These curated resource lists coincide with the order of the topic ideas listed in the NHD 2016 theme sample topics list. Note: historic newspaper coverage is from 1836-1922.
Nelson Mandela’s Encounters with Apartheid
- Nelson Mandela primary source set
- The Inspiring Story of Nelson Mandela In Custodia Legis blog July 18, 2011
- Nelson Mandela Day – July 18 In Custodia Legis blog July 18, 2013
- The Death of Nelson Mandela December 5, 2013 Library of Congress Places in the News
- Nelson Mandela: brief bio & selective reading list Library of Congress Information Bulletin January 9, 1995 – Vol 54, No.1
- Apartheid primary source set
Turkey and the Armenian Genocide: a Violent Encounter of Religious Difference on Close Borders
- Understanding Armenian Genocide Library of Congress Information Bulletin November 2000 – Vol 59, No. 11
- American Humanitarianism in the Armenian Crucible: 1915-1923 streaming webcast 2015/05/07
- Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia : country studies 1994
- Turkey : a country study 1996
- Foreign Affairs Oral Histories mentioning Armenian genocide
- U.S. legislation related to Armenian genocide
- Armenian massacres, or The sword of Mohammed containing a complete and thrilling account of the terrible atrocities and wholesale murders committed in Armenia c1896
- Historic newspaper coverage 1890-1910: Armenian massacre
- Historic newspaper coverage 1915-1922: Armenian massacre
- Historic newspaper coverage 1915-1922: Armenia & Turks
- The Stars and Stripes U.S. Army newspaper 1918-1919 (search for Armenia and search for Turkey)
- Armenia books
- Turkey books
- Armenia images
- Turkey images
- Armenia maps
- Turkey maps
The Artistic Exploration: Bierstadt and Moran’s Journey and the Creation of Yellowstone National Park
- Today in History: Thomas Moran background & primary sources
- Albert Bierstadt primary source set
- Yellowstone primary source set
- Yellowstone historic newspaper coverage
The Zimmermann Telegram: The Exchange that Broke Down American Isolationism
- Zimmerman telegram National Archives
- Historic newspaper coverage: Zimmermann Telegram
- 1917 Historic newspaper coverage: Germany, Mexico, war
Encounter in Little Rock: Desegregating Central High School
Impressment: The Unwanted Exchange between Great Britain and the United States
- Impressment of American seamen illustration
- Impressment documents
- Observations on the impressment of American seamen by the officers of ships of war, and vessels commissioned by, and acting under the authority of Great Britain 1806
- Report of the Committee of the House of representatives of Massachusetts, on the subject of impressed seamen 1813
- Mr. Taggart’s address to his constituents, on the subject of impressments 1813
Encountering a New Religion: Spanish Catholic Missionaries in the Americas
- Parallel Histories: Exploration and Early Settlement in English & Spanish
- Today in History: Missions of Old California background & primary sources
- Catholic Polygamy in New Spain? In Custodia Legis blog December 13, 2012
- Exploring the Early Americas online exhibition
Roanoke: When Exploration, Encounter, and Exchange Went Terribly Wrong
- Americæ pars, nunc Virginia dicta 1590 map
- Raleigh’s new fort in Virginia 1895
- The surroundings and site of Raleigh’s colony 1896
- On Roanoke Island 1902
- The beginnings of English America : Sir Walter Raleigh’s settlements on Roanoke Island, 1584-1587 1907
- Sir Walter Raleigh’s lost colony 1907
- Pilgrimage to old Fort Raleigh on Roanoke island 1908
- Mystery of the Lost Colony Library of Congress Information Bulletin December 2001 – Vol 60, No. 12
- Historic newspaper coverage: Roanoke Colony
The Monroe Doctrine: How Isolationism Impacted the Exploration, Encounters, and Exchanges of a New Nation
- Today in History: James Monroe & Foreign Policy background & primary sources
- Monroe Doctrine digital resource guide
- Historic newspaper mentions: Monroe Doctrine
Dorothea Dix: Exploring the Injustices for Herself to Promote Institutional Reform
- Dorothea Lynde Dix portrait
- Dorothea Lynde Dix to Abraham Lincoln, Monday, June 17, 1861
- To the Legislature of Massachusetts [protesting against the confinement of insane persons and idiots in almshouses and prisons] Dorothea Dix 1843
- Memorial soliciting a state hospital for the insane Dorothea Dix 1845
- Daughters of the Puritans; a group of brief biographies (including Dorothea Dix) 1905
- Dorothea Dix historical newspaper coverage
The Marshall Plan: Rebuilding Europe’s Economy through Exchange
- Today in History: The Marshall Plan background & primary sources
- For European Recovery: The Fiftieth Anniversary of the Marshall Plan (online exhibition)
19th Amendment Suffragettes: Exploring New Methods of Protest
- Learning from the Source: Tactics in the March to Suffrage
- Primary Source Investigation: Hazel Hunkins, Billings Suffragist
- Primary Source Learning: Women’s Road to the Vote
- Primary Source Spotlight: Woman Suffrage
NHD 2016: Exploration, Encounter, Exchange Topic Ideas Part I
NHD 2016: Exploration, Encounter, Exchange Topic Ideas Part II
NHD 2016: Selecting a Topic for a History Project
More NHD-related resources from TPS-Barat
- Selecting Sources: Tertiary, Secondary, Primary
- Selecting Primary Sources for Research Projects
- Using Sources: Creating a Digital Annotated Bibliography
- Tech Tools: Citation Tools
National History Day project resources
- National History Day 2016 Theme: Exploration, Encounter, Exchange in History article
- National History Day 2016 Theme Book
- NHD state affiliates
- Illinois History Fairs
- Chicago Metro History Education Center
- History of the Great Lakes States and Century Past Library
- NHD Contest Rule Book
- NHD presentation categories
CMHEC Topic Ideas
- NHD 2016: CMHEC Topic Ideas – Arts & Culture
- NHD 2016: CMHEC Topic Ideas – Civil Rights
- NHD 2016: CMHEC Topic Ideas – Economy, Science & Technology
- NHD 2016: CMHEC Topic Ideas – Environment & Geography
- NHD 2016: CMHEC Topic Ideas – Power, Authority, and Governance
- NHD 2016: CMHEC Topic Ideas – Women & Family
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