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Founding the Federal Union

Founding the Federal Union aims to capture the processes of negotiation surrounding the drafting of the United States Constitution. The collection consists of digital models of the 1787 Constitutional Convention and the 1789 Bill of Rights and collated archival materials. Cutting edge visualizations extract the narrative contained the archive materials in order to demonstrate how constitutional text was created and enacted on the word level and, amendment by amendment, arrived at the United States’ foundational text.

Writing Peace

Writing Peace is an initiative of the Quill Project in Pembroke College and the Faculty of History at Oxford University, in collaboration with partners in Ireland and the US, to create a rounded view of the peace talks in Northern Ireland from the late 1980s to early 2000s. Online resource collections and cutting-edge analytical tools celebrate the constellation of peace makers involved and help scholars and practitioners alike to learn lessons for the future.

Constitution Writing in the American West (NEH)

This collection charts constitution-writing in the American West, encompassing five of the state constitutional conventions that took place in 1889. Our cutting-edge visualisations allow users a more thorough understanding of the context within which key decisions were made, the origins of certain constitutional provisions, and how the negotiations were structured. The collection was made possible by a generous Digital Advancement Grant from the National Endowment For the Humanities.

PACT: Drafting the Constitution of India

PACT: Drafting the Constitution of India is an initiative of the Quill Project in Pembroke College and the Faculty of History at Oxford University, SOAS University, University of York, the National Law School of India, and the Centre of Law & Policy Research, to create a comprehensive digital model of the negotiation of the Indian constitution from 1946 to 1950. This collection brings together digital collections of archival documents and an interactive timeline of the drafting of the constitution that allows scholars, legal practitioners, teachers, and the general public to understand this foundational document within context.

The Civil Rights Amendments

The Civil Rights Amendments collection aims to document the twin processes of constitutional reform and civil rights legislation that took place between 1860-1875, and their various successes and failures.

Founding the Federal Union

Founding the Federal Union aims to capture the processes of negotiation surrounding the drafting of the United States Constitution. The collection consists of digital models of the 1787 Constitutional Convention and the 1789 Bill of Rights and...

Constitution Writing in the American West (NEH)

This collection charts constitution-writing in the American West, encompassing five of the state constitutional conventions that took place in 1889. Our cutting-edge visualisations allow users a more thorough understanding of the context within...

The Civil Rights Amendments

The Civil Rights Amendments collection aims to document the twin processes of constitutional reform and civil rights legislation that took place between 1860-1875, and their various successes and failures.

Writing Peace

Writing Peace is an initiative of the Quill Project in Pembroke College and the Faculty of History at Oxford University, in collaboration with partners in Ireland and the US, to create a rounded view of the peace talks in Northern Ireland from...

PACT: Drafting the Constitution of India

PACT: Drafting the Constitution of India is an initiative of the Quill Project in Pembroke College and the Faculty of History at Oxford University, SOAS University, University of York, the National Law School of India, and the Centre of Law &...

United States Thirteenth Amendment 1863-65

An amendment to the United States Constitution to abolish slavery introduced during the American Civil War.

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866

An amendment to the Constitution of the United States that granted citizenship and equal rights, both civil and legal, to Black Americans, including those who had been emancipated by the thirteenth amendment.

South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889

Following the rejected 'Sioux Falls' Convention of 1885, the South Dakota Convention met and began the drafting process in July of 1889. They used the articles of the Sioux Falls Convention as starting propositions to begin the amendment process....

Idaho State Constitutional Convention 1889

Idaho's Constitutional Convention went from July 4, 1889 - August 6, 1889. Using the work that began in the standing committees, drafted reports or articles became the ratified Idaho Constitution in November 1889.

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property began on July 16, 1889 and dissolved on July 31, 1889. It allowed for delegates from both the North and South Conventions to meet in Bismarck and negotiate the splitting of the Territory of...

PACT: Mini Models

This negotiation contains a selection of mini-models designed to provide an insight into the ongoing work of PACT and to demonstrate Quill's approach to visualising the archive material and tracking the process of negotiation. It differs from our...

