American History, Archiving and Library

Cuts at the NEH

ASHP CML

APRIL 10, 2025

NEH-funded documentary movies, podcasts, and digital archives have been enjoyed by millions of viewers, as have award-winning books such as A Midwife’s Tale , Laurel Thatcher Ulrich’s history of the life of Martha Ballard in Revolutionary era New England.

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Conflicted Policies? Civil Rights and the War in Vietnam

Teaching American History

APRIL 15, 2025

National Archives. Civil Rights and the War in Vietnam appeared first on Teaching American History. Read the entire document, our scholarly introduction, and discussion questions here. Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee Structure and Leadership Brochure. December 6, 1963. The post Conflicted Policies?

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If I was teaching Social Studies today…

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

The UC Davis California History Social Science Project frames current events within their historical context , connecting students’ present to the past. We could search for pins on Native American history , Middle East cultures , Japanese history , government , geography , sociology , psychology , economics , and numerous other topics.

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How does an NCHE Colloquium come together?

NCHE

MAY 1, 2023

Since 2017, NCHE has offered professional learning colloquia that focus on “Technology’s Impact in American History (TIAH).” Francis has spent years translating Spanish records and uploading them to a remarkable website entitled La Florida: The Interactive Digital Archive of the Americas.

Primary Sources

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The Importance of Research in Social Studies Classrooms

Teaching American History

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Czarnecki, a 2022 graduate of the Master of Arts in American History and Government program, wrote the paper for a “Great Texts” course taught by Professor Stephen Tootle on John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath. Lomax hoped the young men would bring back audio documents for the Archive of American Folk Song at the Library of Congress.

Social Studies

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60th Anniversary of Freedom Summer

Teaching American History

AUGUST 20, 2024

Concurrently, civil rights activists in Mississippi participated in a series of “Wade-Ins” to integrate public beaches, “Read-Ins” to desegregate public libraries, and “Pray-Ins” at all-white churches. The post 60th Anniversary of Freedom Summer appeared first on Teaching American History.

American History

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Constitution Day Resources

ACRE

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

In the classroom, educators can explore a variety of Constitutional resources with learners by reading primary sources, reviewing changes to the Constitution throughout American History, and analyzing historical arguments relating to the founding of the United States and the Constitution today.

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Building Community through Inquiry

C3 Teachers

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

This workshop seeks to equip teachers with the tools, skills, and confidence necessary to engage students in community history through inquiry. This National Endowment for the Humanities Landmarks in American History and Culture Workshop will bring 72 teachers from all over the country to Spartanburg, South Carolina in July 2022.

Oral History

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In Philadelphia, a symbol of police brutality comes down, and a monument to black student protesters will go up

The Hechinger Report

JULY 24, 2020

The following year, she took African American history, a required course in Philadelphia schools that is an enduring legacy of the 1967 walkouts. Credit: Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries, Philadelphia, PA. It sounds weird, a 17-year old girl going to the archives with her friends for fun.

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Classroom Based Assessments – Where to start

Doing Social Studies

OCTOBER 22, 2021

In 2010, Nathan was named Kansas and National History Teacher of the Year by the Gilder Lehrman Institute for American History. First up, the LOC (aka Library of Congress): The Library of Congress has an amazing treasure trove of primary source materials. State Archives!! : So, you need to design a CBA?

Primary Sources

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WWI and the 1920s: Interview with Jennifer Keene, Part 1

Teaching American History

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Keene at MAHG 2021 Teaching American History has recently published World War I and the 1920s: Core Documents , a collection curated by Professor Jennifer D. Keene , Professor of History and Dean of the Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at Chapman University. For Europeans, World War I was devastating.

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2023 Schedule & Syllabus

ASHP CML

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

History,” Journal of American History 95:2 (September 2008); Michael L. Reading: Eleanor Harvey, “Introduction,” The Civil War in American Art , (Washington, D. Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2021); Lucretia Giese, “Winslow Homer’s Prisoners from the Front: an American History Painting?”

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Call for Applications: Penn State Special Collections Library Research Grants

Society for Classical Studies

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Call for Applications: Penn State Special Collections Library Research Grants kskordal Tue, 11/12/2024 - 09:13 Image Applications are being accepted for research grants utilizing The Eberly Family Special Collections Library. Franklin African American History Research Award Thanks to a generous gift from Dr. V.P.

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Lies We’re Told About Crime

Zinn Education Project

MARCH 7, 2024

Ron DeSantis, in his innovative efforts to destroy the ability of Florida educators to teach an honest and accurate American history, started to experiment around the ability to control not just speech and learning, coming on the heels of pushing back against gains made against voter suppression in that state.

Primary Sources

Primary Sources History Economics K-12

The Condemnation of Blackness: Lies We’re Told About Crime

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 9, 2024

So Ron DeSantis, in his innovative efforts to destroy the ability of Florida educators to teach an honest and accurate American history, started to experiment around the ability to control not just speech and learning, coming on the hills of pushing back against gains made against voter suppression in that state. 11, 1972: D.C.

Primary Sources

Primary Sources History K-12 Economics

Social Studies Network

Cuts at the NEH

Conflicted Policies? Civil Rights and the War in Vietnam

Trending Sources

If I was teaching Social Studies today…

How does an NCHE Colloquium come together?

The Importance of Research in Social Studies Classrooms

60th Anniversary of Freedom Summer

Constitution Day Resources

Building Community through Inquiry

In Philadelphia, a symbol of police brutality comes down, and a monument to black student protesters will go up

Classroom Based Assessments – Where to start

WWI and the 1920s: Interview with Jennifer Keene, Part 1

2023 Schedule & Syllabus

Call for Applications: Penn State Special Collections Library Research Grants

Lies We’re Told About Crime

The Condemnation of Blackness: Lies We’re Told About Crime

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