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 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...
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 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 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 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 &...
Grand Convention at Philadelphia, May to September, 1787, Quill Project 2021 Edition.
Twelve articles of amendment to the Constitution, introduced in September 1789 by Congress.
An amendment to the United States Constitution to abolish slavery introduced during the American Civil War.
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.
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'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 Proceedings and Debates of the Constitutional Convention of North Dakota from July to August of 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...
Proceedings and Debates of the Convention Assembled to Adopt a Constitution for the State of Utah
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
The Forum for Political Dialogue met between 1996 and 1998 in Belfast as part of the negotiations that led to the Good Friday Agreement.
A model of this round of all-party talks, often known as the "Mitchell Talks", is forthcoming in 2025.
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.
The PDF scans of the 1911 publication, The Records of the Federal Convention of 1787, edited by Max Farrand (New Haven: Yale University Press)
The ConSource.org edition of Madison's Notes and other papers.
In 1819 John Quincy Adams oversaw a printed publication of the Journal of the Convention. This collection holds links to the Archive.org copy.
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.
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.
Constitutional History in the news and in scholarship, and news about the Quill platform and the Negotiated Texts Network.
William B. Ewald, Professor of Law and Philosophy, University of Pennsylvania Law School
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...
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...
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...
News items from the Center for Constitutional Studies at Utah Valley University.
Analysis of Historical Society of Pennsylvania Item 1663: "United States Constitution first manuscript draft by James Wilson, 1787."
This collection holds links to images of the Library of Congress copy of Madison's Notes. These colour images were newly available in 2018.
Details of unofficial meetings, discussions and social events held by delegates to the Convention.
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.
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.
Report of the Conference Committee regarding the House's disagreement to various proposed Senate amendments to the Constitution
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...
Links to ConSource editions of Thomas Lloyd's stenographic record of the First House of Representatives.
Scans of the handwritten Senate Journal for the First Session of the First Congress
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.
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
The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States, First Congress, First Session, vol. 1
The Journal of the Senate, First Congress, First Session, vol. 1
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; or, History of the proceedings and debates of the first House of representatives of the United States of America...
Transcriptions of the differing versions of the Virginia Plan, Pinckney Plan, New Jersey Plan, Hamilton Plan, and others, for comparison.
A collection of tables of population for each state presented to the Convention to inform apportionment of representation.
Charts the main stages in drafting the Constitution, and contains the major documents produced by the Convention, allowing for quick comparison.
Contemporary reports of the weather during each day of the Convention in Philadelphia 1787
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...
A collection of primary source material from the Journal of the Washington Constitutional Convention of 1889.
A collection of the South Dakota Journal from the 1889 Constitutional Convention.
A collection of the South Dakota Debates from the 1889 Constitutional Convention.
A collection of the North Dakota Journal from the 1889 Constitutional Convention.
A collection of the North Dakota Debates from the 1889 Constitutional Convention.
A collection of the Journal of the Proceedings of the Joint Commission between the 1889 Constitutional Conventions of North Dakota and South Dakota.
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.
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...
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...
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 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...
A collection of the digital scans of the original Journal of the Wyoming Constitutional Convention 1889.
A collection of the Idaho Proceedings and Debates from the 1889 Constitutional Convention.
A collection of the Idaho Proceedings and Debates from the 1889 Constitutional Convention.
A collection of the Idaho Proceedings and Debates from the 1889 Constitutional Convention.
A collection of the Idaho Proceedings and Debates from the 1889 Constitutional Convention.
A collection of the digital scans of the original Debates of the Wyoming Constitutional Convention 1889.
A collection of the digital scans of the original newspaper, the Cheyenne Daily Leader, for the record of the Wyoming Constitutional Convention 1889.
A collection of the Idaho Proceedings and Debates from the 1889 Constitutional Convention.
A collection of the Idaho Proceedings and Debates from the 1889 Constitutional Convention.
A collection of the Idaho Proceedings and Debates from the 1889 Constitutional Convention.
A collection of the Idaho Proceedings and Debates from the 1889 Constitutional Convention.
A collection of the digital scans of the original newspaper, The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, for the record of the Washington Constitutional Convention 1889.
A collection of the Idaho Proceedings and Debates from the 1889 Constitutional Convention.
A collection of the Idaho Proceedings and Debates from the 1889 Constitutional Convention.
A collection of the Idaho Proceedings and Debates from the 1889 Constitutional Convention.
A collection of the Idaho Proceedings and Debates from the 1889 Constitutional Convention.
A collection of the Idaho Proceedings and Debates from the 1889 Constitutional Convention.
A collection of the Idaho Proceedings and Debates from the 1889 Constitutional Convention.
A collection of the Idaho Proceedings and Debates from the 1889 Constitutional Convention.
A collection of the Idaho Proceedings and Debates from the 1889 Constitutional Convention.
A collection of the digital scans of the original newspaper, the Washington Standard, for the record of the Washington Constitutional Convention 1889.
A collection of the digital scans of the original newspaper, the Spokane Falls Review, for the record of the Washington Constitutional Convention 1889.
A collection of the digital scans of the original newspaper, the Yakima Herald, for the record of the Washington Constitutional Convention 1889.
A collection of the digital scans of the original newspaper, the Lewiston Teller, for the record of the Idaho Constitutional Convention 1889.
A collection of the digital scans of the original newspaper, the Ketchum Keystone, for the record of the Idaho Constitutional Convention 1889.
A collection of the digital scans of the original newspaper, Idaho News, for the record of the Idaho Constitutional Convention 1889.
A collection of the digital scans of the original newspaper, the Hope Pioneer, for the record of the North Dakota Constitutional Convention 1889.
A collection of the digital scans of the original newspaper, the Dickinson Press, for the record of the North Dakota Constitutional Convention 1889.
A collection of the digital scans of the original newspaper, the Oakes Weekly Republican, for the record of the North Dakota Constitutional Convention 1889.
A collection of the digital scans of the original newspaper, the Bismarck Weekly Tribune, for the record of the North Dakota Constitutional Convention 1889.
A collection of the digital scans of the original newspaper, the Sully County Watchman, for the record of the South Dakota Constitutional Convention 1889.
A collection of the digital scans of the original newspaper, the Turner County Herald, for the record of the South Dakota Constitutional Convention 1889.
A collection of the digital scans of the original newspaper, the Mitchell Capital, for the record of the South Dakota Constitutional Convention 1889.
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...
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...
Curated links into the UVA Miller Center Presidential Oral Histories, highlighting interviews of relevance to the peace process in Ireland.
Curated links to the University of Galway Archives, charting Brendan Duddy's behind-the-scenes involvement in the peace process over three decades.
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...
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.
'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...
Issues highlighted by the 2016 editorial team.
Lindsay Chervinsky on the President's Cabinet
A collection highlighting important moments in the debate over how a President should be chosen for the United States.
The Convention debates whether officials should be removable by impeachment, and if so how.
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.
Editorial commentaries on the creation of the U.S. Bill of Rights 1789
A brief exploration of Mary Sarah Bilder's charges that Madison's Notes do not tell the whole truth of the Constitutional Convention.
Commentary Collections