The College is celebrating Constitution Day September 17 ...

with a select list of resources from the Internet:

The National Archives: Charters of Freedom: Constitution of the United States

The National Archives is celebrating the 220th anniversary of the signing of the United States Constitution throughout September.  To learn more the National Archives and to view digitized copies of the original four page Constitution visit the National Achives: Charters of Freedom: Constitution of the United States website.

National Constitution Center

Learn more about the basics of the Constitution and our rights as citizens by visiting the website of The National Constitution Center in Historic Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As America's most interactive history museum, located two blocks from the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall, it is the only museum in the nation devoted to the U.S. Constitution and the story of "we, the people."  

Library of Congress: Constitution Day Resources

In celebration of Constitution Day, the Library of Congress has compiled a variety of materials from across its collections. Explore these rich resources and features to learn more about one of America’s most important documents at the Library of Congress.

Constitution of the United States

Get the latest analysis and interpretation of the Constitution based upon cases decided by the Supreme Court of the United States. The 2002 Constitution edition, plus supplements is available for free download at the Government Printing Office website and the available 1992 edition and its supplements are keyword searchable. 

Library of Congress: American Memory: Documents from the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention

This broadside collection contain 277 documents relating to the work of the Continental Congress and the drafting and ratification of the Constitution. Journals of Congress, resolutions, proclamations, committee reports, treaties, and early printed versions of the United States Constitution and the Declaration of Independence -- some containing manuscript annotations -- offer insight into the delicate process that took place during of the drafting and ratification process of the Constitution. 

The Avalon Project at Yale Law School: The American Constitution

The Avalon Project is dedicated to providing access via the World Wide Web to primary source materials in the fields of Law, History, Economics, Politics, Diplomacy and Government. The rich collection of historic documents span from pre-18th century to the 21st century and includes every document generated by the framers of the Constitution relating to the founding of the United States. 

page prepared 7 September 2007 and revised 10 September 2008
links selected by Edgar Bailey, Reference Librarian
Annotations prepared by Russell Franks, Reference Librarian