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Prestatehood Legal Materials

A database derived from the award-winning sourcebook Prestatehood Legal Materials, providing brief overviews of state histories from colonization to statehood.

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Browse the Map View

Browse the Prestatehood Legal Materials database either by selecting a state from the map or from the drop-down box.

map view of Prestatehood Legal Materials database highlighting state selection from map or from drop-down box

Within each state's entry, users will find a variety of materials, including:

  • State codes drafted by Congress
  • County, state, and national archives
  • Journals and digests
  • State and federal reports, citations, surveys, and studies
  • Books, manuscripts, papers, speeches, and theses
  • Town and city records and documents,
  • And more

Additionally, these bibliographies include links to more than 1,500 full-text documents in HeinOnline.

excerpt of bibliography in New York section of Prestatehood Legal Materials

Browse the Print Edition

The print edition of Prestatehood Legal Materials is located within this database. The title is split into two sections: the first section is for states A-M, and the second is for states N-W. Select the plus symbols to expand the options.

print edition of Prestatehood Legal Materials highlighting the expansion option to show the states in the A-M and N-W sections

screenshot of print edition section of Prestatehood Legal Materials with section A-M expanded to show the different state options

Browse Related Works

The Related Works section of this database contains more than 600 books, articles, and other documents and titles related to American prestatehood. Browse these works using the A-Z index at the top of the page.

Other Related Works section of Prestatehood Legal Materials, highlighting A-Z index