act, P.L. 94-409, September 13, 1976 | 1976 | Watergate Investigation | |
Declaration of War with Rumania, WWII (H.J.Res. 321) | 1942 | War Powers | |
Declaration of War with Hungary, WWII (H.J.Res. 320 ) | 1942 | War Powers | |
Declaration of War with Austria-Hungary, WWI (H.J.Res.169) | 1917 | War Powers | |
Declaration of War with Spain, 1898 (H.R. 10086) | 1898 | War Powers | |
H.R. 145 Declaration of War with Mexico, 1846 | 1846 | War Powers | |
Declaration of War with Bulgaria, WWII (H.R.Res. 319) | 1942 | War Powers | |
Harper's Ferry Investigation (1860) | 1860 | Civil War | |
Hawaii Annexation Resolution | 1898 | | |
Hiram Revels Certificate of Election | 1870 | Election | |
Hiram Revels Oath of Office | 1870 | Oath | |
Horn Log, April 16, 1964 | 1964 | Civil Rights | |
Horn Log, April 6, 1964 | 1964 | Civil Rights | |
Horn Log, May 8, 1964 | 1964 | Civil Rights | |
Interview with Mike Mansfield (D-MT), April 1963 | 1963 | Civil Rights | |
Investigation of the Assault on Senator Charles Sumner, 1856 | 1856 | Civil War | |
Jay Treaty | 1795 | Treaties | |
Joint Committee on Reconstruction, 1866 | 1866 | Civil War | |
Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War Resolution and Debate | | Civil War | |
July 11, 1861: Senate Expels Ten Southern Members | 1861 | Civil War | |
Senate Report on the Kate Brown Incident, 1868 | 1808 | | |
Land Grant College Act | 1862 | Landmark Legislation | |
Land Ordinance of 1784 | 1784 | | |
Letter to Senator Tydings in support of Alaska Statehood | 1946 | Statehood | |
Letter to Senator Tydings on Hawaii Statehood | 1946 | Statehood | |
Lincoln's Response to Senate's Request | 1861 | Civil War | |
Louisiana Purchase | 1803 | Treaties | |
Louisiana State Legislature Resolution for Direct Election | 1907 | Petitions; Direct Election | |
Madison's Notes from the Constitutional Convention (Jul 11, 1787) | 1787 | | |
Maiden Speech of Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) | 1964 | Civil Rights | |
Memorial of Missouri Legislature for Statehood | | Statehood | |
Morrill Land Grant College Act | 1862 | Civil War; Landmark Legislation | |
Morse Motion (Mar 26, 1964) | 1964 | Civil Rights | |
Nevada Constitution | | | |
Oregon State Legislature Resolution for Direct Election | 1899 | Direct Election | |
Organizing Resolution: March 8, 1861 | 1861 | Civil War | |
Pacific Railway Act | 1862 | Landmark Legislation | |
Pacific Railway Act of 1862 Last Page | 1862 | Landmark Legislation | |
Pages' Notebook Tracking Time Presiding on November 22, 1963 | 1963 | | |
Petition for Free Press | | Petitions; Civil War | |
Petition Requesting the Recognition of the Liberian Republic's Independence | | Petitions | |
President Carter's Letter Regarding the Panama Canal Treaty | | Treaties | |
President Lincoln Calls Emergency Session | 1861 | Civil War | |
Printed Senate Resolution to Create Permanent Standing Committees (Dec 1816) | 1816 | Committees | |
Quorum Debate (1864) | 1864 | Civil War | |
Reconstruction Act of 1867 | 1867 | Civil War; Landmark Legislation | |
Report of the Committee on Patronage (including old soldiers roll) | | Civil War | |
Resolution Requesting the Dispatches of Major Robert Anderson | 1861 | Civil War | |
Roll Call Vote on Civil Rights Act (Jun 19, 1964) | 1964 | Civil Rights | |
Schedule of Floor Managers for H.R. 7152 | 1964 | Civil Rights | |
