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Research Guides

• 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Primary Documents in American History
• 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Primary Documents in American History
• 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Primary Documents in American History
• 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Primary Documents in American History
• 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Primary Documents in American History
• Abraham Lincoln: A Resource Guide
• American Founders: A Guide to Their Online Papers and Publications
• Architecture Collections in the Manuscript Division
• Art Topics and Resources in the Manuscript Collections at the Library of Congress
• Articles of Confederation: Primary Documents in American History
• Constitution of the United States: Primary Documents in American History
• Declaration of Independence: Primary Documents in American History
• Emancipation Proclamation: Primary Documents in American History
• European Mission and Cooperative Acquisitions Project at the Library of Congress
• The Federalist Papers: Primary Documents in American History
• The Federal Paper Chase: Judges' Papers in the Manuscript Division
• Frederick Douglass: A Resource Guide
• Gettysburg Address: Primary Documents in American History
• Harlem Renaissance
• Holocaust Studies: Manuscript Resources at the Library of Congress
• Indian Removal Act: Primary Documents in American History
• LGBTQ+ Resources in the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress
• Polar Exploration: Primary Sources in the Manuscript Division
• Polish-American Relations, 1918 to Present: Manuscript Resources at the Library of Congress
• Presidential Family Correspondence: Manuscript Collections and Resources at the Library of Congress
• Richard Nixon’s Political Scandal: Researching Watergate in the Manuscript Collections at the Library of Congress
• Rosa Parks: A Resource Guide
• Washington, D.C. in the Manuscript Reading Room

Bibliographies and Guides

• Resources for Teachers: Online Primary Sources from Manuscript Division
• Manuscript Division section of American Women: A Gateway to Library of Congress Resources for the Study of Women's History and Culture in the United States (American Memory)
• Civil War Guide [PDF: 391 pages]
• Labor History Sources in the Manuscript Division
• Library of Congress Manuscripts: An Illustrated Guide
• Manuscript Division Publications
• Manuscript Sources in the Library of Congress for Research on the American Revolution (Hathi Trust)