The continuation of Evans Digital Edition, containing books, pamphlets and broadsides published in American between 1801 and 1819, this collection is based on the noted American Bibliography, 1801-1819 by Ralph B. Shaw and Richard H. Shoemaker. Early American Imprints, Series II. Shaw-Shoemaker (1801-1819) includes many state papers and early government materials which chronicle the political and geographic growth of the developing American nation.

Covering every aspect of American life during the early decades of the United States, this primary source collection provides full-text access to over 36,000 American books, pamphlets and broadsides. As of August 2004, the Shaw-Shoemaker Digital Edition is being released in monthly segments over a three-year period.