Press Release of the Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership, July 22, 1965 | 1965 | | ![](/about/resources/graphics/small/press-release-jshrl-1965-nara.jpg) |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Message Regarding National Health, 1939 | 1939 | | ![](/about/resources/graphics/small/presidential-message-fdr-health-1939-nara.jpg) |
Petitions Referred to the Senate Committee on Finance Regarding the Passage of the Revenue Acts of 1861 and 1862 | 1861/62 | | ![](/about/resources/graphics/small/petition-liquor-tax-1863.jpg) |
Petition of Mary Colcord, 1852 | 1852 | | ![](/about/resources/graphics/small/petition-colcord-pension-1852-nara.jpg) |
Signed Oath of Office of Daniel K. Inouye (D-HI), 1963. | 1963 | | ![](/about/resources/graphics/small/oath-book-inouye-1963-nara.jpg) |
President Abraham Lincoln's Nomination of Ulysses S. Grant to be Lieutenant General of the U.S. Army, 1864 | 1967 | | ![](/about/resources/graphics/small/nomination-lincoln-grant-1864-nara.jpg) |
President Abraham Lincoln's Nomination of Ulysses S. Grant to be Lieutenant General of the U.S. Army, 1864 | 1864 | | ![](/about/resources/graphics/small/nomination-lincoln-grant-1864-nara.jpg) |
Nomination of Benjamin Fishbourn and Others, 1789 | 1789 | | ![](/about/resources/graphics/small/nomination-fishbourn-1789-nara.jpg) |
Message from President Thomas Jefferson to Congress Regarding the Louisiana Purchase, 1804 | 1804 | | ![](/about/resources/graphics/small/message-jefferson-louisiana-1804-nara.jpg) |
Excerpt of Message of President Andrew Jackson Protesting His Censure in the Senate, 1834 | 1834 | | ![](/about/resources/graphics/small/message-jackson-censure-protest-excerpt-1834-nara.jpg) |
Memorial of Inhabitants of Los Angeles County, California, 1850 | 1850 | | ![](/about/resources/graphics/small/memorial-los-angeles-port-1850-nara.jpg) |
Letter from President Woodrow Wilson to Henry Cabot Lodge (R-MA), 1919 | 1919 | | ![](/about/resources/graphics/small/letter-wilson-lodge-1919-nara.jpg) |
Correspondence of the Senate Committee on Commerce Related to the Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 | 1966 | | ![](/about/resources/graphics/small/letter-magnuson-commerce-1966.jpg) |
Letter from Lewis Machen to Senator William C. Rives, September 12, 1836 | 1836 | | ![](/about/resources/graphics/small/letter-machen-1836-loc.jpg) |
Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge (R-MA) to President Woodrow Wilson, 1919 | 1919 | | ![](/about/resources/graphics/small/letter-lodge-wilson-1919-nara.jpg) |
Letter from William Jackson to Benjamin Fishbourn, September 25, 1789 | 1789 | | ![](/about/resources/graphics/small/letter-jackson-to-fishbourn-1789-nara.jpg) |
Letter Written by David Rice Atchison (D-MO), ca.1880, Addressing the Myth that he was President for One Day | ca.1880 | | ![](/about/resources/graphics/small/letter-atchison-1880-shapell.jpg) |
Entry in Senators Compensation and Mileage Ledger Related to the Senate Service of Rebecca Latimer Felton (D-GA) | 1922 | | ![](/about/resources/graphics/small/ledger-compensation-and-mileage-felton-1922-nara.jpg) |
Samuel Leavitt's Revolutionary War Journal, 1780 | 1780 | | ![](/about/resources/graphics/small/journal-samuel-leavitt-1780-nara.jpg) |
Page from the Senate Journal Showing the Expungement of a Resolution to Censure President Andrew Jackson, 1834 | 1934 | | ![](/about/resources/graphics/small/jackson-censure-expunged-1834-nara.jpg) |
Eighteenth Amendment | 1919 | Landmark Legislation | ![](/about/resources/graphics/small/eighteenth-amendment-nara.jpg) |
Credentials for Rebecca Latimer Felton (D-GA), 1922 | 1922 | | ![](/about/resources/graphics/small/credentials-felton-1922-nara.jpg) |
1880 Census Document Identifying Andrew F. Slade as a "Page in the Senate" | 1880 | | ![](/about/resources/graphics/small/census-slade-senate-page-1880.jpg) |
Blue Slip, Senate Judiciary Committee, 1949 | 1949 | | ![](/about/resources/graphics/small/blue-slip-russell-1949-nara.jpg) |
Address by Senator Robert L. Owen (D-OK) on Judicial Recall | 1912 | | ![](/about/resources/graphics/small/address-owen-judicial-recall-1912.jpg) |
Subpoena of Charles Mitchell. January 24, 1933 | 1933 | | ![](/about/resources/graphics/small/SubpoenaPecoraMitchell1933.jpg) |
The Prayer of One Hundred Thousand, 1863 | 1963 | | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/SpeechPrayerofOneHundredThousand1863.jpg) |
