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National Party Conventions: A Resource Guide

This guide compiles materials related to national party conventions that are available at the Library of Congress from 1832 to the present, including the official proceedings of the Democratic Party and Republican Party.

Introduction

This guide compiles materials related to the history of national party conventions from 1832 to the present, including the official proceedings of the Democratic National Convention and the Republican National Convention. In addition to print copies of the official proceedings, links to an electronic copy are provided when available. Moreover, this guide lists online subscription databases that include official convention proceedings, as well as databases containing journal and newspaper articles that discuss party conventions. Also presented are external websites, web archives, and a selected bibliography of books, all of which can be used to study the history of national party conventions.