PACT: Mini Models

This negotiation contains a selection of mini-models designed to provide an insight into the ongoing work of PACT and to demonstrate Quill's approach to visualising the archive material and tracking the process of negotiation. It differs from our...

Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993)

This project models the series of formal and informal negotiations which led to the publication, in December 1993, of a declaration issued jointly by the British and Irish Governments. The Joint Declaration was a critical policy document which...

Northern Ireland Mini-Models

A selection of mini-models designed to provide an insight into the ongoing work of 'Writing Peace' and to demonstrate Quill's approach to visualising the archive material and tracking the process of negotiation. This collection is still under...

Northern Ireland Brooke/Mayhew Talks 1991-1992

IN THE FINAL STAGES OF EDITING A series of talks launched by Peter Brooke, Secretary of State for Northern in Ireland, which began in April 1991, and were carried on intermittently by Brooke and his successor, Patrick Mayhew, until November 1992.

Northern Ireland International Body on Arms Decommissioning 1995-1996

The International Body on Arms Decommissioning was appointed as part of the twin-track process. It was led by the people who would later become the Independent Chairmen of the 1996-1998 peace talks. They produced the Mitchell report, which set...

Northern Ireland Forum for Political Dialogue

The Forum for Political Dialogue met between 1996 and 1998 in Belfast as part of the negotiations that led to the Good Friday Agreement.

Northern Ireland Forum for Peace and Reconciliation 1994-1996

The Forum for Peace and Reconciliation was convened by Irish Government to facilitate political exchanges between Northern Irish parties. A model of this negotiation is under development.

Records of the Federal Convention (1911)

The PDF scans of the 1911 publication, The Records of the Federal Convention of 1787, edited by Max Farrand (New Haven: Yale University Press)

ConSource Materials on the Constitutional Convention

The ConSource.org edition of Madison's Notes and other papers.

Archive.org copy of the 1819 Journal Publication

In 1819 John Quincy Adams oversaw a printed publication of the Journal of the Convention. This collection holds links to the Archive.org copy.

Archive.org copy of the 1819 Journal Manuscript

In 1819 John Quincy Adams oversaw a printed publication of the Journal of the Convention. This is a manuscript copy of the journal from that time, a draft of what was published.

Library of Congress copy of Madison's Notes Manuscript

This collection holds links to the Library of Congress scan of its microfilm photographs of Madison's personal record recording the work of the Constitutional Convention.

Electronic Enlightenment Resources

Links to relevant records at e-enlightenment.com

Parchment: The Quill Platform Weblog

Constitutional History in the news and in scholarship, and news about the Quill platform and the Negotiated Texts Network.

Quill Project News

A collection of news items related to the Quill project.

James Wilson's Papers: Considerations on the Legislative Authority of the British Parliament

William B. Ewald, Professor of Law and Philosophy, University of Pennsylvania Law School

14-25 May, 1787

A collection of primary source material detailing the state of the convention between 14 and 25 May, 1787. People include George Washington, James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Richard Price, Thomas Jordan, Arthur Lee, John...

26 July- 4 August, 1787: The Meeting of the Committee of Detail

A collection of handwritten primary source material pertaining to the deliberations of the Committee of Detail. People include John Jay, George Washington, Richard Caswell, R.D. Spaight, Alexander Martin, James Monroe, Thomas Jefferson, James...

Drafts and Editions of the Constitution, August-September, 1787

A collection of printed primary source material pertaining to drafts of the Constitution between August and September, 1787. This collection includes printed drafts with handwritten annotations produced by the convention; for handwritten drafts...

Center for Constitutional Studies (UVU) News

News items from the Center for Constitutional Studies at Utah Valley University.

United States Constitution first manuscript draft by James Wilson, 1787

Analysis of Historical Society of Pennsylvania Item 1663: "United States Constitution first manuscript draft by James Wilson, 1787."

Library of Congress copy of Madison's Notes (New Images)

This collection holds links to images of the Library of Congress copy of Madison's Notes. These colour images were newly available in 2018.

Fringe Meetings at the U.S. Consitutional Convention

Details of unofficial meetings, discussions and social events held by delegates to the Convention.

