Americans with disabilities
This is President George H. W. Bush's speaking copy of the remarks he delivered at the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act on July 26, 1990.
An Act to Establish a National Wilderness Preservation System
Also known as the Wilderness Act, this 1964 law provides for a National Wilderness Preservation System to ensure that wilderness lands will be protected in their...
Building a little house on the prairie
This 1884 document records the sworn statements of Almanzo Wilder that he had built a “12 ft. square frame” house in the Dakota Territory and was cultivating the...
California home
This certificate of residence for Chin Num is part of his son’s, Chin You Wong’s Arrival Investigation Case File. It was required under the Chinese Exclusion Act...
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Act enforced the constitutional right to vote, conferred jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States, provided injunctive relief against...
“Deep and sincere congratulations”
President Franklin D. Roosevelt wrote to the President of the U.S. Senate, Vice-President John N. Garner, on August 24, 1935. Roosevelt asks Garner to thank the...
Enrolling Seminoles
Members of the Five Civilized Tribes, including the Seminoles, enrolled under the Dawes Act. In exchange for giving up their tribal government and recognizing...