Primary Resources

Title: Education and Outreach Type: Collections Annotation: Teacher resources for different time periods from Medieval, Early Modern, Empire and Industry, Victorians, Early 20th Century, Interwar, Second World War, and Postwar. Each includes primary sources for classroom use. Use: While these resources are from Britain, they can be easily adapted to align with the Massachusetts History and Social Science framework. Searching: Searching searches the entire National Archives site.

Title: Cold War on File Type: Collection Annotation: Educational resources on why the Cold War emerged with teacher's notes, introduction, and primary sources. Use: While the primary sources are from British records, they have many primary source materials on the Cold War that can be incorporated with Massachusetts History and Social Science framework for grades 9–12. Searching: Searching searches the entire National Archives site.

Title: Digital Collections for the Classroom Type: Teacher Resource Annotation: A collection of teacher resources to teach World History, Arts, Black History, and Literature in the classroom. While the content focuses on Chicago, Illinois history, it also has information on Midwest history which we may not know about on the east coast. It also contains helpful articles on how to read a transcript, how to date a photograph, and more. Use: Connects with Massachusetts Arts framework, Massachusetts English Language framework, and Massachusetts History and Social Science framework. (Obviously some things will connect with local Chicago frameworks, but there are pieces that are overarching.) Searching: Searching searches within the Digital Collections for the Classroom, but it is possible to accidentally navigate to the Newberry Library website. You can also filter by grade level, subject, topic, type of materials, and dates.

Title: Primary Source Strategy Database  Type: Teacher Resource Annotation: Searchable strategies for teaching with primary sources for classroom use specifically for English Language Arts with suggestions for theme, units, and state standards. Use: Connects with Massachusetts Language Arts and Literacy framework and Massachusetts History and Social Science framework. Searching: Can filter by topic, grade level, subject, and source type. Searching searches the entire Read Write Think website.

Title: DocsTeach Type: Teacher Resource Annotation: An online tool for teachers to create classroom activities by selecting a tool, choosing primary sources, and customizing instructions through the National Archives. Use: Teachers must create a login for full access. There are a handful of ready-to-use activities. Connects with Massachusetts History and Social Science framework. Searching: Searching is not available unless you choose to explore, discover, or create. Searching searches the entire DocsTeach site.

Title: Primary Sources for your Classroom Type: Digital Repository Annotation: A collection of primary sources about the immigrants who came through Ellis Island and their experiences. Includes documents, first hand accounts, and how to get started with primary sources. Use: Connects with the Massachusetts History and Social Science framework with immigration topics for grades 2,4,5-8.

Title: A Hub for Fashion Research Type: Digital Repository Annotation: Primary sources of fashion from throughout history along with definitions and explanations of each. Although, images are sourced from books, not directly from the objects. Use: Could connect with the Massachusetts Arts Curriculum, or a fashion class, or theater costumer. Searching: There is no search on the home page, but once you click through the menu options, each page has a search that searches the entire website.

Title: Primary Source Literacy Guidelines (2018) Annotation: Guidelines for finding, analyzing, evaluating, and using primary sources. Use: Great as a reference guide for primary sources for teachers and / or students. Searching: Searching searches the entire TPS Collective site.

Title: DPLA Type: Digital Repository Annotation: a collection of over 50M images, texts, videos, and sounds from the United States. Also has access to primary sources, family research, scholarly research, and online exhibitions. Use: Materials would be best used in conjunction with a lesson plan. Searching: Searching searches the entire collection.

Title: The McAuliffe Collection Type: Digital Repository Annotation: Includes documentation, images, and correspondence on Christa McAuliffe and The Challenger. Use: Discussing space programs Searching: Searches the entire Framingham State University Digital Repository (FSUDR)

Title: Louvre site des collections (Louvre Collections) Type: Digital Repository Annotation: A collection of 500,000+ works between the Musée du Louvre and Musée National Eugène-Delacroix. The collection contains architecture, books, paintings, personal objects, monuments, textiles, sculptures, and more. Each item is photographed / scanned and allows for image downloads and printing the item webpage. Use: I would suggest high school as the search is in French. Could connect with Massachusetts Languages Curriculum Framework (for French) and / or the Massachusetts Arts Curriculum Framework for research beyond what is available in U.S. primary sources. Searching: Searching is conducted in French, and results are in French. Searching searches the entire Musée du Louvre and Musée National Eugène-Delacroix collection. Searches are able to be filtered by artist, medium, specific collection, and / or if the item is on display.

