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An exhibit featuring the U.S. Constitution is available at the Bizzell
Memorial Library in celebration of Constitution Day. Library faculty
have compiled a resource listing of materials to observe the occasion
and promote the study of the Constitution which includes selected books
from the University Libraries’ collections, articles of general
interest, and government documents available from the 4th floor
(Bizzell) Government Documents Collections and the internet
On September 17, 1787, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention met
for the last time to sign the document they had created. On December 8th,
2004, President George W. Bush signed a bill which designates every
September 17th as Constitution Day (Public Law 108-447).
Books:
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Alderman, Ellen. In Our Defense: The Bill of Rights in Action. NY: Morrow, 1991.
KF 4750 .A43 1990
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Amar, Akhil Reed. America's constitution : a biography. NY: Random House, 2005.
KF 4541 .A87 2005
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Beeman, Richard, Stephen Botein, and Edward C. Carter II. Beyond Confederation; Origins of the Constitution and American National Identity. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1987.
E 303 .B49 1987
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Berkin, Carol. A Brilliant Solution: Inventing the American Constitution. NY: Harcourt, 2002.
E 303 .B 47 2002
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Charleton, James H., Robert G. Ferris, Mary C. Ryan, eds. Framers of the Constitution. Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 1986.
E 302.5 .F73 1986
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Cogan, Neil H., ed. The Complete Bill of Rights: The Drafts, Debates, Sources, and Origins. NY: Oxford University Press, 1997.
KF 4744 1997
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Dahl, Robert Alan. How Democratic is the American Constitution? New Haven, CN: Yale Nota Bene/Yale University Press, 2001.
KF 4550 .D34 2003
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Edling, Max. A Revolution in Favor of Government Origins of the U.S. Constitution and the Making of the American State. New York: Oxford University Press, 2003.
KF 4541 .E28 2003
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Ford, Paul Leicester, ed. Pamphlets on the Constitution of the United States; Published During its Discussion by the People, 1787-1788. NY: B. Franklin, 1971.
JK 171 .F71 1971
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Lynch, Joseph M. Negotiating the Constitution: The Earliest Debates Over Original Intent. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1999.
KF 4510 .L96 1999
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Meister, Charles W. The Founding Fathers. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 1987.
E 302.5 .M45 1987
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Morris, Richard Brandon. Witnesses at the Creation: Hamilton, Madison, Jay, and the Constitution. NY: Hold, Rinehard, and Winston, 1985.
E 302.5 .M674 2006
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Morton, Joseph. Shapers of the Great Debate on the Constitutional Convention of 1787: A Biographical Dictionary. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2006.
E 303 .M887 1985
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Newman, Roger K., ed. The Constitution and its Amendments. NY: Macmillan Reference USA, 1999.
KF 4557 .C66 1999 V. 1-4
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Robertson, David Brian. The Constitution and America's destiny. NY: Cambridge University Press, 2005.
KF 4541 .R63 2005
Government Documents:
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1791-1991 The Bill of Rights and Beyond. GPO, D.C.: 1991.
Y 3.B47/2: 2 B49/6
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The American Solution Origins of the United States Constitution. GPO, D.C.: 1987.
LC 1.2:Am 3/13
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This Constitution Our Enduring Legacy. CQ, D.C.: 1986.
KF 4541.T45 1986 cop.2
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The Constitution of the United States of America. GPO: D.C., 2003.
Y 1.1/7:108-95
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The Constitution of the United States of American Analysis and Interpretation. GPO,D.C.: 1996
Y 1.1/2: Serial 14152
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CQ's Guide to the U.S. Constitution: History, Text, Glossary, Index. CQ, D.C., 1986.
KF 4528.5 .M57 1986 cop.2
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The Framing of the Federal Constitution. GPO: D.C., 1986.
KF 4520 .M67 1986
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Our American Government 2000. GPO, D.C: 2000.
Y 1.1/7:106-216
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