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Title: Report from Mr. Breese on Behalf of the Committee on Public Lands On the Construction of a National Railroad
Date: 1846-07-31
Description: Report by the Committee of the Public Lands from the citizens of Indiana, on the construction of a national railroad from the Mississippi to the Columbia River, a memorial for Asa Whitney, and a grant of public land to build a railroad from Lake Michigan to the Pacific Ocean.

Title: First Annual Report of the Church Extension Committee of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
Date: 1856-05
Description: In the United States of America, Presented May 1856, and the Church Extension Summary, or a Brief View of the Nature and Importance of the Church Extension Enterprise

Title: Letter from the Secretary of War,
Date: 1877
Description: Letter from the Secretary of War, Transmitting to the House of Representatives the Report of the Board of Engineers on Security of the Navigation of the Mississippi River., Other titles:
Navigation of the Mississippi River.
Pamphlets on the Mississippi River.

Title: Report of the Committee to Examine Into and Report Upon the Condition of the Various Railroad Companies in the State of Missouri
Date: 1855

Title: Memorial. To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress Assembled
Date: 1848-05
Description: Report to senate on statistics regarding commerce in the United States, with emphasis on river commerce.

Title: Report of Terminal Committee Covering Davenport, Iowa-Rock Island-Moline-East Moline, Ill.
Date: 1934-04-23, 1934-04-23

Title: The railway passenger terminal problem at Chicago
Date: 1933, 1934

Title: Report on Terminal Coordination Peoria-Pekin, Illinois
Date: 1933-08-02, 1934-11-21

Title: Chipola Canal Company--Act Council, Florida.
Date: 1828
Description: Copy of act of incorporation for the Chipola Canal Company. House document (United States. Congress. House); 20th Congress, 1st session, no. 166.

Title: Report of the Select Committee on the Union Bank Bonds, to the Mississippi Legislature
Date: 1842-02
Description: A report on issues that arose in Mississippi after the attempted implementation of a plan to introduce state bank bonds.

Title: "Who Would Make The Best President For You?" Booklet
Date: 1988
Description: 8 3/4 inches by 4 inches tan brochure with blue letters spelling "WHO WOULD MAKE THE BEST PRESIDENT FOR YOU?" on the front cover. Below the writing is a red arrow pointing to the right with white letters spelling "ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS". The first four pages follow the formula of asking a 'who' question with pictures and names listed of Richard Nixon, George Wallace, and Hubert Humphrey. The questions are masked accomplishments of Humphrey's. Nixon and Wallace are crossed out with red letters spelling "Not him" while Humphrey is circled with red letters spelling "It was Humphrey". The fifth and sixth pages discuss recessions and follow a similar formula. The back cover has a list of programs Humphrey proposed or sponsored. Below the list is a picture of Humphrey with red letters spelling "It was Humphrey". Towards the bottom are blue letters spelling "VOTE HUMPHREY-MUSKIE". At the bottom is blue letters spelling "Authorized and paid for by Wisconsin Humphrey-Muskie Committee" along with the committee members' names. Allied Printing Trades Council union imprint bottom right corner of back cover.

Title: Vote! Rockefeller President Pennant
Date: 1964
Description: White paper triangular pennant with read text reading "Vote! Rockefeller President". Produced by the "ROCKEFELLER for President Committee". Three holes are punched along the right edge.

Title: Vote Today! Door Hanger
Date: 1968
Description: White door hanger. Red headline reads "VOTE TODAY!" above blue text reading "Polls Open until 8:00 P.M." Below is a blue-toned photograph of then-presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy. Blue text below reads "'We can all participate in building a new America if we get out and vote June 4'". A white box at the bottom provides a space to fill in the voter's polling place.The reverse has a red and

Title: Republican National Convention 1968 - Platform Hearings Ticket
Date: 1968
Description: White paper ticket labeled "Republican National Convention Committee on Resolutions Platform Hearings Session Number One". At the center left is an embossed and printed image of an elephant standing on hind legs and surrounded by laurels. The words "National Republican Convention" surround the top of the elephant and are separated by stars. "1968" is printed below the elephant. "Dulaney-Vernay

Title: Where They Stand Brochure
Date: 1964
Description: Brochure comparing President Lyndon B. Johnson and Senator Barry Goldwater, both then-presidential candidates. The front page has a shield with an American flag motif and the photographs of Johnson and Goldwater. The inside of the brochure contains the candidates' campaign platforms on various issues including "Extremism", "Unions", "Health Care for the Elderly Under Social Security", and "Role of Government", with relevant quotes from each candidate in sections below red headers. The back has a statement from the AFL-CIO in support of Johnson's re-election. Small text at the bottom identifies the "AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education".

Title: Richard Nixon: "A New Alignment For American Unity" Pamphlet
Date: 1968-05-16
Description: 8 1/2 inches by 3 3/4 inches blue pamphlet with white letters on the cover spelling "Richard Nixon: 'A new alignment for American Unity' A nationwide radio address, Thursday, May 16, 1968". Inside the pamphlet are twelve pages that are white with blue writing. In the address Nixon spoke about historical realignments in American politics and that a new one was forming. Nixon described different

Title: Nixon Print Ad
Date: 1972
Description: Print advertisement paid for the "Finance Committee to Re-elect the President". In the top left corner is a photo of an African American man looking down. To the right is bold text reading "Senator McGovern thinks your vote is in the bag. President Nixon doesn't believe it-look at his record". Below is text listing policy achievements from Nixon's administration regarding African American issues. In the lower right corner is a chart comparing federal aid and civil rights enforcement budgets between the previous administration and Nixon's administration. Below is bold text reading "President Nixon. Now more than ever."

Title: Desegregate The Schools! Poster
Date: 1976
Description: black lettering that reads, "Socialist Workers 1976 National Campaign Committee, 14 Charles Lane, New York, N.Y. 10014" and "LOCAL ADDRESS:"

Title: George McGovern Democratic Primary Sample Ballot
Date: 1972
Description: Yellow handbill with black writing "DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY SAMPLE BALLOT". Below is a photograph of George McGovern with black writing to the right "VOTE GEORGE McGOVERN". The rest of the handbill is a demonstration of how the voter is meant to cast their ballot for McGovern during the Ohio Democratic Primary. 7 1/4 inches by 7 inches.

Title: Initial study of air transportation.
Date: 1944, 1944

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