Watergate Debate on Resolution to Establish a Select Committee to Investigate Certain Activities in the Presidential Election of 1972 | 1973 | | ![](/about/resources/graphics/small/ResolutionWatergateDebate1973.jpg) |
Pecora Letter from J. Kruttschnitt to Senator Fletcher. March 9, 1934 | 1934 | | ![](/about/resources/graphics/small/LetterPecoraKruttschnitttoFletcher1934.jpg) |
Letter from Mr. Lammert to Senator Fletcher. April 2, 1934. | 1934 | | ![](/about/resources/graphics/small/LetterPecoraLammertFletcher1934.jpg) |
Memorial of Long Island City Homeowners. March 10, 1933 | 1933 | | ![](/about/resources/graphics/small/MemorialLongIslandCityHomeowners1933.jpg) |
Anti-Lynching Bill (S.24) | 1837 | Civil Rights | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/S24_AntiLynchingBill_Page_1.jpg) |
Andrew Jackson's Censure Expunged | 1935 | Censure | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/JacksonCensureExpunged.jpg) |
April 15, 1861: President Lincoln Calls Congress into Emergency Session | 1861 | Civil War | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/LincolnApril151861_Proclamation.gif) |
Clark Mills Petition, April 16, 1862 | 1862 | Petition | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/Clark-Mills-Petition.jpg) |
Letter from John Sherman to Ohio Governor William Dennison (Apr 20, 1861) | 1861 | Civil War | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/ShermanLettertoDennison.gif) |
Artist Vinnie Ream: Senate Debate | 1866 | Civil War | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/ReamVinnie_Globedebate.jpg) |
Blanche K. Bruce's (R-MS) Certification of Election | 1974 | Elections | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/BruceBlanche_credentials.jpg) |
Citizens' Petition Against Dakota Territory Statehood | | Petition; Statehood | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/PetitioncitizensDakotaTerritoryagainststatehood.jpg) |
Civil Rights Act of 1875 | 1875 | Civil Rights | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/Civil_Rights_Act_1875.jpg) |
Civil Rights Act of 1957 | 1957 | Civil Rights | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/Civil_Rights_Act_1957_001.jpg) |
Civil Rights Act of 1960 | 1960 | Civil Rights | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/Civil_Rights_Act_1960.jpg) |
Civil Rights Act 1964 | 1964 | Civil Rights Act; Landmark Legislation | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/CivilRightsAct1964.gif) |
Civil Rights Act 1964 (H.R. 7152) | 1964 | Civil Rights; Landmark Legislation | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/HR7152_Civil_Rights_Act_1964.jpg) |
Civil Rights Newsletters | 1964 | Civil Rights | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/CivilRightsFilibuster_CivilRightsNewsletters.jpg) |
Clara Barton's Letter to Senator Henry Wilson (Jan 18, 1863) | 1863 | Civil War | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/BartonLetter_1181863.jpg) |
Clara Barton's Letter to Senator Henry Wilson (Jan 27, 1863) | 1863 | Civil War | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/BartonLetter_1271863.jpg) |
Clara Barton's Second Letter to Henry Wilson (Jan 18, 1863) | 1863 | Civil War | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/BartonLetter_1181863-2.jpg) |
Cloture Motion for the Civil Rights Act of 1964 | 1964 | Civil Rights | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/CivilRights_cloturemotion.jpg) |
Colloquy between Senators Keating and Ervin, April 1, 1964 | 1964 | Civil Rights | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/CivilRightsFilibuster_KeatingErvinColloquy.jpg) |
Senate Debate on the Conduct of War (Dec 9, 1861) | 1861 | Civil War | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/1291861_CongressionalGlobe.jpg) |
Congressional Globe: July 4, 1861 | 1861 | Civil War | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/July41861_CongGlobe.gif) |
Senator Mansfield's Announcement of the Civil Rights Bill (Feb 17, 1964) | 1964 | Civil Rights | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/CivilRights_MansfieldStatement2171964.jpg) |
Congressional Record Excerpts from Final Day of Civil Rights Debates (Jun 18, 1964) | 1964 | Civil Rights Act | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/CivilRights_CR_June181964.jpg) |
