The Constitutional Sources Project
Quill and ConSource logos on a background of the U.S. Constitution
On October 11, 2020, the Constitutional Sources Project (ConSource) merged with the Quill Project after many years of collaboration between the teams at ConSource and Quill.
ConSource was founded to increase understanding, facilitate research, and encourage discussion of the U.S. Constitution by connecting individuals—including students, teachers, lawyers and judges—with the documentary history of its creation, ratification, and amendment. For 15 years, ConSource has been a leader in this field, democratising access to source materials of the U.S. Constitution—letters, journals, newspapers, articles, speeches, and other first-hand records—so that any citizen can research and learn from the document’s rich intellectual history. By connecting individuals to and facilitating discussion around the diverse ideas and documents that established the United States, ConSource has ensured that future generations will understand the principles of liberty espoused by the Declaration of Independence and enabled by the Constitution and its Amendments.
Nicholas Cole will lead the merged entity and will build on ConSource’s achievements. The integration of the ConSource digital archive, constitutional index, and portfolio of civic education resources with the analytical capabilities of the Quill platform promises to bring research and education in US constitutional history to a new level.