6 Great Websites for Primary Sources
1. Library of Congress
2. Digital Vaults (National Archives)
3. Docs Teach (National Archives)
4. British Pathe(1890-2011)
5. Pioneer Library
6. World Digital Library
Primary Sources in Content Area
Other Resources:
Primary Sources Activities
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:
- 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