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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
Posted in Document Spotlights, Professional Development
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
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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
Join us at NCSS!
Our sessions cover the Bill of Rights, the amendment process, civics, and teaching NHD and C3 with primary sources. Continue reading
Posted in National History Day, Online Tools, Partner Organizations, Professional Development, Teaching Activities & Lesson Plans
Tagged amendment, billofrights225, bill_of_rights, c3, chinese_americans, chinese_exclusion, Civics, civics_renewal_network, conference, constitutional_amendments, hoover_library, immigration, national_archives_dc, national_archives_kansas_city, national_archives_new_york_city, national_history_day, ncss, nhd, PD, primary_sources, professional_development
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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
Digitizing Chinese Immigration in Our New Innovation Hub
Educators came to research our holdings to find and digitize documents for lessons and activities on Chinese immigration. Continue reading
Summer Programs in DC: Cursive, Immigration, July 4th, Genealogy, Magna Carta and a Sleepover!
If you’ll be near Washington, DC, join us for our upcoming programs and professional development opportunities. Magna Carta Family Day Saturday, June 6, 10 a.m.–1 p.m. Celebrate 800 years of Magna Carta! Meet Eileen Cameron and Doris Ettlinger, the author and illustrator of … Continue reading
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Tagged camp, cursive, family_days, genealogy, George_Washington, immigration, july4, magna_carta, PD, professional_development, public_program, sleepover
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Open Registration for Summer Professional Development
We are now accepting applications for Primarily Teaching—our summer institute for educators on using historical documents in the classroom. Learn more and apply online. Summer 2015 workshops will be held at our locations in: Atlanta (Morrow, GA) June 22–26 Chicago, June 22–26 Seattle, July 6–10 … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Development, Research
Tagged chinese_americans, chinese_exclusion, civil_rights, hoover_library, immigration, NASA, national_archives_atlanta, national_archives_chicago, national_archives_seattle, native american, native_americans, new_deal, PD, presidential_library, primarily_teaching, primary_sources, professional_development, research, segregation, tva, westward_expansion, WWI
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National Archives Documents in New iPad App–The New Immigrants: NYC 1880-1924
Over thirty National Archives documents are part of a free educational app for the iPad called the New Immigrants: NYC 1880-1924. Created by the New York City Department of Education (via app developer Vanguard Direct), the app includes photographs, written documents, … Continue reading