Colorado State Legislature Resolution for Direct Election | 1901 | Direct Election | ![](/about/resources/graphics/small/COStateLegDirectElection1.jpg) |
Congressional Record, November 22, 1963 | 1963 | | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/JFKAssassinationCongRec_11_22_63.jpg) |
Convention of West Virginia, praying For the admission of the State into the Union | | Civil War | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/WVConventionStatehood.gif) |
Credentials for Montana's First Senators | 1890 | Statehood | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/CredentialsMontanaSenators1890.jpg) |
Credentials of Maine's First Senators | | Election; Statehood | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/CredentialsMaine.jpg) |
Credentials for Missouri's First Senators | 1921 | Election; Statehood | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/CredentialsMissouri.jpg) |
CRS Legislative History of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (1965) | 1965 | | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/CivilRights_CRS1965.jpg) |
District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act of 1862 | 1862 | Civil War; Civil Rights; Landmark Legislation | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/DCEmancipationAct.jpg) |
Enabling Act of 1889 | 1889 | Landmark Legislation | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/EnablingAct1889.jpg) |
Enforcement Act of 1870 | 1870 | Landmark Legislation | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/EnforcementAct_1870_Page_1.jpg) |
Enforcement Act of February 1871 | 1871 | Landmark Legislation | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/EnforcementAct_Feb1871_Page_1.jpg) |
Enforcement Act of April 1871 | 1871 | | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/EnforcementAct_Apr1871_Page_1.jpg) |
Excerpt from Everett Dirksen’s Washington, 1968 | 1964 | Civil Rights | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/CivilRightsEverettDirksensWA.jpg) |
Excerpts from the Horn Log | 1964 | Civil Rights | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/CivilRights_HornLog.jpg) |
Senate's Vote on a Treaty between United States and the Republic of Colombia (Mar 17, 1903) | 1903 | Treaties; Sessions | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/ExecJournal3171903.gif) |
Farewell Address Notebook | | Senate Traditions | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/FarewellAddressBook.jpg) |
Federal Judiciary Act (1789) | 1789 | Landmark Legislation | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/JudiciaryAct1789.gif) |
Fifteenth Amendment | 1868 | Landmark Legislation | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/15thAmendment.jpg) |
Final Report of the Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War | | Civil War; Committees; Investigations | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/JCCW_Report_Cover.jpg) |
Floor Speech by Senator Dirksen (Jun 10, 1964) | 1964 | Civil Rights | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/CivilRights_DirksenSpeechJune101964.jpg) |
Fourteenth Amendment | 1866 | | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/14thAmendment.gif) |
Freedmen's Bureau Act | | Civil War; Landmark Legislation | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/Freedmens_Bureau_Act_3-3-1865_001.jpg) |
Government Sunshine Act, P.L. 94-409, September 13, 1976 | 1976 | Watergate Investigation | ![](/about/resources/graphics/small/GovtSunshineAct.jpg) |
Declaration of War with Rumania, WWII (H.J.Res. 321) | 1942 | War Powers | ![](/about/resources/graphics/small/hjres321-wwii-rumania.jpg) |
Declaration of War with Hungary, WWII (H.J.Res. 320 ) | 1942 | War Powers | ![](/about/resources/graphics/small/hjres320-wwii-hungary.jpg) |
Declaration of War with Austria-Hungary, WWI (H.J.Res.169) | 1917 | War Powers | ![](/about/resources/graphics/small/hjres169-wwi-austria-hungary.jpg) |
Declaration of War with Spain, 1898 (H.R. 10086) | 1898 | War Powers | ![](/about/resources/graphics/small/hr10086-spanish-american-war.jpg) |
H.R. 145 Declaration of War with Mexico, 1846 | 1846 | War Powers | ![](/about/resources/graphics/small/hr145-mexican-american-war.jpg) |
Declaration of War with Bulgaria, WWII (H.R.Res. 319) | 1942 | War Powers | ![](/about/resources/graphics/small/hjres319-wwii-bulgaria.jpg) |
