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Posted by: Danna Bell
How do we know our medicine is safe? Students can explore primary sources to see how medicines were marketed in the nineteenth century and how Congress responded.
Posted in: Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914), Government and Law, Science Technology and Math
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
In the November-December 2018 issue of Social Education, the journal of the National Council for the Social Studies, our “Sources and Strategies” article focuses on one document used in the battle against mob violence against African Americans: a 1921 report from the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary in support of a bill to make lynching a federal crime.
Posted in: Government and Law, Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945), Lesson Ideas, News and Events
Posted by: Danna Bell
The Library recently completed digitizing a portion of Theodore Roosevelt's papers, considered to be the largest collection of original Roosevelt documents in the world.
Posted in: Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914), Government and Law
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
Just in time for Constitution Day, the Library's newest primary source set centers on Alexander Hamilton, a key contributor to the shaping and debate surrounding the U.S. Constitution.
Posted in: Government and Law, Revolution and the New Nation (1764-1815)
Posted by: Danna Bell
We know that many teachers are looking for materials relating to current scientific issues, and we've found amazing resources on current issues in science in an unexpected place: Congress.gov.
Posted in: Government and Law, Science Technology and Math
Posted by: Danna Bell
What can be learned about the artist's perceptions of a president from the way the caricature or cartoon is drawn? What can be learned from it about the wider community's opinions?
Posted in: Government and Law, Holidays