6 Great Websites for Primary Sources

1. Library of Congress

2. Digital Vaults (National Archives)

Digital Vaults Teacher Tutorial
Try the "Pathways Challenges"
Create posters and movies
Look for the "Educational Resources" tab on individual records

3. Docs Teach (National Archives)

Docs Teach Tutorials
- Create an account
Browse or Search by Historical Period, Historical Thinking Skill or Tool
- Documents
- Find and Use Activities
- Change an existing activity
- Create Your Own Interactive Learning Activity

4. British Pathe(1890-2011)

YouTube Channel
To search the Youtube channel type "British Pathe AND Search Term" into YouTube
Poster created through Digital Vaults
"Workspaces"
Stills
Galleries

5. Pioneer Library

EBSCO
- Peer reviewed articles
- Student Research Center
- Points of View Database
Gale's Opposing Viewpoints in Context
Mountain West Digital Library
Utah Digital Newspapers
CultureGrams comparison graphs

6. World Digital Library

Includes books, manuscripts, maps, newspapers, journals, prints and photographs, sound recordings, and films
Can browse by place, time, topic, type of item, language, or contributing institution
Downloadable pictures
Timelines
Browse by topic
Maps

Primary Sources in Content Area

Other Resources:

100 Milestone Documents
African American History and Primary Sources
Annenberg Learner and Primary Sources
AP Document Based Questions 1973-1999
Bill of Rights Institute
Civil War Primary Sources
Digital History
EduPlace's Primary Sources on the Web
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
Google
- Search for topic and "primary sources"
- Examples: "ancient Egypt" primary sources, "ancient Rome" primary sources
National Archives: Teachers
OER Commons--Primary Source Resources
Political cartoon resources:
- Cartoonists' persuasive techniques
- Association of American Editorial Cartoonists
- Political Cartoons in American History (LOC)
Primary Documents Relating to World War II
Primary Source.org
Primary Sources for Science
Primary Sources Resources: Workshop in American History
Primary Sources: WWII
Repositories of Primary Sources
Salt Lake County Library--Census records
- Research Room > Genealogy > Heritage Quest
- Library card required
Smithsonian Source
A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust--Documents
Utah American Indian Digital Archive
Wikipedia
- Check External Sources and References
World War II Diaries and Journals
World War II Primary Sources
World War II Propaganda, Cartoons, Film, Music & Art

Primary Sources Activities

Notes for Conference Session

Notes for UCET.pdf

Virtual Museums