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Declarations
 Websites presented in alphabetical order American Originals 
 "A selection of some of the most significant and compelling documents from the National Archives holdings." Presents the full text of the Louisiana Purchase agreements, a police report on the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, the 1868 treaty with the Sioux Indians, reportage of the collision of the Titanic with an iceberg, President Franklin Roosevelt's declaration of war against Japan, President Nixon's letter of resignation, and several other documents. From the National Archives and Records Administration. http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/american_originals/original.html Topics: History, International Law, Treaties, & Agreements, Nonfiction by Genre, Presidents by Name, United States History Last updated Sep 3, 2007 Armenian National Institute
This nonprofit organization is "dedicated to the study, research, and affirmation of the Armenian Genocide." This searchable site's extensive resources include affirmation resolutions and declarations, official documents (including the 1920 Treaty of Sevres), a database of memorials (searchable and browsable), bibliographies, and instructional materials. Photos and maps complement the written research and educational materials. http://www.armenian-genocide.org/ Topics: History, International Law, Treaties, & Agreements, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Apr 21, 2005 The Charters of Freedom
This site contains facsimiles, transcripts, and background information on "the founding documents of the United States": the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. Includes questions and answers about the Constitution and its amendments, "brief biographies of each of the Founding Fathers who were delegates to the Constitutional Convention," and more. From the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/charters.html Topics: Black Resources, Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Federal (U.S.) Government, Government, International Governments, Labor, Nonfiction by Genre, Presidents by Name, United States History Last updated Jul 30, 2008 Colonial Hall: Biographies of America's Founders
An ongoing project to put the biographies of the founding fathers and their wives on the Web. These are divided into three categories: Signers of the Declaration, Articles of Confederation, and the U.S. Constitution. The biographies are mostly scanned from two sources: Lives of the Signers to the Declaration of Independence (1829) and The United States Manual of Biography and History (1856). http://colonialhall.com/biography.php Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Federal (U.S.) Government, International Governments, Nonfiction by Genre, United States History Last updated Jul 30, 2008 Colonial Williamsburg
Colonial Williamsburg is "the restored 18th-century capital city of Britain’s largest, wealthiest, and most populous outpost of empire in the New World." The site provides information on notable people, places, buildings, trades, Christmas in Williamsburg, clothing, slavery, and other topics. Contains documents (including the first draft of the Declaration of Independence "before Congress began amending and editing"), glossaries, and a chronology (1750 to 1783). Searchable. http://www.history.org/ Topics: Black Resources, Christmas, History, Labor, Nonfiction by Genre, Presidents by Name, U.S. History By Place, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Aug 12, 2004 Constitution of the United States
"In this database, GPO Access makes available editions and supplements from 1992 forward of Constitution Analysis and Interpretation." These annotations of cases decided by the U.S. Supreme Court provide analyses and interpretations of the U.S. Constitution. Searchable and browsable. The site also links to the text of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. From the Congressional Research Service in the Library of Congress. http://www.gpoaccess.gov/constitution/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Federal (U.S.) Government, Government, International Governments, Nonfiction by Genre, United States History Last updated May 8, 2004 Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Text of this declaration that went into effect in 1987. Also includes an alphabetic list of ratifying nations, declarations and reservations, and information about the Committee against Torture, which was established to monitor the convention's implementation. From the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. http://www2.ohchr.org/english/law/cat.htm Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, International Governments, International Law, Treaties, & Agreements, Law by Place (U.S. States & non-U.S.), Nonfiction by Genre, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Aug 21, 2009 Death Penalty
Amnesty International (AI) USA's death penalty abolition page has news and reports relating to worldwide use of capital punishment. Features fact sheets; developments, by country; and international human rights standards, beginning with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. Also reports on the execution of offenders who are juveniles, foreign nationals, or mentally ill. Includes links to related resources. http://www.amnestyusa.org/death-penalty/page.do?id=1011005 Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Crime, Death & Dying, Nonfiction by Genre, Social Issues Last updated Dec 21, 2008 The Declaration of Independence: Our National Treasure
