Library
of Congress and More
Use
the online resources provided by museums, libraries,
authors, research organizations, etc. around the world
to add a new dimension to your libraries resources and
classroom curriculum.
The Library of Congress is the largest library in the
world. They are undertaking the enormous task
of digitizing the collection. Take advantage of
this resource by exploring the following links
Library of Congress Resources •
LOC Tools and Guides
• COOL LOC Resources
• LOC Scrapbooks •
Other Sources for Primary Documents
• NARA •
NARA Worksheets
• Back to
Free Online Resources
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Library of Congress Resources
Prints
and Photographs Online Catalog
Political
Cartoons
How
to Use LOC Resources - Important guides to searching,
linking and saving, viewing, listening, printing, citing
sources and more
--How
to Link and Bookmark LOC Resources - with Flash
animated directions
--How
to View and Listen
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LOC Tools and Guides
The
Learning Page
--What
are primary sources?
--Using
Primary Sources
--Evaluating
Primary Sources
--Searching
American Memory
--Discovering
American Memory Treasure Hunt
--The
Historian’s Sources - Lesson Plan
--Objective
Observation - Lesson Plan
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COOL LOC Resources
Zoom
into Maps - Great LOC Map collections, tools and
activities
Slavery
- Good Example of Document Based Research
Collaborative
Digital Collections - Bilingual multimedia digital
libraries
--Parallel
Histories (Example of collaborative library in English/Spanish)
LOC
Exhibitions
The
Motion Picture Camera Goes to War - Spanish American
War and More
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LOC
Scrapbooks
Miller
Scrapbooks - Women's Suffrage
Actual
Miller Scrapbooks
Lewis
Carroll Scrapbook Collection
Sir
Francis Drake Collection - Kraus Collection
--Sir
Francis Drake Timeline - annotated with artifacts
--Sir
Francis Drake Contemporaries - The Actors and their
Stage
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Other Sources for Primary
Documents
Our
Documents - Awesome Original Documents
--Tools
for Educators - includes free downloadable teacher
sourcebook, meeting standards with documents, ideas
for librarians and more
Chronological
U.S. Historical Documents - University of Oklahoma
College of Law
The
Papers of George Washington - Searchable database
of Washington's writings and drafts
Eurodocs
- Primary Documents of Western Europe
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The National Archives and
Research Administration
Teaching
with Documents - Document based lessons with chronological
index from 1750 to the present
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NARA Primary Source Analysis
Handouts
Cartoon
Analysis Worksheet
Written
Document Analysis Worksheet
Photograph
Analysis Worksheet
Poster
Analysis Worksheet
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