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The History Teacher Volume 52 Number 4 August 2019 INDEX TO VOLUME 52 2018-2019 No. 1: November 2018: 1-180 No. 2: February 2019: 181-360 No. 3: May 2019: 361-540 No. 4: August 2019: 541-740 Note the database indexing and abstracting cited on the second page of this issue. SPECIAL SECTIONS Special Feature National History Day 2018 Prize Essays
- Select from A Curated Set
- Search The Online Collections
- Explore Online Resources
- Check with The Experts
Primary Source Sets– Each set collects primary sources on a specific frequently-taught topic, along with historical background information and teaching ideas. Free to Use and Reuse Sets– Batches of primary sources on engaging topics. U.S. History Primary Sources Timeline– Explore important topics and moments in U.S. history through historical prima...
Successful searches of the online collections of the Library of Congress, as with any archival research institution, begin with an understanding of what is likely to be found. Many considerations, including copyright, collection strengths, and how materials were acquired, factor into what can be digitized and made available online. The Library’s on...
Congress.gov– Explore current and historic information on bills, laws and the legislative branch of the government. Chronicling America– Access historic newspapers from all fifty states and the District of Columbia for accounts of historic and everyday events as reported at the time they happened. Digital Collections– Access digital versions of som...
Teaching with the Library blog– Short (500 words or less) posts featuring primary sources and teaching ideas. Other Library blogsoffer tips on finding Library resources, suggestions for other search terms or research ideas, and expert secondary information. Today in History– Provides information and links to primary sources about a specific event i...
Reprinted from Proceedings, US Naval Institute. Box 15: Pamphlets. Folder 1, “John Stevens and His Sons: Early American Engineers.”. Watkins, J. Elfreth, Read Before the Philosophical Society of Washington, Washington: Press of W.F. Roberts, 1892.
Nov 29, 2023 · Electronic discovery tools—catalogs and databases—can help you to identify sources for your research. Some point to print or archival sources you can access in a physical collection while others contain digitized or born-digital primary sources.
Apr 6, 2018 · Find and create interactive learning activities with primary source documents that promote historical thinking skills.
How do I cite a PDF? PDFs are not considered a separate source type in MLA as instead they're the medium through which you're reading the source itself, such as a book chapter or journal article. In general, the Location field will direct your reader to the primary version of the document through URL or DOI.
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2019. Tertiary sources are summaries of topics and subjects compiled from a variety of primary and secondary sources. Examples include Wikipedia and encyclopedia entries, timelines, chronologies, bibliographies, directories, and handbooks.