Harper's Ferry Investigation (1860) | 1860 | Civil War | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/HarpersFerryInvestigation1860.jpg) |
Hawaii Annexation Resolution | 1898 | | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/HawaiiAnnexationResolution.jpg) |
Hiram Revels Certificate of Election | 1870 | Election | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/Hiram_Revels_credentials.jpg) |
Hiram Revels Oath of Office | 1870 | Oath | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/RevelsHiram_oath_of_office.jpg) |
Horn Log, April 16, 1964 | 1964 | Civil Rights | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/HornLogApril161964.jpg) |
Horn Log, April 6, 1964 | 1964 | Civil Rights | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/CivilRightsFilibuster_HornLog461964.jpg) |
Horn Log, May 8, 1964 | 1964 | Civil Rights | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/CivilRights_HornLogMay81964.jpg) |
Interview with Mike Mansfield (D-MT), April 1963 | 1963 | Civil Rights | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/CivilRightsFilibuster_MansfieldInterview41964.jpg) |
Investigation of the Assault on Senator Charles Sumner, 1856 | 1856 | Civil War | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/SumnerInvestigation1856.jpg) |
Jay Treaty | 1795 | Treaties | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/JayTreaty.jpg) |
Joint Committee on Reconstruction, 1866 | 1866 | Civil War | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/JointCommitteeonReconstruction1866.jpg) |
Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War Resolution and Debate | | Civil War | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/JCCW_Resolution.jpg) |
July 11, 1861: Senate Expels Ten Southern Members | 1861 | Civil War | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/CWExpulsionTallies.gif) |
Senate Report on the Kate Brown Incident, 1868 | 1808 | | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/ReportKateBrown1868.jpg) |
Land Grant College Act | 1862 | Landmark Legislation | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/Land_Grant_College_Act_1.jpg) |
Land Ordinance of 1784 | 1784 | | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/LandOrdinance1784Jefferson.jpg) |
Letter to Senator Tydings in support of Alaska Statehood | 1946 | Statehood | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/LettertoSenatorTydingsforAlaskaStatehood.jpg) |
Letter to Senator Tydings on Hawaii Statehood | 1946 | Statehood | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/LetterWHHillHawaiistatehood.jpg) |
Lincoln's Response to Senate's Request | 1861 | Civil War | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/ALincolnto_Senate.gif) |
Louisiana Purchase | 1803 | Treaties | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/LouisianaPurchaseTreaty.jpg) |
Louisiana State Legislature Resolution for Direct Election | 1907 | Petitions; Direct Election | ![](/about/resources/graphics/small/LAStateLegDirectElection1.jpg) |
Madison's Notes from the Constitutional Convention (Jul 11, 1787) | 1787 | | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/MadisonsNotesJuly111787_Page_1.jpg) |
Maiden Speech of Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) | 1964 | Civil Rights | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/CivilRightsFilibuster_MaidenSpeechTedKennedy.jpg) |
Memorial of Missouri Legislature for Statehood | | Statehood | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/MemorialofMissouriLegislatureforStatehood.jpg) |
Morrill Land Grant College Act | 1862 | Civil War; Landmark Legislation | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/Morrill_Act.jpg) |
Morse Motion (Mar 26, 1964) | 1964 | Civil Rights | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/CivilRights_MorseMotion3261964.jpg) |
Nevada Constitution | | | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/NVConstitution.jpg) |
Oregon State Legislature Resolution for Direct Election | 1899 | Direct Election | ![](/about/resources/graphics/small/ORStateLegDirectElection1.jpg) |
Organizing Resolution: March 8, 1861 | 1861 | Civil War | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/OrganizingResolution_381861.gif) |
Pacific Railway Act | 1862 | Landmark Legislation | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/PacificRailwayAct.jpg) |
