Today’s spotlight document is the 1872 Yellowstone Park Act. This public law was an ingenious American invention, born from a desire to protect the natural wonders of the West.
Category: Document Spotlights
Video Clips from Henry Ford’s Motion Picture Department
Ford films show the assembly line, the industrial process, and a wide range of topics outside of industry as well.
Using Primary Sources to Show Friendship Between Nations
Core ideas behind museum-based activities can be adapted for learning about diplomacy in the classroom too.
A Legacy Ended too Soon: The Mystery of Amelia Earhart
Primary sources can help students researching Earhart for NHD and other projects.
The Importance of Treaties for Teaching American Indian History
Start teaching the history of a Native American tribe or tribes using American Indian Treaties and our online tools.
Ahoy Mateys! New Whaling Documents Come to DocsTeach this Month
Whaling is a major part of history! It offers windows into the past through music, art, mathematics, science, and geography.
Forty years ago: Desegregation in Boston Public Schools
Newly digitized primary sources and online teaching activities related to education equality are available on DocsTeach.
The Importance of U.S. Customs
When most Americans think about U.S. Customs today, they probably imagine answering questions at the airport or at border crossings about their stay in a foreign country. While that is one of its major roles, Customs has also played a major role in the growth and development of the United States—collecting tariffs (or taxes) on … Continue reading The Importance of U.S. Customs
New DocsTeach Activity: The Night Before D-Day
We commemorate the 70th anniversary with an activity focusing on two documents related to the Allied invasion of June 6, 1944.
Teaching with Artifacts: What Edith Galt Wilson’s Suit Can Teach Students about World War I and Women in America
Students feel like detectives on a mission to discover what they can learn about history when they learn with artifacts.