Primary Source Spotlight: Geronimo

Primary Source Spotlight: Geronimo

Geronimo image set U.S. historical newspaper coverage of Geronimo 1870-1910 U.S. historical newspaper coverage of Geronimo and President Roosevelt 1905 Geronimo’s Story of his Life 1906 related newspaper article from The Oglala Light The Pursuit of the Apache Chief: A Story of the Campaign Against Geronimo 1920 When Geronimo Rode 1924 A Chiracahua Apache’s Account…

Primary Source Spotlight: Victory Gardens

Primary Source Spotlight: Victory Gardens

Victory garden posters FSA/OWI Collection photos: Victory gardens and Victory gardeners More Victory garden images Chicago Victory Gardens: Yesterday and Tomorrow video Pamphlets Victory Gardens historical newspaper coverage 1918-1919 Victory Gardens historical newspaper coverage 1940-1945 116 HRES 937 IH: Recognizing the important role Victory Gardens played in America’s World War efforts Online exhibitions Articles &…

World Spotlight: Sudan

World Spotlight: Sudan

Sudan primary source set from the World Digital Library Sudan maps Sudan images Books and reports about Sudan U.S. historical newspaper coverage about Sudan Video recordings related to Sudan Alan Lomax Collection items: Sudan U.S. legislation related to Sudan Sudan – Places in the News January 2011 Global Legal Monitor articles: Sudan Guide to Law Online: Sudan Guide…

Primary Source Spotlight: Teachers

Primary Source Spotlight: Teachers

Teacher image set Teaching image set Teacher sheet music Teacher oral histories Free to Use and Reuse: Teachers & Students primary source set Books about teachers and teaching More texts about teachers and teaching Historical newspaper coverage related to the teaching profession Legislation related to teachers Legislation related to teacher appreciation week Related resources

Primary Source Spotlight: Frances Perkins

Primary Source Spotlight: Frances Perkins

Frances Perkins images Frances Perkins historical newspaper coverage Correspondence and other texts related to Frances Perkins Frances Perkins Columbia University Libraries Oral History Research Office Contemporary legislation related to Frances Perkins Frances Perkins: Architect of the New Deal JSTOR Daily Promoting the General Welfare: Frances Perkins In Custodia Legis Frances Perkins, the Woman Behind FDR…

Collections Spotlight: Civilian Conservation Corps

Collections Spotlight: Civilian Conservation Corps

Civilian Conservation Corps images Civilian Conservation Corps reports & other texts Olmsted Associates Records related to the Civilian Conservation Corps Civilian Conservation Corps historical newspaper coverage 1933-1942 Modern U.S. legislation related to the Civilian Conservation Corps PBS American Experience: Civilian Conservation Corps Roosevelt’s Tree Army: The Civilian Conservation Corps Digital Public Library of America exhibition…

Primary Source Spotlight: Buffalo Soldiers

Primary Source Spotlight: Buffalo Soldiers

On June 28, 1866, the U.S. Congress passed An Act to Increase and Fix the Military Peace Establishment of the United States, which established four segregated African American infantry regiments and two cavalry regiments: the Ninth Cavalry, the Tenth Cavalry, the Thirty-eighth Infantry, the Thirty-ninth Infantry, the Fortieth Infantry, and the Forty-first Infantry. According to…

Collections Spotlight: Earthquakes

Collections Spotlight: Earthquakes

Earthquake damage photos Earthquake films & videos Earthquake maps Earthquake oral histories And behold there was a great earthquake, an Easter anthem sheet music Books, reports & other texts about earthquakes U.S. historical newspaper coverage: earthquakes U.S. legislation related to earthquakes Global Legal Monitor articles related to earthquakes U.S. Geological Survey: Earthquake Hazards Library blog…

World Spotlight: Macau

World Spotlight: Macau

Formerly a Portuguese Colony, since December 20, 1999, Macau has been recognized as a special administrative region under Chinese sovereignty. Macau maps Macau: A Selection of Cartographic Images Macau images Modern U.S. legislation mentioning Macau Guide to Law Online: Macau Macau profile BBC Macao maps Macao images Modern U.S. legislation mentioning Macao Macao 1920 British Foreign…

Collections Spotlight: Tornadoes

Collections Spotlight: Tornadoes

Tornado images Tornado scenes in St. Louis 1896 Insurance map illustrating scope of damage by tornado in Gainesville, Georgia Tornado sheet music U.S. historical newspaper coverage related to tornadoes Books America’s Greatest Flood and Tornado Calamity c. 1913 The Great Tornado of 1821 in New Hampshire A Modern Herculaneum: Story of the New Richmond Tornado…

World Spotlight: Qatar

World Spotlight: Qatar

World Digital Library Qatar primary sources Qatar maps Veteran oral histories with service in Qatar U.S. historical newspaper articles mentioning Qatar Qatar Guide to Law Online World Digital Library and the Qatar Foundation In Custodia Legis U.S. legislation related to Qatar Qatar web archives Qatar country profile BBC Qatar timeline BBC FIFA Qatar World Cup…