External Websites and Databases

The following external websites contain information and primary source materials related to Daniel Webster.

Biographical Directory of the United States Congress: Daniel Webster
This publication contains a short biography of every member of Congress from 1774 to the present, including Daniel Webster. It also provides a selected bibliography and a list of research collections related to Webster.
Biographies of the Secretaries of State: Daniel Webster (1782–1852)
A brief biography of Daniel Website that focuses on his service as secretary of state (1841-43 and 1850-52).
The Daniel Webster Estate External
This website is dedicated to Daniel Webster's estate in Marshfield, Massachusetts. The site contains biographical information on Webster and a history of the estate.
Daniel Webster: Boston National Historical Park
A brief biography of Daniel Webster presented by the National Park Service.
Daniel Webster Speeches Collection, 1806-1932 External
The Daniel Webster Speeches Collection contains pamphlets of speeches made by and about Daniel Webster, for the most part published during or shortly after Webster's lifetime. The University of Missouri Libraries purchased the Daniel Webster Speeches Collection from the Charles E. Tuttle Company of Rutland, Vermont, in 1946. The collection is fully digitized and full text is available through the HathiTrust Digital Library.
United States Senate
The Art and History section of the U.S. Senate's website contains the following information on Daniel Webster:

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Papers of Daniel Webster Digital Edition This link opens in a new window
The Rotunda digital edition of Webster's papers contains the complete contents of the letterpress edition and is fully searchable. This is an essential resource for scholars of the nineteenth century, politics, and law.

Daniel Webster: A Resource Guide

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