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Finding Rabindranath Tagore in the Holdings of the National Archives
How might Indian writer, poet, educator, musician, and visionary Rabindranath Tagore have crossed paths with the Federal Government of the United States? What Federal records exist? Continue reading
Posted in Document Spotlights
Tagged author, cold_war, eleanor_roosevelt, fdr, guest_blogger, india, John_F_Kennedy, nobel_prize, paris, pearl_harbor, photographs, poet, poetry, primary_sources, robert_frost, USIA, wilson, World War I, World War II
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“Separate but Equal” in Photographs
In April 1951, students at Moton High School in Prince Edward County, VA, led by 16-year-old Barbara Johns, went on strike to persuade their local school board to build them a better school. This eventually led to the landmark civil … Continue reading
New on DocsTeach: WWI Stories, Google Classroom Integration, Maps, Voting Rights, and More
We’ve been busy adding new primary sources and features to DocsTeach, the online tool for teaching with documents from the National Archives. Here are some recent highlights: Maps from the Moll Atlas – Cartographer Herman Moll worked on “The World … Continue reading
Posted in Document Spotlights, Online Tools
Tagged american indian, civil_rights, court_case, docsteach, docsteach_landing_page, docsteach_new_documents, map, native, native american, native_americans, online_catalog, primary_sources, supreme_court, treaties, treaty, vietnamwar, voting, voting_rights, World War I, WWI
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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. Continue reading
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Tagged art, guest_blogger, letter, National Archives at College Park, primary_sources, research, soldiers, World War I, WWI
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Summer Professional Development Around the National Archives
This summer, join us for one of our professional development workshops for educators. Native American Professional Development Series Webinars Programs in our Native American professional development series feature new resources for locating and using Federal records related to American Indians and … Continue reading
Posted in National History Day, Partner Organizations, Professional Development
Tagged american indian, citizen_archivist, clinton_library, distance_learning, johnson_library, kennedy_library, national_history_day, native, native american, native_americans, nhd, PD, presidential_library, primary_sources, professional_development, sports, Summer 18 PD, webinar, workshop
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Focus on Reconstruction: New Teaching Activities
Access new DocsTeach teaching activities created by U.S. history teacher Andrew Zetts. Continue reading
“The Struggle for Voting Rights” Workshop on February 21
If you’re in the Austin, Texas, area, join us at the LBJ Presidential Library for the teacher workshop “The Struggle for Voting Rights: From the 15th Amendment to Today,” on February 21st. Continue reading
Help Us Unlock History During Citizen Archivist Service Week!
In the spirit of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service, we’re launching a week-long citizen archivist challenge from January 15-19. We invite you and your students to join us! Help us unlock history by tagging and transcribing … Continue reading
Posted in Online Tools, Research
Tagged citizen_archivist, game, online_catalog, primary_sources, transcript, transcription
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Free Online Programs on Presidential Legacy Begin January 18th
“Presidential Powers with Documents from the National Archives” – a free distance learning program for grades 6-12 – kicks off the 2018 Presidential Primary Sources Project on Thursday, January 18! Join us at 11 a.m. ET or 2 p.m. ET to explore … Continue reading
Posted in Partner Organizations, Programs
Tagged distance_learning, fdr, fdr_library, George_Washington, herbert_hoover, hoover_library, lincoln, national_parks, nps, PPSP, president, presidential_library, primary_sources, Theodore Roosevelt, truman, truman_library, videoconference, video_conference, webinar, whitehouse
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Titanic Traveling Trunks Available
Titanic traveling trunks aim to teach students how to examine artifacts and compare the past to the present. Continue reading