Files of the Utah Constitutional Convention (1895)

Digitized microfilmed copies of some of the first 150 propositions and petitions presented by various delegates of the Utah Constitutional Convention for insertion into the Constitution preserved by the Utah State Archives.

Committee Reports of the Utah Constitutional Convention (1895)

Digitized microfilmed copies of the first draft the articles of the Constitution as drafted by the different specialized committees of the Utah Constitutional Convention for insertion into the Constitution.

Conference Committee Report

Report of the Conference Committee regarding the House's disagreement to various proposed Senate amendments to the Constitution

Gazette of the United States

The Gazette of the United States was a Federalist newspaper in the years of the First Congress. Begun by John Fenno, who served as its editor, the Gazette was published twice weekly, beginning on April 15, 1789. Alexander Hamilton contributed to...

The Congressional Register

Links to ConSource editions of Thomas Lloyd's stenographic record of the First House of Representatives.

Senate Journal Scans

Scans of the handwritten Senate Journal for the First Session of the First Congress

Sherman's Proposed Report from the First Committee on Representation

Roger Sherman's proposal in the First Committee on Representation, which demonstrates how Madison's proposed amendments could be amended and included as a supplement to the Constitution.

Journal of the House of Representatives

Printed version of the Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States: anno M,DCC,LXXXIX, and of the independence of the United States the thirteenth

Annals of Congress

The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States, First Congress, First Session, vol. 1

Journal of the Senate

The Journal of the Senate, First Congress, First Session, vol. 1

Elliot's Debates

Jonathan Elliot, The Debates in the Several State Conventions on the Adoption of the Federal Constitution, J.B. Lippincott & co. (Philadelphia: 1836-59).

The Congressional Register (Hathi Trust)

The Congressional register; or, History of the proceedings and debates of the first House of representatives of the United States of America...

Plans Presented to the U.S. Consitutional Convention

Transcriptions of the differing versions of the Virginia Plan, Pinckney Plan, New Jersey Plan, Hamilton Plan, and others, for comparison.

Population Statistics Used in the U.S. Constitutional Convention

A collection of tables of population for each state presented to the Convention to inform apportionment of representation.

Documentary Milestones in Framing the U.S. Constitution

Charts the main stages in drafting the Constitution, and contains the major documents produced by the Convention, allowing for quick comparison.

Weather Reports During the U.S. Constitutional Convention

Contemporary reports of the weather during each day of the Convention in Philadelphia 1787

Writing Peace: John Alderdice 1985-1992

From the mid-1980s, John, now Lord, Alderdice, was intimately involved in the Irish peace process. His archive spans more than thirty years of negotiation and implementation, from his early days in the Alliance Party in the 1980s, through his...

The Journal of the Washington Constitutional Convention

A collection of primary source material from the Journal of the Washington Constitutional Convention of 1889.

South Dakota Journal

A collection of the South Dakota Journal from the 1889 Constitutional Convention.

South Dakota Debates

A collection of the South Dakota Debates from the 1889 Constitutional Convention.

North Dakota Journal

A collection of the North Dakota Journal from the 1889 Constitutional Convention.

North Dakota Debates

A collection of the North Dakota Debates from the 1889 Constitutional Convention.

Journal of the Proceedings of the Joint Commission

A collection of the Journal of the Proceedings of the Joint Commission between the 1889 Constitutional Conventions of North Dakota and South Dakota.

Appendix B: Journal of the Joint Commission

A collection of Appendix B: Journal of the Joint Commission found in the appendices of the Journal of the Constitutional Convention for North Dakota of 1889.

Writing Peace: Treaties and Agreements

This collection of treaties, agreements, legislation, and joint statements relating to the status of Northern Ireland was commissioned by ARINS. The primary source materials in this resource collection were compiled by Harriet Carter and Ruth...

Writing Peace: Monica McWilliams Collection

Monica McWilliams is Emeritus Professor in the Transitional Justice Institute at Ulster University, and has campaigned tirelessly for peace and human rights in both Northern Ireland and the wider world for more than four decades. As co-founder of...

