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The Everett D. Graff Collection of Western Americana
The Everett D. Graff Collection of Western Americana
Explore more than 130,000 digitized images from the Newberry’s renowned Graff collection, documenting America’s westward expansion. Topics covered include narratives from explorers, pioneers, hunters, traders, and prospectors; accounts of the Mormon treks of 1846 and 1849, the California gold rush, and overland travel during the 19th century; the development of transcontinental railroads; the growth of Western city and town life; and the history and culture of Native Americans.
·publications.newberry.org·
The Everett D. Graff Collection of Western Americana
Discovering American Women's History Online - Middle Tennessee State University Digital Collections
Discovering American Women's History Online - Middle Tennessee State University Digital Collections
This database provides access to digital collections of primary sources (photos, letters, diaries, artifacts, etc.) that document the history of women in the United States. The database offers the following features: Detailed descriptions and links to more than 700 digital collections Quick access to basic and advanced searches on every page Options for browsing by subject (300+ entries), place, time period, and primary source type Options for narrowing search results by subject, time period, place, and primary source type An interactive map links more than 500 locations (towns, schools, buildings) with relevant online primary sources.
·cdm15838.contentdm.oclc.org·
Discovering American Women's History Online - Middle Tennessee State University Digital Collections
DocsTeach
DocsTeach
website from the National Archives about teaching with historic documents
·docsteach.org·
DocsTeach
Our Documents - Home
Our Documents - Home
The primary source documents on this page highlight pivotal moments in the course of American history or government. They are some of the most-viewed and sought-out documents in the holdings of the National Archives.
·ourdocuments.gov·
Our Documents - Home
The Holocaust: A Learning Site for Students | The Holocaust Encyclopedia
The Holocaust: A Learning Site for Students | The Holocaust Encyclopedia
an overview of the Holocaust through historical photographs, maps, images of artifacts, and testimony clips. It is a resource for middle and secondary level students and teachers, with content that reflects the history as it is presented in the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Permanent Exhibition.
·encyclopedia.ushmm.org·
The Holocaust: A Learning Site for Students | The Holocaust Encyclopedia
Teaching with Historic Places (U.S. National Park Service)
Teaching with Historic Places (U.S. National Park Service)
teaching tools and lesson plans to help educators engage young people with powerful stories representing America’s diverse history. Historic places in National Parks and in the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places enliven history, social studies, geography, civics, and other subjects.
·nps.gov·
Teaching with Historic Places (U.S. National Park Service)
TPS Home - Walker Library at Middle Tennessee State University
TPS Home - Walker Library at Middle Tennessee State University
Teaching with Primary Sources offers free K-12 professional development thanks to funds provided by the Library of Congress. TPS-MTSU serves educators across Tennessee by improving the way primary sources are used to promote critical thinking in the classroom and across the curriculum. Includes lesson plans and activities as well as tools and primary source sets.
·library.mtsu.edu·
TPS Home - Walker Library at Middle Tennessee State University
Making Sense of Evidence
Making Sense of Evidence
“Making Sense of Documents” provide strategies for analyzing online primary materials, with interactive exercises and a guide to traditional and online sources. “Scholars in Action” segments show how scholars puzzle out the meaning of different kinds of primary sources, allowing you to try to make sense of a document yourself then providing audio clips in which leading scholars interpret the document and discuss strategies for overall analysis.
·historymatters.gmu.edu·
Making Sense of Evidence
World Digital Library Home
World Digital Library Home
the World Digital Library was a project of the U.S. Library of Congress, with the support of UNESCO, and contributions from libraries, archives, museums, educational institutions, and international organizations around the world. The WDL sought to preserve and share some of the world’s most important cultural objects, increasing access to cultural treasures and significant historical documents to enable discovery, scholarship, and use.
·wdl.org·
World Digital Library Home