Title: Teaching Resources Type: Collection Annotation: A collection of teaching resources dedicated to many art movements and artists. Use: Connects with Massachusetts Arts Curriculum framework. Resources are able to be filtered by grade level or broken down into categories. Searching: Searching searches all of the National Gallery of Art.

Title: Explore Collections Type: Digitized repository Annotation: A collection of primary sources from the Babylonian, Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript library, Classics library, Cushing / Whitney Medical library, Divinity library, Fortunoff Video archive of Holocaust testimonials, Gilmore Music library, Historical Sound Recordings, Humanities, International, Lewis Walpole library, Lilian Goldman Law library, Manuscripts and Archives, Marx library, Mathematics library, Microform Reading Room, Oral History of American Music, Peabody Museum of Natural History, Robert B. Haas Family Arts library, Yale Center for British Art, Yale Collection of Musical Instruments, Yale Film Archive, Yale University Art Gallery collections. Use: Students could explore collections based on assignment. Could be accessed for History, Art, Mathematics, Government, and more. It has wide applications, but needs time to search under each specific collection. Searching: To search you need to click into the specific collection. Searching and filtering will work within the specific collection.

Title: Browse Collections Type: Digital Repository Annotation: A collection of audio, files, and images of Native Americans and their history and oral traditions. Contains collections for many tribes, but a few for each and not a complete collection. Use: Connects with Massachusetts History and Social Science framework for grades 3, 9–12. Would be great in conjunction with a lesson plan. Searching: Searching searches the entire collection. The collection can be filtered by the repository, tribe / community / culture, subject (category), media type, and keywords.

Title: Search Type: Digital repository Annotation: A collection of primary sources ranging from books, letters, photographs, paintings, film, newspapers, audio, documents, and much more. Provides collections from all over the world that are housed in Massachusetts. Also connects you with the collection houses to search within specified collections such as the Boston Public Library, Fitchburg State University, and many more. Use: Great for students to search to find primary information based on any topic for a research assignment. Best for Massachusetts History and Social Science framework connections. Searching: Searching searches the entire online collection, but the filters change depending on what is available for your inquiry.

Title: Collection — eMuseum Type: Digital repository Annotation: A collection of paper, paintings, sculptures, furniture, textiles, logbooks / journals, domestic items, etc. pertaining to the Whaling Era, specifically for New Bedford, MA, but also includes other maritime cities and countries. Everything in the collection is digitized and contains additional information. Use: Connects with Massachusetts History and Social Science framework for grade 5. Searching: Searching searches the entire collection, but the collection can be filtered using detailed breakdowns.

Title: How to Use: DBQuests Annotation: Allows students to be guided through questions as they analyze curated primary sources. Use: Each DBQuest has a dropdown by state to review what standards the DBQuest connects with. Searching: There is no search feature unless you click into "Explore the resource library". Then you can search all educational resources and filter.

Title: Teacher Program Annotation: Classroom materials and professional development for teachers to teach and use primary sources. Offers help with getting started, analyzing, and citing primary sources. Use: For teachers to use personally or in the classroom. Use as a resource with a lesson. Searching: Search searches the entire Library of Congress website.

Title: Find your family. Free Genealogy Archives Annotation: A free archive of family history and relatives. Must make a free account to access. Use: Students can use the family tree to find relatives and make connections to their family in history. Searching: There is not a search capability.

Title: National Archives Annotation: Provides teachers with resources on how to conduct primary source document analysis such as photographs, written documents, artifacts, posters, maps, cartoons, videos, and sound recordings. It also provides an access link to DocsTeach where you can access thousands of primary sources. Use: A great teaching tool for getting students used to analyzing a primary source and asking questions to gain deeper information. It provides worksheets in English and Spanish and for Novice / Young Students through Intermediary. Searching: Searching searches the entirety of archives.gov

Title: Teaching with Primary Sources Annotation: A Learning Lab collection for teaching Primary Sources. Includes activities to help students learn about primary sources through objects, documents, music, and oral history. Use: A great use for librarians and history teachers to help students understand what a primary source is and why it is important. Searching: Searching searches the entire Smithsonian Learning Lab