Writing Peace: John Alderdice Collection

From the mid-1980s, John, now Lord, Alderdice, was intimately involved in the Irish peace process. His archive spans more than thirty years of negotiation and implementation, from his early days in the Alliance Party in the 1980s, through his...

Writing Peace: Record of Debates in the Forum for Political Dialogue

The Forum for Political Dialogue met between 1996 and 1998 in Belfast alongside the negotiations that led to the Good Friday Agreement. The Records of Debate were originally posted on the Forum's website, which has since been archived. Lord...

Journal of the Constitutional Convention, State of Wyoming

A collection of the digital scans of the original Journal of the Wyoming Constitutional Convention 1889.

Proceedings and Debates of the Constitutional Convention of Idaho 1889

A collection of the Idaho Proceedings and Debates from the 1889 Constitutional Convention.

Idaho Convention Collection Box 40 Folder 6

A collection of the Idaho Proceedings and Debates from the 1889 Constitutional Convention.

Idaho Convention Collection Box 46 Folder 2

A collection of the Idaho Proceedings and Debates from the 1889 Constitutional Convention.

Idaho Convention Collection Box 46 Folder 3 Article III

A collection of the Idaho Proceedings and Debates from the 1889 Constitutional Convention.

Debates and Proceedings of the Wyoming Constitutional Convention

A collection of the digital scans of the original Debates of the Wyoming Constitutional Convention 1889.

Wyoming Newspaper: Cheyenne Daily Leader

A collection of the digital scans of the original newspaper, the Cheyenne Daily Leader, for the record of the Wyoming Constitutional Convention 1889.

Idaho Convention Collection Box 46 Folder 3 Article X

A collection of the Idaho Proceedings and Debates from the 1889 Constitutional Convention.

Idaho Convention Collection Box 46 Folder 3 Article IX

A collection of the Idaho Proceedings and Debates from the 1889 Constitutional Convention.

Idaho Convention Collection Box 46 Folder 3 Article XIII

A collection of the Idaho Proceedings and Debates from the 1889 Constitutional Convention.

Idaho Convention Collection Box 46 Folder 3 Preamble & Article I

A collection of the Idaho Proceedings and Debates from the 1889 Constitutional Convention.

Washington Newspaper: The Seattle Post-Intelligencer

A collection of the digital scans of the original newspaper, The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, for the record of the Washington Constitutional Convention 1889.

Idaho Convention Collection Box 46 Folder 4 Article IV

A collection of the Idaho Proceedings and Debates from the 1889 Constitutional Convention.

Idaho Convention Collection Box 46 Folder 4 Article VI

A collection of the Idaho Proceedings and Debates from the 1889 Constitutional Convention.

Idaho Convention Collection Box 46 Folder 4 Article XIX

A collection of the Idaho Proceedings and Debates from the 1889 Constitutional Convention.

Idaho Convention Collection Box 46 Folder 4 Article XIV

A collection of the Idaho Proceedings and Debates from the 1889 Constitutional Convention.

Idaho Convention Collection Box 46 Folder 4 Article XI

A collection of the Idaho Proceedings and Debates from the 1889 Constitutional Convention.

Idaho Convention Collection Box 46 Folder 4 Article XII

A collection of the Idaho Proceedings and Debates from the 1889 Constitutional Convention.

Idaho Convention Collection Box 46 Folder 4 Article XV

A collection of the Idaho Proceedings and Debates from the 1889 Constitutional Convention.

Idaho Convention Collection Box 46 Folder 4 Article VIII

A collection of the Idaho Proceedings and Debates from the 1889 Constitutional Convention.

Washington Newspaper: Washington Standard

A collection of the digital scans of the original newspaper, the Washington Standard, for the record of the Washington Constitutional Convention 1889.

Washington Newspaper: Spokane Falls Review

A collection of the digital scans of the original newspaper, the Spokane Falls Review, for the record of the Washington Constitutional Convention 1889.

Washington Newspaper: Yakima Herald

A collection of the digital scans of the original newspaper, the Yakima Herald, for the record of the Washington Constitutional Convention 1889.

