Collections Spotlight: Nina Otero-Warren
Adelina “Nina” Otero-Warren’ was a member of the National Woman’s Party Advisory Council and a leader in New Mexico’s suffrage movement who promoted use of the Spanish language in…
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Politics by Torchlight: Wide-Awake Clubs in 19th-Century Politics
They marched through the streets of American cities and towns in 1860: men in uniform, sporting military caps and black capes, arrayed in orderly formations and led by officers,…
Spotlight on Elections Presentation: General Election Campaigns
This post is part of a series that looks at different sections of the newly updated classroom resource on presidential elections and voting. A recent post highlighted the section…
TPS Consortium Update October 2024
Get content you won’t find anywhere else—news, resources, PD + other opportunities & more—with this monthly…
Collections Spotlight: Bridges
Bridge images Historic American Engineering Record collection Curated resource sets Films related to bridges Federal legislation…
Today in History: Citizenship Day
Today in History–September 17–we celebrate Citizenship Day, which was designated in 1952 and combined with Constitution…
Primary Source Spotlight: First Amendment
The Bill of Rights Ever read the Bill of Rights, Zonker? political cartoon The First Amendment…
Literature Links: Pairing Primary Sources with Historical Picture Books
When paired together, primary sources and historical picture books provide learnersopportunities to explore and create meaning…
Primary Source Spotlight: National Party Conventions
Democratic National Conventions Democratic National Convention proceedings 1832-1952 available online Democratic National Convention texts James K…
Primary Source Spotlight: Elections in the U.S.
U.S. election images U.S. election maps U.S. election sheet music U.S. election reports & printed ephemera…
Primary Source Spotlight: U.S. History by Time Period
Transatlantic Encounters & Colonial Beginnings Colonial North America American Revolution The Early Republic Territorial Expansion &…
Finding Resources: Congress.gov Help Videos
Congress.gov is the official website for U.S. federal legislative information and is developed and maintained by…
Today in History: Spanish Civil War
Today in History–July 17–the Library of Congress features the Spanish Civil War, which began on this day…
Finding Resources: U.S. History Primary Source Timelines
Colonial Settlement1600s – 1763 The American Revolution 1763 – 83 The New Nation1783-1815 National Expansion &…
Primary Source Spotlight: Cats and Dogs
Cats and Dogs storybook c1880 How to Train Dogs and Cats: Hints on Shooting and Hunting…