"While the [2004] movie 'National Treasure' suggests that something is on the back of the Declaration of Independence, you've come to the right place to find out what's really on the reverse." The site features an image of the back, questions and answers about the Declaration, and the article "The Flip Side of History" (about what is written on the backs of other important historical documents). From the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/treasure/index.html Topics: Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Aug 7, 2008 Declaring Independence: Drafting the Documents
An exhibit about the drafting of the Declaration of Independence. Includes a chronology of events, a brief history, and images of key documents, such as a "fragment of the earliest known draft of the Declaration of Independence, written by Thomas Jefferson in June 1776." From the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/declara/ Topics: Nonfiction by Genre, Presidents by Name Last updated May 29, 2003 Documents of the II Vatican Council
Includes constitutions, declarations, and decrees relating to the 1962-1965 Vatican II Council. Contains the full text of documents such as "Dei Verbum," "Nostra Aetate," "Inter Mirifica," and "Christus Dominus." Available in several languages in addition to English. From the Vatican Archives. http://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/ Topics: Christianity, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Apr 25, 2004 The Eleanor Roosevelt Papers: The Eleanor Roosevelt and Human Rights Project
This project "is the first phase of The Eleanor Roosevelt Papers, a documentary history of Eleanor Roosevelt’s political writings and radio and television appearances." The site includes some biographical material of Mrs. Roosevelt, wife of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, several online documents from her voluminous writing and speaking career, and copies of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights From the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), George Washington University. http://www.gwu.edu/~erpapers/ Topics: Nonfiction by Genre, Notable People: Government, Notable People: Women, Presidents by Name, The United States Presidency Last updated Mar 20, 2002 A Guide to the Disaster Declaration Process and Federal Disaster Assistance
This website explains how state governors, through the Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (1988), request and obtain a presidential disaster declaration after disasters such as fires, hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods. Discusses the declaration process and the types of individual, public, and hazard mitigation assistance that might be provided for a disaster. Opens directly into a PDF file. From the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). http://www.fema.gov/pdf/rebuild/recover/dec_proc.pdf Topics: Charity & Nonprofit Resources, Hurricane Katrina, Nonfiction by Genre, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Apr 20, 2006 Hanover Historical Texts Project (HHTP)
This site's "principal aim is to make primary texts readily available." Texts are organized alphabetically by author within geographic regions and chronological eras. The texts are largely pre-twentieth century, starting with Ancient Greece and Rome . Find here English language originals and translations of diaries, letters, proclamations, declarations, political and philosophic treatises, constitutions, diplomatic telegrams, and more. http://history.hanover.edu/project.html Topics: History, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Feb 25, 2004 Hiroshima Peace Site: Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
Information from this museum located in Hiroshima, Japan, the site of the first atomic bomb blast. The site features a virtual tour of the museum with exhibits on Hiroshima before the atomic bombing and Hiroshima immediately after the bombing, and a tour of Hiroshima Memorial Park, where "there are dozens of cenotaphs and monuments." Also includes information for children, the text of the annual "Peace Declarations" back to 1997, and more. In English and Japanese. http://www.pcf.city.hiroshima.jp/top_e.html Topics: Nonfiction by Genre, Weapons Last updated Aug 10, 2005 Middle East Historical and Peace Process Documents
This site focuses on creating dialog about the Middle East, its history, and its struggle for peace. It has provided texts of reports, policy statements, and other findings from 1915 to the present day. This includes the Balfour declaration of 1917, the Hamas Charter of 1988, and the Mitchell Report of 2001. Each text is accompanied by an introduction with background information. From MidEast Web. http://www.mideastweb.org/history.htm Topics: History, History By Place, International Governments, Nonfiction by Genre, Regions of the World, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Jan 5, 2004 A Multitude of Amendments, Alterations and Additions