Idaho Newspaper: Lewiston Teller

A collection of the digital scans of the original newspaper, the Lewiston Teller, for the record of the Idaho Constitutional Convention 1889.

Idaho Newspaper: Ketchum Keystone

A collection of the digital scans of the original newspaper, the Ketchum Keystone, for the record of the Idaho Constitutional Convention 1889.

Idaho Newspaper: Idaho News

A collection of the digital scans of the original newspaper, Idaho News, for the record of the Idaho Constitutional Convention 1889.

North Dakota Newspaper: The Hope Pioneer

A collection of the digital scans of the original newspaper, the Hope Pioneer, for the record of the North Dakota Constitutional Convention 1889.

North Dakota Newspaper: The Dickinson Press

A collection of the digital scans of the original newspaper, the Dickinson Press, for the record of the North Dakota Constitutional Convention 1889.

North Dakota Newspaper: Oakes Weekly Republican

A collection of the digital scans of the original newspaper, the Oakes Weekly Republican, for the record of the North Dakota Constitutional Convention 1889.

North Dakota Newspaper: The Bismarck Weekly Tribune

A collection of the digital scans of the original newspaper, the Bismarck Weekly Tribune, for the record of the North Dakota Constitutional Convention 1889.

South Dakota Newspaper: The Sully County Watchman

A collection of the digital scans of the original newspaper, the Sully County Watchman, for the record of the South Dakota Constitutional Convention 1889.

South Dakota Newspaper: Turner County Herald

A collection of the digital scans of the original newspaper, the Turner County Herald, for the record of the South Dakota Constitutional Convention 1889.

South Dakota Newspaper: The Mitchell Capital

A collection of the digital scans of the original newspaper, the Mitchell Capital, for the record of the South Dakota Constitutional Convention 1889.

Writing Peace: Dermot Nally Collection

This collection is one box (P254) from a larger selection of Dermot Nally's papers held in the University College Dublin Archives. The documents in the box relate to the development of the Downing Street Joint Declaration, made by the British and...

Writing Peace: The National Archives of the UK (TNA)

A selection of material relating to the Northern Irish Peace Process scanned at The National Archives of the UK. The files are mainly taken from the CJ 4 series (Northern Ireland Office records) and the PREM series (Office of the Prime Minister...

Writing Peace: UVA Miller Center Presidential Oral Histories

Curated links into the UVA Miller Center Presidential Oral Histories, highlighting interviews of relevance to the peace process in Ireland.

Writing Peace: Brendan Duddy Collection

Curated links to the University of Galway Archives, charting Brendan Duddy's behind-the-scenes involvement in the peace process over three decades.

Reference and Training Material for Student Editors

This collection should inform student editors as they are trained in the use of the Quill platform. It should also be a useful first point of reference for particular queries you may have whilst working on a project. It includes the data entry...

Timeline of External Events

A summary of significant events outside of the negotiations modelled in Quill. At present this collection is under construction and is being tested with the Writing Peace Library Collection.

Constituent Assembly Debates

'This [collection] contains the full transcripts of the debates that took place in the Constituent Assembly. The transcripts are divided into 12 volumes, with each volume corresponding to a defined period of time. The volumes are further divided...

Advising the President
by Lindsay Chervinsky

Lindsay Chervinsky on the President's Cabinet

The Creation of the Electoral College
by N. P. Cole, Grace Mallon and Kat Howarth

A collection highlighting important moments in the debate over how a President should be chosen for the United States.

Impeachment and the Convention
by Kat Howarth

The Convention debates whether officials should be removable by impeachment, and if so how.

Documentary History of the Constitutional Convention
by N. P. Cole & G. Mallon

Knowledge of the Constitutional Convention during the nineteenth century was partial and contingent on the publication of various accounts and journals, not all of them accurate or honest.

Bill of Rights 2018 Editors' Commentary

Editorial commentaries on the creation of the U.S. Bill of Rights 1789

Bilder and Doubts Over Madison's Notes
by Kieran Hazzard

A brief exploration of Mary Sarah Bilder's charges that Madison's Notes do not tell the whole truth of the Constitutional Convention.