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18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Primary Documents in American History

Digital Collections

The digital collections of the Library of Congress contain a wide variety of primary source materials associated with the 18th Amendment and Prohibition, including manuscripts, photographs, newspapers, sheet music, and broadsides. Provided below is a link to the home page for each relevant digital collection along with selected highlights.

Congressional Publications

Selections from the Congressional Record:

Manuscripts from the Federal Writers’ Project

Song Sheets

A selection of highlights includes:

Songs of America

Browse by Subject:

Sound Recordings