Primary Source Sets - From the Library of Congress
     
  Each of the following links will bring you to a collection of primary sources specifically selected for working with students. This is a great starting point for creating activities or lesson plans that meet the unique goals of your curriculum.  
     
     
 
  1. Abraham Lincoln
  2. African American History & Culture
  3. Asian Pacific American Heritage
  4. Civil War Music
  5. The Constitution
  6. Dust Bowl Migration
  7. Hispanic Heritage
  8. Holidays
  9. Jim Crow in America
  1. Martin Luther King, Jr.
  2. Poetry
  3. Baseball
  4. Astronomy
  5. Thanksgiving
  6. Women's History
  7. Woman's Suffrage
  8. Women Workers During World War II
 
     
Lesson Plans
     
  Lesson Plans - Lesson plans using items from the Library of Congress American Memory collections

Lesson Plan Field Tests - Click here to access primary source lesson developed by other teachers that you can field test with your students. 		 
     
Teacher Resources
     
 
  1. Teaching with Lincoln
  2. ARC Guide
    Guide to the National Archives' Archival Research Catalog (ARC)
  3. Repositories of Primary Sources
    List of over 5,000 sites from the University of Idaho
  4. EuroDocs: Online Sources for European History
    Links to primary source repositories pertaining to European countries
  5. Internet Archive
    Features videos, live music and other audio recordings, and texts available for downloading
  6. Classical Archives
    Classical music files (registration required, limited free monthly downloads)
  7. Gutenberg: The Sheet Music Project
    Links to digitized public domain sheet music
 
     
     
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The foundation of American government / Hy. Hintermeister., cph 3g02541, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 		 
     
     
 
Suffrage parade, New York City, May 6, 1912, digital id: cph 3g05585, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 		 
     
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