TITLE | TYPE | DATE CREATED | COLLECTION(S) | DESCRIPTION |
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Lydia Allen Dorr | Image | 1803 | The Dorr Rebellion | Lydia Allen Dorr (1782 – 1859) was the mother of Thomas Wilson Dorr. This portrait, an oil painting… |
People's Constitution | Image | 1841-11-18 | The Dorr Rebellion | On July 20, 1841 the Rhode Island Suffrage Association called upon the people of the state to elect… |
Freeman's Constitution | Image | 1841-11-18 | The Dorr Rebellion | In February 1841 the Rhode Island legislature, with both the House and Senate acting jointly,… |
The Convention Quickstep (Detail) | Image | 1841 | The Dorr Rebellion | Detail of The Convention Quickstep illustration. |
Dr. Erik J. Chaput on Race and the Dorr Rebellion | Video | The Dorr Rebellion | Dr. Erik J. Chaput on Race and the Dorr Rebellion | |
Dr. Raymond Lavertue on Dorr and the Anti-Slavery Movement | Video | The Dorr Rebellion | Dr. Raymond Lavertue on Dorr and the Anti-Slavery Movement | |
Dr. Erik J. Chaput on Women and the Dorr Rebellion | Video | The Dorr Rebellion | Dr. Erik J. Chaput on Women and the Dorr Rebellion | |
Dr. Patrick T. Conley on the Law and Order Constitution | Video | The Dorr Rebellion | Dr. Patrick T. Conley on the Law and Order Constitution | |
Tyrants Prostrate, Liberty Triumphant | Image | 1844 | The Dorr Rebellion | This political cartoon, published during the presidential election of 1844, demonstrates the… |
Dorr Rebellion Documentary | Video | 2011 | The Dorr Rebellion | Dorr Rebellion Documentary |
Thomas Wilson Dorr and the Gag Rule of 1836 | Collection | 1833 to 2023 | The Dorr Rebellion | This collection provides primary sources and additional materials about Thomas Wilson Dorr, the Gag… |
Anti Annexation Procession | Image | 1844 | The Dorr Rebellion | A cynical look at the opposition to American annexation of Texas during the 1844 campaign. At the… |
Law and Order Constitution | Digital Document | 1842-09 | The Dorr Rebellion | During the height of the turmoil of the Dorr Rebellion in the spring of 1842, the legislature… |
People's Constitution | Digital Document | 1841-11-18 | The Dorr Rebellion | On July 20, 1841 the Rhode Island Suffrage Association called upon the people of the state to elect… |
Hurrah for the Old Charter | Image | 1842 | The Dorr Rebellion | This anti-Dorrite broadside celebrates the March 1842 defeat of the General Assembly's… |
Postcard of Chepachet Inn | Image | The Dorr Rebellion | This inn, owned by Dorrite supporter Jedediah Sprague, was used as Dorr's Headquarters during… | |
Martial Law | Image | 1842-06-25 | The Dorr Rebellion | Thomas Dorr issued a proclamation on June 25th 1842 calling for the Peoples' Government to… |
Dorr War Poem | Image | The Dorr Rebellion | During the period of the rebellion many mass suffrage meetings and suffrage clambakes were held.… | |
Proclamation by Samuel Ward King | Image | 1842-04-04 | The Dorr Rebellion | Governor King on April 4, 1842, in response to a resolution passed by the General Assembly the… |
The Convention Quickstep | Image | 1841 | The Dorr Rebellion | The cover of sheet music for the 'Convention Quick Step'. Arranged for the piano and… |
The Convention Quickstep (detail) | Image | The Dorr Rebellion | ||
Proclamation of Reward | Image | 1842 | The Dorr Rebellion | Law & Order Governor Samuel Ward King issued a reward of $1,000 for the return of Thomas Dorr… |
Rhode Island Suffrage Association Ribbons | Image | 1841 | The Dorr Rebellion | The Rhode Island Suffrage Association held mass meetings to promote its cause, first in Providence… |
Scenes in Rhode Island | Image | The Dorr Rebellion | A multi-panel illustrated account of Dorr's return to Rhode Island and subsequent attempt to… | |
Scenes in Rhode Island (Restored) | Image | The Dorr Rebellion | A restored version of the E.W. Bouve lithograph 'Scenes in Rhode Island.' |