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Posted by: Danna Bell
Because the Library of Congress is The Largest Library in the World, just for fun, I did a search on "world's largest" in the library's online catalog.
Posted in: Primary Source Highlights
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
On Tuesday, September 23, at 7 PM ET, education experts from the Library will offer a webinar that will engage participants in a model photograph analysis activity, facilitate a discussion about the power of teaching with visual images, and demonstrate how to find visual images from the Library of Congress. Throughout the year, the Library will be hosting educator webinars every other Tuesday at 7:00 ET focusing on a variety of instructional strategies for using primary sources in instruction. The 2014 schedule and information about joining the webinar is now available from loc.gov/teachers.
Posted in: News and Events, Primary Source Highlights
Posted by: Danna Bell
September highlights include the signing of the Panama Canal Treaty and Neutrality Treaty and the first celebration of Labor Day in the United States of America.
Posted in: News and Events, Primary Source Highlights
Posted by: Danna Bell
Looking for ways to celebrate libraries and National Library Week using Library of Congress primary sources? Here are some suggestions.
Posted in: Lesson Ideas, Primary Source Highlights
Posted by: Danna Bell
April 1 is an appropriate day for remembering that, even though primary sources are a powerful teaching tool, they can also fool you.
Posted in: Holidays, Primary Source Highlights
Posted by: Danna Bell
The Library of Congress Summer Institute taught me a new and surprising lesson about what primary sources offer to any curriculum, including my AP Psychology classes.
Posted in: Primary Source Highlights, Teaching Strategies
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Do you have students who love winter sports? The upcoming winter Olympics will provide lots of opportunities to watch intense competition and celebrate the glorious triumphs of the athletes. Why not engage students’ energy and interest with Library of Congress primary source items related to both historical winter Olympic teams and winter sports?
Posted in: Primary Source Highlights
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
The article highlights a number of images from the early 20th century that the National Child Labor Committee used in their campaign to abolish child labor, including photographs by Lewis Hine. Although today these dramatic photos are often viewed as art objects, the NCLC used them as tools--as persuasive elements that would help them make their case against child labor in the public sphere and in the halls of Congress.
Posted in: Primary Source Highlights
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
History and images have a complex relationship. Many turning points in history passed with no one there to record them. Others are so thoroughly documented that it can be difficult to find the unique human stories beneath the clouds of images that surround them.
Posted in: Presidents, Primary Source Highlights