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Posted by: Danna Bell
Alan Lomax and the staff from the Radio Research Project, a program sponsored by the Library of Congress to collect the stories of Americans from many walks of life, spread out around the United States to record comments about the Pearl Harbor bombing and the United States’ entry into World War II.
Posted in: Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945)
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
What is the price of success? Inventors often stake their reputations and personal fortunes on their creations, but Orville and Wilbur Wright risked physical harm as well.
Posted in: Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914), Science Technology and Math
Posted by: Stacie Moats
The familiar imagery of Thanksgiving has been put to many different uses over the years. Let your students explore how one cartoonist used the holiday to make points about President Theodore Roosevelt.
Posted in: Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914), Holidays
Posted by: Anne Savage
Learn how to get started with an easy-to-use tool to guide students through primary source analysis.
Posted in: Teaching Strategies, Teaching Tools
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
The Library of Congress has many resources related to the experiences and contributions of Native Americans to our nation.
Posted in: Native American History
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
Harper Lee's tale of conflict in a small Alabama town is a perennial favorite with teachers. The Library's lesson plan "To Kill a Mockingbird: A Historical Perspective", which uses photos and oral histories from the Library's collections, has always been fairly popular. This lesson plan has always been fairly popular. But in the past month, something unusual has happened.
Posted in: Poetry and Literature
Posted by: Danna Bell
Though television and the Internet bring images of war into the home, many students might not be aware of the day-to-day experiences of those who have fought on the front lines. A great way to help expose students to these stories is through the Veterans History Project from the Library of Congress.
Posted in: Veterans and Military History
Posted by: Danna Bell
The Ask a Librarian feature on the Library's Web site puts you in touch with me and other Library reference staff and is an excellent place to turn for information you can't find elsewhere on the Library's site.
Posted in: Teaching Tools
Posted by: Anne Savage
"There are millions of primary sources online at the Library of Congress! Where do I start?" is a common question from K-12 educators. Get some answers in this brief intro to the Library of Congress Teachers Page.
Posted in: Teaching Tools