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Pathfinder for Primary and Secondary Sources for History Projects
For many history papers and projects, it is necessary to use both primary and secondary sources. The question is, what is a primary source? And what is a secondary source? The information you find here will answer those questions!
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History comes to life in this informative but fun resource that provides detailed information about numerous aspects of daily life throughout history from arts to urban legend, from popular dances to ritual music. Browsable by subject, time frame or geographic region and searchable by keywords, this resource is a collection of primary documents, reference works, monographs, images, maps, illustrations, and time lines depicting essential activities of daily living. |
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Available at Genealogy Center. Collections feature documents relating to the Revolutionary War, Civil War, the World Wars, Presidents, historical newspapers, naturalization documents, and much more. |
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Designed specifically for high schoolers, includes primary source documents, biographies, and an image collection of photos, maps, and flags. |
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A detailed index of PBS documentaries available through TCCL. |
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Access the best and best-known speeches of the past 2,500 years. |
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A unique full-page images archive that brings you the entire historical run of the New York Times newspaper with complete full-text coverage. |
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These historical large-scale plans include information such as the outline of buildings, size, shape, construction materials, and more. The maps also give street names, street and sidewalk widths, property boundaries, building use, and house and block numbers. |
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Primary and Secondary Sources for History Projects |
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For many history papers and projects, it is necessary to use both primary and secondary sources. The question is, what is a primary source? And what is a secondary source? This pathfinder will guide you through your history project! |
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The American Memory: the National Digital Library |
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American Memory is a gateway to rich primary source materials relating to the history and culture of the United States. The site offers more than 7 million digital items from more than 100 historical collections. |
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Prelinger Archives |
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This historical collection of some 1200 amateur, educational, and industrial films and commercials from 1927 to the present is free and open for everyone to use. A wide range of topics and historical time periods is represented here -- you can view the 1936 Pittsburgh flood, the Kennedy Nixon debate, a 1948 documentary on the modern airport, etc. |
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Smithsonian American Art Museum |
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This extensive online collection at the Smithsonian allows users to search or browse by category. |
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One-hundred Milestone Documents of American History |
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This Web site is a cooperative effort of several agencies and includes familiar documents such as the Bill of Rights, Marbury vs Madison and also some lesser known documents such as the World War I Zimmerman Telegram, a Transcript of John Glenn's Official Communication with the Command Center and other valuable primary documents of American History. |
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U.S. National Archives and Records Administration |
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Online exhibits include Charters of Freedom with high-resolution images of our founding documents (Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution) and When Nixon Met Elvis, featuring an evidentiary look at the famous meeting between the King and the President. |
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History Matters |
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Designed for high school and college teachers and students, History Matters serves as a gateway to web resources and offers other useful materials for teaching U.S. history. |
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Footnote: The Place for Original Historical Documents Online |
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Footnote.com is a place where original historical documents from the National Archives and Records Administration are combined with social networking in order to create a truly unique experience involving the stories of our past. |
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Firsthand accounts on medicine, lifestyles, architecture, government, business, education, journalism, and other subjects regarding the early history of Tulsa. |
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Historical Documents and Resources |
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Online state and federal primary sources, from the Declaration of Independence to Woody Guthrie and the Archive of American Folk Song. |