Tag Archives: docsteach_new_documents
“Three Generations of Imbeciles are Enough” — The Case of Buck v. Bell
A newly digitized Supreme Court Case file can help students learn about the eugenics movement and its impact on one of the most infamous Supreme Court decisions: Buck v. Bell. Continue reading
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Tagged court_case, digitization, docsteach_new_documents, eugenics, innovation_hub, primary_sources, supreme_court, virginia
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Primary Source Highlights on DocsTeach
We’re constantly updating DocsTeach.org — the online tool for teaching with documents from the National Archives. Here are some recent highlights. Newly Added Primary Sources Hollywood Ten – We recently added court documents related to the screenwriters, producers, and directors who … Continue reading
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Tagged citizen_archivist, dday, docsteach, docsteach_new_documents, documents, emancipation_proclamation, lewis_and_clark, online_catalog, poster, reagan, slavery, video, wwii
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Eyewitness Accounts of Anti-Jewish Persecution in Russia in the Early 20th Century: The Cowen Report
A newly digitized immigration file can help students learn about persecution against Jewish people in Russia in the early 1900s, and how it caused a spike in Jewish immigration to the United States. Continue reading
How Are You Persuaded? – Historical Election Memorabilia
Our six-question “personality quiz” can be a quick class warm-up activity, and provides a way to bring historical campaigns and memorabilia into this election season. Continue reading
Presidential Campaign Memorabilia on DocsTeach
Share historical campaign memorabilia with your students on our new DocsTeach Election Collection page! We’ve assembled a wide variety of documents, photographs, artifacts and other historical items from the holdings of our Presidential Libraries — our Election Collection. Topics highlight political … Continue reading
Habeas Corpus and a Marriage Photo: Immigration Case Files
Of the nearly 100 documents digitized during our annual teaching institute in Washington, DC, two really stand for learning about Chinese immigration. Continue reading
Memorable Primary Sources: Teacher-Digitized Documents
Our former intern describes his favorite documents from the hundreds digitized and added to DocsTeach during our Primarily Teaching workshops earlier this year. Continue reading
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Tagged animal, constitution, docsteach, docsteach_new_documents, fishing, food, immigration, map, NASA, national_archives_atlanta, national_archives_chicago, national_archives_dc, national_archives_seattle, primarily_teaching, primary, space, WWI
A Primary Source Transcription Mission!
We’re inviting students, teachers, and learners of all ages to make primary sources more accessible by transcribing them. Continue reading
Primary Sources Show How the Chinese Exclusion Act was Applied
This summer we digitized several fascinating documents related to the Chinese Exclusion Act. Continue reading
New Chinese Exclusion Act Book and Course!
Students can explore the impact of the Chinese Exclusion Act, and the personal stories of those it touched, through these new learning tools. Continue reading