This site provides a compact but very authoritative history of "The Writing and Publicizing of the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution of the United States." An appendix lists "Founding Documents and their various editions in the Collection of Independence National Historical Park." From the U.S. National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/dube/inde1.htm Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Federal (U.S.) Government, Government, International Governments, Nonfiction by Genre, United States History Last updated Jun 17, 2007 National Flag Day of Canada, February 15 /Jour du Drapeau du Canada, Le 15 Février
The maple leaf flag was raised for the first time on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on February 15, 1965, as the national flag of Canada. Includes a history of the flag, flag facts, a quiz, and PDF versions of the Proclamation of the National Flag of Canada and the Declaration of National Flag Day ("suitable for display and/or framing"). In English and French. From Canadian Heritage. http://www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/flag-drapeau/ Topics: Government, Government, Holidays and Observances Individually, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Jan 27, 2005 Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony
This companion site to a PBS program explores the work of these suffragists. Find information for use in the classroom, articles and essays, historic documents including the "Declaration of Sentiments" from the Seneca Falls Convention, and biographical information. Also find recommended books, related links, and discussion forums. http://www.pbs.org/stantonanthony/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, History, Nonfiction by Genre, Notable People, Notable People: Women, Politics, United States History, Women Last updated Feb 28, 2005 Polish Declarations of Admiration and Friendship with the United States
The Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress has digitized a collection of little known documents, 13 volumes of an 111 volume set given to President Calvin Coolidge in 1926 from Poland. Approximately 1/6 of the total population of Poland at that time signed original illustrated graphical art works. These signatures included "national, provincial, and local government officials, representatives of religious, social, business, academic, and military institutions..." A beautiful site to browse. http://international.loc.gov/intldl/pldechtml/pldechome.html Topics: International Governments, Nonfiction by Genre, Presidents by Name, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Sep 22, 2005 Présidence de la République: Founding Texts
Information about the founding texts of France, specifically, the 1789 "Declaration of the Rights of Man," the preamble to the 1946 constitution, and the 1958 constitution and amendments. From the official Web site of the French president. http://www.elysee.fr/elysee/anglais/the_institutions/founding_texts/the_declaration_of_the_human_rights/the_declaration_of_the_human_rights.20240.html Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Government, History By Place, International Governments, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Sep 18, 2005 Signers of the Declaration
This series of essays covers topics related to the signing of the Declaration of Independence, including historic sites and buildings associated with the signing, and biographical sketches of the signers of the Declaration, such as John Adams, Samuel Adams, Benjamin Franklin, John Hancock, and Thomas Jefferson. Provides text and history of the Declaration and suggested reading. Based on a book that was issued by the National Park Service in observance of the U.S. bicentennial. http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/declaration/ Topics: Nonfiction by Genre, United States History Last updated Sep 14, 2007 Thomas Jefferson
This online exhibition follows Thomas Jefferson's intellectual growth through his writings in the manuscript collection of the Library of Congress and on loan from other libraries. It contains eight sections: his life and work at Monticello, creating Virginia, drafting the Declaration of Independence, developing the federal government, supporting western exploration, encouraging revolutions, defining his legacy, and his library. Includes links to his papers and a time line. http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/jefferson/ Topics: Nonfiction by Genre, Presidents by Name Last updated Jun 11, 2002 Today in History: July 4
A brief history of the holiday also known as Independence Day, which observes the day in 1776 when "the Second Continental Congress unanimously adopted the Declaration of Independence." Includes speeches, music, photos, and links to related topics. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/jul04.html Topics: Holidays & Observances, Holidays and Observances Individually, Holidays by Region, Musical Genres, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Jun 27, 2007 United Nations Documentation Research Guide
Sponsored by the United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld Library, this online guide provides basic research tools for deciphering document symbols, codes, numbering systems, and indices to UN documents. Included are links to publications, speeches, resolutions, press releases, declarations, conventions, and parliamentary documents of the General Assembly, the Security Council, and the Economic and Social Council. http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/resguide/ Topics: International Governments, Nonfiction by Genre, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Sep 15, 2002 |
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