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Teaching the Great Depression & New Deal
Find primary sources and online teaching activities for the Great Depression and New Deal on DocsTeach.
Join us for a Virtual Pajama Party!
Join us Saturday, October 17th for an online event for kids aged 8–12, focusing on Jackie Robinson's baseball career and civil rights activism.
New Resources: Transcontinental Railroad, Revolutionary War, WWII, and a Youth Art Competition
Discover new primary sources and teaching activities on DocsTeach. Learn about an art competition for grades 4-6.
Personal Experiences of World War I
Newly digitized narratives written by WWI servicemen after their return from the front document the experience of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive.
Art as Propaganda in World War I
Two new WWI teaching activities introduce students to artists employed to show the war to Americans back home.
Records of the Monuments Men at the National Archives
Films based on major historical events are often based on records from the National Archives. This is especially true with the upcoming film “The Monuments Men” which opens this Friday, February 7th.
Considering Context in Primary Sources: The Art of John Trumbull
What is a Primary Source? In the very simplest terms, a “primary source” is described as any record that was created at the time of an event by someone who was there. In short, an eyewitness account of some kind. Perhaps it is a photo, map, letter, or other document such as a census record. … Continue reading Considering Context in Primary Sources: The Art of John Trumbull