Pacific Railway Act of 1862 Last Page | 1862 | Landmark Legislation | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/PacificRailwayActof1862_p2.jpg) |
Pages' Notebook Tracking Time Presiding on November 22, 1963 | 1963 | | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/JFKAssassinationPages11_22_63.jpg) |
Petition for Free Press | | Petitions; Civil War | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/FreePress_Petition.jpg) |
Petition Requesting the Recognition of the Liberian Republic's Independence | | Petitions | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/Liberia_Petition.jpg) |
President Carter's Letter Regarding the Panama Canal Treaty | | Treaties | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/PanamaCanalTreaty_CarterLetter.jpg) |
President Lincoln Calls Emergency Session | 1861 | Civil War | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/LincolnEmergencySession.jpg) |
Printed Senate Resolution to Create Permanent Standing Committees (Dec 1816) | 1816 | Committees | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/PermanentStandingCommitteeRes1816.jpg) |
Quorum Debate (1864) | 1864 | Civil War | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/QuorumDebate_May1864.jpg) |
Reconstruction Act of 1867 | 1867 | Civil War; Landmark Legislation | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/ReconstructionAct1867.jpg) |
Report of the Committee on Patronage (including old soldiers roll) | | Civil War | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/DemocraticConferencePatronage1913.gif) |
Resolution Requesting the Dispatches of Major Robert Anderson | 1861 | Civil War | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/resolution-anderson_3-25-1861_001.gif) |
Roll Call Vote on Civil Rights Act (Jun 19, 1964) | 1964 | Civil Rights | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/CivilRights_RollCallVote_June191964.jpg) |
Schedule of Floor Managers for H.R. 7152 | 1964 | Civil Rights | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/CivilRights_ScheduleofFloorManagers.jpg) |
Seating VA’s Senators (Jul 13, 1861) | 1861 | Civil War | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/TrumbullDebateJul131861.jpg) |
Senate Journal, March 9, 1964 | 1964 | Civil Rights | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/CivilRights_SenateJournal391964.jpg) |
Senate Revisions to House-Passed Bill of Rights | | Constitution | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/BillRights_SenateRevisions.jpg) |
Senate Roll Call Vote on the 14th Amendment | | Landmark Legislation; Constitution | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/RollCall_681866_14thAmendment.jpg) |
Senate Vacancy Resolution | | Civil War | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/CW150_14Mar1861_VacancyResolution.jpg) |
Certificate of election for Barry M. Goldwater (R-AZ), 1974 | | Election | ![](/about/resources/graphics/small/goldwater-certificate-1974.jpg) |
Seventeenth Amendment | 1913 | Constitution; Elections; Landmark Legislation | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/17thAmendment.jpg) |
Speech of Senator Charles Sumner on the Trent Affair | | Civil War | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/SumnerSpeech_01101862_P1.jpg) |
Speech of Senator Stephen Douglas before the Illinois Legislature (Apr 25, 1861) | 1861 | Civil War | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/DouglasSpeech_Apr251861.gif) |
Sumner Civil Rights Bill | 1964 | Civil Rights | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/S1_Sumner_Civil_Rights_bill_1873_001.jpg) |
The Homestead Act of 1862 | 1862 | Landmark Legislation | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/Homestead1.jpg) |
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 | 1787 | Constitution | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/NorthwestOrdinanceof1787.jpg) |
The Old Soldier’s Roll of the Senate (S.Res. 72) | | Civil War | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/SRes72_June191911.gif) |
The Revenue Act of 1861 | 1861 | Civil War | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/HR54_Revenue_Act.jpg) |
The Test Oath, 1863: Senate Debate | 1863 | Civil War; Oath | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/TestOath1863_CongressionalGlobe.gif) |
