The Draft Riots of 1863 : A Historical Study Read at the Meeting of the Ohio Commandery Civil War draft riots Civil War induction officer with lottery box photograph Civil War Conscription Laws In Custodia Legis November 15, 2012 Freemen! Avoid Conscription! 1862 broadside Abraham's draft, 600,000 more 1862 sheet music Southern "volunteers" 1862 political cartoon The Conscription Bill speech of Hon. S.S. Cox, of Ohio delivered on February 26, 1863 Abraham Lincoln … [Read more...]
Primary Source Learning: Disability History
July 28, 2022 by 1 Comment
Unit & lesson plans Teaching Now: Learning About (Dis)ability in History- An Inquiry for Elementary Students Learning from the Source: (Dis)ability History How Disability Activists Created Change Ancient Rome’s Veterans with Disabilities: Roman Accounts and U.S. Veteran Comparisons Activities Accessibility Aids League of the Physically Handicapped's Protests Against the WPA "Ugly Laws" and Early 1900s Beggars World War I Rehabilitation World War II Workers … [Read more...]
Educator Professional Development: August 9 @ 7 pm CT
July 26, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Educators may attend Reigniting Purpose with Primary Sources: Healing and Thriving as an Educator in Uncertainty in person at DePaul University, College of Education, 2247 N. Halsted Street, Chicago, Illinois or online via Zoom. Registration: https://forms.gle/HJ5TAhF1znF9HB3V7 … [Read more...]
Primary Source Spotlight: Mississippi River
July 19, 2022 by 6 Comments
Mississippi River maps Mississippi River images Civil War Mississippi River Fleet image set The River 1938 film Audio recordings related to the Mississippi River songs & oral histories The Mississippi River 1851 sheet music Correspondence related to the Mississippi River Reports & other texts related to the Mississippi River Mississippi River historical newspaper articles & advertisements 1900 and later U.S. legislation related to the Mississippi … [Read more...]
Latest News, Events, Opportunities, Resources & PD from the Library & TPS Consortium
July 13, 2022 by Leave a Comment
News Library New Poet Laureate Announced Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden announced the appointment of Ada Limón as the nation’s 24th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry for 2022-2023. Limón will take up her duties in the fall, opening the Library’s annual literary season on September 29 with a reading of her work in the Coolidge Auditorium. “Ada Limón is a poet who connects,” Hayden said. “Her accessible, engaging poems ground us in where we are and who we share our world … [Read more...]
Collection Connections: America’s Roadways
July 7, 2022 by Leave a Comment
John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive Collection overview Free to Use and Reuse: Selections from the archive Roadside America Flickr album Roadside America Story Map Caught Our Eyes: Coffee and Donuts, Anyone? Picture This August 9, 2012 “Exclamation Points”—John Margolies Photographs of Roadside America Ready for Touring Picture This June 21, 2017 On the Road Again: Scouting Out "Roadside America" Sites Picture This October 12, 2017 Marvels of Roadside … [Read more...]
Analyzing Primary Sources: Caption Writer
June 29, 2022 by Leave a Comment
The Caption Writer strategy comes from Dr. Roland K. Schendel, undergraduate/graduate professor of education at Metropolitan State University of Denver. Children experience much of their world by viewing pictorial and illustrated representations of it. Such visuals allow children to learn about the world around them. They translate ideas through viewing. In order to accurately translate images, children must be taught how to view them. They must be taught strategies for making sense of what … [Read more...]
Today in History: Title IX
June 23, 2022 by 1 Comment
Today in History–June 23–Congress passed the landmark legislation, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which, as amended (20 U.S.C. § 1681, et seq.) prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in educational institutions and programs receiving federal funding. Learn more in this research guide overview and the resources linked to above and below. Legislative Path to Title IX timeline with links to primary sources Title IX digital copy National Archives U.S. legislation … [Read more...]
Primary Source Spotlight: Freedmen’s Bureau
June 20, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Freedmen's Bureau image set Freedmen's Bureau texts Freedmen's Bureau correspondence and other texts Freedmen's Bureau historical newspaper articles 1865-1872 Freedmen's Bureau Records Preservation Act of 2000 Freedmen’s Bureau, 1865–1872 online exhibition items African American Odyssey: Reconstruction online exhibition Freedmen's Bureau Records Smithsonian Freedmen's Bureau Transcription Project Smithsonian "The Freedmen's Bureau" by W.E.B. Du Bois The Atlantic … [Read more...]
World Spotlight: Luxembourg
June 14, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Luxembourg maps Luxembourg images Entrance to the town, Luxembourg The town, Luxembourg Clustered roofs and spires of Luxembourg Quaint riverside houses and picturesque towers of the Upper Town, of historic Luxembourg Grocery store, Luxembourg Grand Duke of Luxembourg Prince Rupprecht (Bavaria) & Antonie of Luxemburg Marie Adelaide, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg Grand Duchess - Luxemburg Grand Duchess Luxemburg Grand Duchess Charlotte of … [Read more...]
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