Is a newspaper a primary source? A political cartoon? A map? A lithograph? Is an excerpt in a textbook a primary source? How about a digitized facsimile? All of these questions came up during the Library of Congress’ Summer Teacher Institutes.
How can five typewritten pieces of paper provide a glimpse into the mind of a great writer?
As the tenth anniversary of the September 11 attacks draws near, we’d like to hear from any educator who has used the Library’s materials to teach about this topic. The Library’s September 11, 2001 Documentary Project collects the responses of Americans and others in the months following the attacks, and includes audio recordings, videos, photos, …
Scorched earth. Abandoned farms. Skies black with dust. Houses buried under great dunes of earth. Decades after the drought and depression of the 1930s ended, images of the Dust Bowl are still familiar to millions of people worldwide. These images, and the stories and songs that emerged at the same time, are powerful tools for …