Thirteenth Amendment | 1864 | Constitution; Landmark Legislation; Civil War | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/13thAmendment.gif) |
Transcript of Humphrey-Thurmond Televised Debate | 1964 | Civil Rights | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/CivilRightsFilibuster_HumphreyThurmondDebate.jpg) |
Treaty of Ghent | | Treaties | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/TreatyofGhent.jpg) |
United States Constitution | | Constitution | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/ConstImage.jpg) |
Report of the Committee on Patronage Including the Old Soldiers' Roll (1919) | 1919 | Civil War; Committees | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/RepublicanConferencePatronage1919.gif) |
Letter from Sergeant at Arms Explaining Why Females Should Not Be Pages, 1961 | 1961 | | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/SAALetter_FemalePages.jpg) |
Declaration of War with Germany, WWI (S.J.Res. 1) | 1917 | War Powers | ![](/about/resources/graphics/small/sjres1-wwi-germany.jpg) |
Declaration of War with Japan, WWII (S.J.Res. 116) | 1941 | War Powers | ![](/about/resources/graphics/small/sjres116-wwii-japan.jpg) |
Declaration of War with Germany, WWII (S.J.Res. 119) | 1941 | War Powers | ![](/about/resources/graphics/small/sjres119-wwii-germany.jpg) |
Declaration of War with Italy, WWII (S.J.Res. 120) | 1941 | War Powers | ![](/about/resources/graphics/small/sjres120-wwii-italy.jpg) |
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 | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/SecDenJournalIndianTreaty8221789.jpg) |
Senate Report on Admission of North Dakota (1888) | 1888 | Statehood; Constitution | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/SenateReportDakotas1888.jpg) |
Telegram from Montana State Legislature | 1889 | Statehood; Constitution | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/TelegramfromMontanaStateLegislature.jpg) |
Final Report of the Hearings on the Titanic Disaster | 1912 | Investigations | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/TitanicHearingReport.jpg) |
Treaties and other International Agreements: The Role of the Senate | 2001 | Treaties | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/TreatiesCommitteePrint.jpg) |
Treaty of Paris, 1783 | 1783 | Treaties | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/TreatyofParis1783.jpg) |
Utah State Legislature Resolution for Direct Election | 1897 | Elections; Petitions | ![](/about/resources/graphics/small/UTStateLegDirectElection1.jpg) |
Voting Rights Act of 1965 | 1965 | Landmark Legislation | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/VRA1965.jpg) |
Volstead Act | | | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/Volstead_1.jpg) |
Washington State Legislature Resolution for Direct Election | 1899 | Elections; Petitions | ![](/about/resources/graphics/small/WAStateLegDirectElection1.jpg) |
Wade Davis Bill (1864) | 1864 | Landmark Legislation | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/WadeDavisBill1864.jpg) |
Declaration of War with Great Britain, 1812 | 1812 | War Powers | ![](/about/resources/graphics/small/war-of-1812-senate-amendments.jpg) |
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 | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/WashingtonTreaty.jpg) |
Watergate Lawsuit: United States v. Nixon | 1973 | Investigations; Watergate | ![](/about/resources/graphics/small/LawsuitWatergate1973.jpg) |
President Nixon's July 23rd Letter Refusing to Comply | 1973 | Investigations; Watergate | ![](/about/resources/graphics/small/LetterNixonRefusalWatergate1973.jpg) |
President Nixon's Letter of Resignation | 1974 | Investigation; Watergate | ![](/about/resources/graphics/small/LetterNixonResignation1974.jpg) |
Subpoena for Watergate Documents | | Investigations; Watergate | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/WatergateSubpoena_docs.gif) |
Subpoena for Watergate Tapes | | Investigations; Watergate | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/WatergateSubpoena_tapes.gif) |
Women's Loyal National League Petition | | Civil War | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/WomensLoyalNationalLeague_crop.jpg) |
Maud Younger, “Revelations of a Woman Lobbyist,” McCall’s, 1919 | 1919 | Women | ![](/artandhistory/history/resources/graphic/small/YoungerArticleMcCalls1919.jpg) |