The Debates, resolutions, and other proceedings, in convention, on the adoption of the federal Constitution : as recommended by the general convention at Philadelphia, on the 17th of September, 1787: with the yeas and nays on the decision of the main question / collected and revised, from contemporary publications, by Jonathan Elliot ...

After nearly 60 years of collecting, Sid Lapidus ’59 has presented to the Library more than 2700 volumes representing the fruits of his enthusiasm. Broadly conceived, the collection charts the definition and re-definiton of rights and liberties endemic to Western political traditions. The main focus is texts and documents relating to the American Revolution, its run-up dating back to the Commonwealth men, and coming down to documents of the early Federal government.