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Avalon Project: The U2 Incident 1960
Collection of primary documents released by Soviet and American governments regarding the downing of an American military spy plane flown by Gary Powers over the USSR.
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Avalon Project: Constitution of the Confederate States of America
This resource features text of the Constitution of the Confederate States of America.
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War Powers Act
This is the original text of the 1973 War Powers Resolution that requires the President to consult with Congress before committing U.S. troops abroad.
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Yale University Art Gallery
The Yale University Art Gallery offers collections of Egyptian, Etruscan, and Greek art, early Italian panel paintings, European, Asian and African art, impressionist, modernist, and contemporary paintings and sculpture as well as...
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White Paper of 1939
Describes the discussion and results of an Arab-British meeting to sort out the situation causing the riots of 1936-1939. Interpretations of the British mandate agreement and other British policy in Palestine were discussed, with the...
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Avalon Project: The Articles of Confederation
A copy of the original Articles of Confederation presented by Yale Law School. Includes Thomas Jefferson's written discussion on the Articles of Confederation plus early drafts.
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Yale Law School: First Inaugural Address of Franklin D. Roosevelt
Text of Franklin D. Roosevelt's first Inaugural address. In this speech, he outlines the world crisis facing the country in 1933. He also outlines the aims of government programs and his primary goal, which was to relieve unemployment by...
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Avalon Project: Modern Customs and Ancient Laws of Russia
A lecture by Maxime Kovalevsky discusses the origin, growth, and abolition of serfdom in Russia. It describes the important facts of Russian serfdom, the history and growth of the institution, and the peasant-landlord relationship.
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The Avalon Project: Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The Avalon Project, at the Yale Law School, provides the actual text of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
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Colonial Charters, Grants and Related Documents
Scroll to Massachusetts and link to the colonial documents establishing the colonies' earliest forms of government and laying the foundation for self-governing and eventual independence from England. Beginning with The Charter of England...
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World War Ii Documents
This resource presents links to copies of documents implemented by many countries during World War II and immediately after World War II. Documents are in alphabetical order, not chronological.
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Avalon Project: Treaty of Velasco
The text of the public Treaty of Velasco between David G. Burnet, representing the Republic of Texas, and Santa Anna, ending the Texas Revolution.
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Avalon Project: Address of the Honorable s.f. Austin, March 7, 1836
This is the text of an address Austin made to the people of Louisville, Kentucky explaining the conflict between Texas and Mexico, and asking for support.
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Avalon Project: Mayflower Compact 1620
Read the actual words of these earliest Americans and their attempt at self-government with the writing of the Mayflower Compact. Link directly to other colonial charter pages.
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Yale University: Hay Bunau Varilla Treaty
Open this page to read the full text of the Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty, which gave the U.S. rights to build the Panama Canal.
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Avalon Project: President Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points
This site provides a copy of Woodrow Wilson's speech of the Fourteen Points given during World War I.
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Yale Law School: The Papers of George Washington
Links to the texts of George Washington's important papers and speeches including both inaugural addresses, annual messages, messages to Congress, proclamations, veto messages, and his Farewell Address.
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Yale Law School: Avalon Project: British American Diplomacy: Paris Peace Treaty
Primary documents related to the signing of the Peace of Paris Treaty in 1783 between Britain, France, and America. This treaty ended the American Revolutionary War.
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Avalon Project: Germany's Invasion of Poland
Links to four documents in which Adolph Hitler justifies his invasion of Poland and his response to Great Britain's objection to that act. Very interesting reading.
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Avalon Project: A Grant of the Province of Maine
The text of the legal document granting the province of Maine to Sir Ferdinando Gorges and John Mason in 1622.
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Avalon Project: Madison Debates
Read online from James Madison's report of William Patterson's proposal of the New Jersey Plan at the Federal Convention, 1787. Link to related document: Articles of Confederation as related specifically to each proposal in the New...
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Avalon Project: International Military Tribunal for Germany: Nuremburg Trials
Transcripts of documents from the Nuremberg trials.
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Avalon Project: Declaration of the Secession of South Carolina
Full text of the declaration adopted by South Carolina as justification for its secession from the Union.
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Yale Law's Avalon Project: The Anglo Saxon Chronicle
Full text and search engine for the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, in which the history of Britain, from the 1st Century to the 12th, is rendered by scribes. Translated into modern English.