Seating VA’s Senators (Jul 13, 1861) | 1861 | Civil War | |
Senate Journal, March 9, 1964 | 1964 | Civil Rights | |
Senate Revisions to House-Passed Bill of Rights | | Constitution | |
Senate Roll Call Vote on the 14th Amendment | | Landmark Legislation; Constitution | |
Senate Vacancy Resolution | | Civil War | |
Certificate of election for Barry M. Goldwater (R-AZ), 1974 | | Election | |
Seventeenth Amendment | 1913 | Constitution; Elections; Landmark Legislation | |
Speech of Senator Charles Sumner on the Trent Affair | | Civil War | |
Speech of Senator Stephen Douglas before the Illinois Legislature (Apr 25, 1861) | 1861 | Civil War | |
Sumner Civil Rights Bill | 1964 | Civil Rights | |
The Homestead Act of 1862 | 1862 | Landmark Legislation | |
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 | 1787 | Constitution | |
The Old Soldier’s Roll of the Senate (S.Res. 72) | | Civil War | |
The Revenue Act of 1861 | 1861 | Civil War | |
The Test Oath, 1863: Senate Debate | 1863 | Civil War; Oath | |
Thirteenth Amendment | 1864 | Constitution; Landmark Legislation; Civil War | |
Transcript of Humphrey-Thurmond Televised Debate | 1964 | Civil Rights | |
Treaty of Ghent | | Treaties | |
United States Constitution | | Constitution | |
Report of the Committee on Patronage Including the Old Soldiers' Roll (1919) | 1919 | Civil War; Committees | |
Letter from Sergeant at Arms Explaining Why Females Should Not Be Pages, 1961 | 1961 | | |
Declaration of War with Germany, WWI (S.J.Res. 1) | 1917 | War Powers | |
Declaration of War with Japan, WWII (S.J.Res. 116) | 1941 | War Powers | |
Declaration of War with Germany, WWII (S.J.Res. 119) | 1941 | War Powers | |
Declaration of War with Italy, WWII (S.J.Res. 120) | 1941 | War Powers | |
Secretary of the Senate Journal on President George Washington's Visit to the Senate Regarding the Treaty with the Southern Indians, August 22, 1789 | 1789 | Treaties | |
Senate Report on Admission of North Dakota (1888) | 1888 | Statehood; Constitution | |
Telegram from Montana State Legislature | 1889 | Statehood; Constitution | |
Final Report of the Hearings on the Titanic Disaster | 1912 | Investigations | |
Treaties and other International Agreements: The Role of the Senate | 2001 | Treaties | |
Treaty of Paris, 1783 | 1783 | Treaties | |
Utah State Legislature Resolution for Direct Election | 1897 | Elections; Petitions | |
Voting Rights Act of 1965 | 1965 | Landmark Legislation | |
Volstead Act | | | |
Washington State Legislature Resolution for Direct Election | 1899 | Elections; Petitions | |
Wade Davis Bill (1864) | 1864 | Landmark Legislation | |
Declaration of War with Great Britain, 1812 | 1812 | War Powers | |
Message of President George Washington Requesting that the Senate Meet to Advise Him on the Terms of the Treaty to Be Negotiated with the Southern Indians, August 21, 1789 | 1789 | Treaties | |
Watergate Lawsuit: United States v. Nixon | 1973 | Investigations; Watergate | |
President Nixon's July 23rd Letter Refusing to Comply | 1973 | Investigations; Watergate | |
President Nixon's Letter of Resignation | 1974 | Investigation; Watergate | |
Subpoena for Watergate Documents | | Investigations; Watergate | |
Subpoena for Watergate Tapes | | Investigations; Watergate | |
Women's Loyal National League Petition | | Civil War | |
Maud Younger, “Revelations of a Woman Lobbyist,” McCall’s, 1919 | 1919 | Women | |