Frontiers in History
Ideas from the National Archives for NHD 2001
Facilities of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) across the country contain a wealth of primary source materials related to the 2001 National History Day (NHD) theme. This page provides links to descriptions of resources available from 4 of our Regional Records Services facilities and 4 of our Presidential libraries. These ideas are provided to encourage research in and use of archival documents in NHD projects. For more information about these records, contact the appropriate Presidential library or Regional Records Services facility directly.
Resources from:
- The Herbert Hoover Library in West Branch, IA
- The Harry S. Truman Library in Independence, MO
- The Dwight D. Eisenhower Library in Abilene, KS
- The Lyndon B. Johnson Library in Austin, TX
- NARA's Central Plains Region (Kansas City)
- NARA's Rocky Mountain Region (Denver)
- NARA's Pacific Alaska Region (Seattle)
- NARA's Southeast Region (Atlanta)
Resources Related to:
Air and Space
- Early Developments in Aviation: Wright Brothers' Test Flights
- New Frontiers in Air Travel: The Birth of the Major Airline Companies
- Flight and Aeronautical Research in Outer Space: Records of the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, 1954-1991
- Sputnik and the Space Race
- Space: The Extraterrestrial Frontier
- Do We Live on the Frontier?
The Atomic Age
- The Atomic Age
- Atoms for Peace: Unexpected Benefits From the Atom
- Development of Atomic Energy--Oak Ridge Operations - Public Information Office
- U.S.S. Nautilus
Civil Rights
- Civil Rights for Enemy Aliens and Japanese Americans During World War II
- Desegregation of the Armed Forces
- Civil Rights Litigation--Significant Court Cases
- Johnson's Civil Rights Initiatives
Court Cases
- Early Federal Courts--The Pacific Northwest Frontier
- Records of U.S. Territorial, Circuit, and District Courts
- Records of United States Marshals
Environment and Land
- Whose Frontier is it Anyway?
- Records of Homesteading, Mining, and Other Land Entries
- Harnessing and Engineering the Natural Resources Found in the Pacific Northwest
- Records of Preservation and Historic Sites
- New Ideas Toward Public Lands
- International Geophysical Year (IGY)
- Johnson's Quality of Life Initiatives
Foreign Affairs
- Herbert Hoover Invents the International Relief Organization
- Recognition of Israel
- Berlin Airlift
- Korean War
- Sputnik and the Space Race
- The U-2 Spy Plane Incident
- Thawing the Cold War
Native American Issues
Society and Social Reform
- East Meets West on the Pacific Coast
- Atoms for Peace: Unexpected Benefits From the Atom
- New Frontiers in Affordable Housing: The Better Homes Movement
- New Frontiers in Better Health Care for Children
- New Frontiers for Girls: the Girl Scout Success Story
- New Frontiers in Journalism: Westbrook Pegler, Superstar Reporter
- New Frontiers in Merchandising: From Mail Order to Shopping Center
- The Salk Polio Vaccine
Transportation
Wars
Blogs
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