American Revolution and Consititution 1763-1789
Paper resources from the Government Documents Collection
Critical Documents
American Archives, 9 volumes, Docs Enclosed
- Intended to form a documentary history from the beginning through the ratification of the Constitution. Incomplete due to the failure of Congress to appropriate adequate funds.
- Period covered is March 7, 1774 to December 31, 1776.
- Each volume has its own index.
Revolutionary Diplomatic Correspondence of the US edited by Francis Wharton. 1777-1784. 6 volumes, Docs Enclosed
- The index at the end of volume 6 gives access by subject and personal name.
- Introductory information in volume 1 is also helpful
Secret Journals of the Acts and Procedures of Congress from the first meeting thereof to the dissolution of the confederation, 4 volumes, Docs Enclosed
- No index – use Poore Docs Index, KF 12.P66 1885
| Volume 1 | Domestic Affairs | 1775-1788 |
| Volume 2 | Foreign Affairs | 1775-1781 |
| Volume 3 | Foreign Affairs | 1781-1786 |
| Volume 4 | Foreign Affairs | 1775-1788 |
Journals of the Continental Congress 1774-1779, 34 volumes, Docs Enclosed
- Index volume is shelved at the end of the series.
Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1779, Microfiche
- Shelved at the end of the government microfiche.
- The paper index to this collection is on top of the microfiche cabinet.
Index
Poore, Ben P. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Government Publications of the United States, Sept. 5, 1774 – March 4, 1881. Docs Index, KF 12.P66 1885
- Subject – use the index in the back of the book.
- Chronological access is the way the entries are arranged.
- Most useful as and index to the Secret Journals…
Select Documents
Constitution of the United States and Jefferson’s Manual. Docs Serial Set 13213-8
Constitution of the United States Annotated. Docs Serial Set 12980-7
Treaties, Conventions, International Acts, Protocols, and Agreements Between the United States of America and Other Powers, 1776-1949. 12 volumes, Docs S 9.12/2:
- It is RED – shelved before the blue treaty series.
Documents Illustrative of the Formation of the Union of the American States. Docs Serial Set 8573
Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1971. Docs Serial Set 12938
Letters of Delegates to Congress, 1994-1789. Docs LC 1.34:vol #
Letters From a Distinguished American. Docs LC 1.2:Ad 1
- Letter of John Adams discovered by the Library of Congress in foreign newspapers published during the time of the Revolution.
English Defenders of American Freedom, 1774-1778. Docs LC 1.2:En 3/774-78
- Six pamphlets attacking British policy.
A Decent Respect to the Opinions of Mankind. Docs LS 1.2:Op 3
- State papers which the Congress issues before July 4, 1776 to explain the controversy between the American colonies adn Great Britain
Naval Documents of the American Revolution. Docs D 207.12:vol
Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970.
REf HA 202.H57; Docs C 3.134/2:H62/970 and online Historical Statistics Of The United States