This two-volume cumulative index will serve as a portal through which the magnificent eighteenth-century debate over the ratification of the Constitution can be more readily perceived and appreciated. Begun in 1976, The Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution Series is a reference collection that aims to preserve the state-by-state debates about the ratification of the United States Constitution. This documentary series is a research tool of remarkable power, an unrivaled reference work for historical and legal scholars, librarians, and students of the Constitution.