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Resources for National History Day Projects

Posted by: Stephen Wesson

Color photograph of people conducting research in the Main Reading Room at the Library of Congress

Closer Look: Research Guides

Posted by: Colleen Smith

Closer Look: Today in History

Posted by: Colleen Smith

Cover of sheet music for "You're a Grand Old Rag," from 1906. The cover features patriotic symbols of red and white stripes and a blue background with stars, as well as an image from the play for which the song was composed.

From “Rag” to “Flag” – A Patriotic Melody with Broadway Origins

Posted by: Colleen Smith

Detail of the Clara Barton Collection homepage

Closer Look: Library Collections Pages

Posted by: Cheryl Lederle

Poster shows crowd of smiling people purchasing Liberty Bonds from "Uncle Sam"

The Many Emotions of Purchasing a Liberty Bond: Understanding Persuasive Posters

Posted by: Michael Apfeldorf

Just One Day: Using a Newspaper Front Page as a Window to Inquiry and Research

Posted by: Cheryl Lederle

Excerpt from a newspaper page with the headline "True Democracy" written at the top and text that supports women's suffrage.

Women’s Suffrage: Analyzing Conditional Arguments in Historical Primary Sources

Posted by: Michael Apfeldorf

Illustration shows a fat businessman reclining on a large coin, basking in the bright light of "Special Privilege" while dreaming of castles in the air; on the other side of the coin is factory life in dark and polluted Pittsburgh, and where factory workers struggle to flip the coin blocking the light from their city and their lives.

The Price of Pollution: Helping Students Visualize Relationships Between Economic Concepts and Environmental Issues with a 1909 Political Cartoon

Posted by: Colleen Smith