Sets of primary sources on specific topics.
Primary Source Sets
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Inventions and Innovations A selection of Library of Congress primary sources exploring how various inventions and innovations came into being. This set also includes a Teachers Guide with historical context and teaching suggestions. Photographs, prints, manuscripts, and newspapers explore how various inventions and innovations came into being.- Date: 1780
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The Inventive Wright Brothers A selection of Library of Congress primary sources exploring the contributions of the Wright brothers to flight. This set also includes a Teacher's Guide with historical context and teaching suggestions.- Date: 1880
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Iowa: Selected Library of Congress Primary Sources Highlights from the past and present of Iowa, from the rich online collections of the Library of Congress. -
Jamestown A selection of Library of Congress primary sources exploring Jamestown as the first permanent British settlement in North America. This set also includes a Teacher's Guide with historical context and teaching suggestions. -
Japanese American Internment A selection of Library of Congress primary sources exploring Japanese Internment during World War II. This set also includes a Teacher's Guide with historical context and teaching suggestions.- Date: 1941
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Jim Crow and Segregation A selection of Library of Congress primary sources exploring Jim Crow in the US. This set also includes a Teacher's Guide with historical context and teaching suggestions.- Date: 1865
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Kansas: Selected Library of Congress Primary Sources Highlights from the past and present of Kansas, from the rich online collections of the Library of Congress. -
Kentucky: Selected Library of Congress Primary Sources Highlights from the past and present of Kentucky, from the rich online collections of the Library of Congress. -
LGBTQ Activism and Contributions A selection of Library of Congress primary sources exploring LGBTQ Activism and Contributions. This set also includes a Teachers Guide with historical context and teaching suggestions. Photos, film footage, newspaper articles, interviews, and audio recordings explore LGBTQ Americans' political activism and contributions to U.S. cultural life.- Date: 1865
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The Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark Expedition A selection of Library of Congress primary sources exploring the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark expedition. This set also includes a Teachers Guide with historical context and teaching suggestions.- Date: 1803
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Louisiana: Selected Library of Congress Primary Sources Highlights from the past and present of Louisiana, from the rich online collections of the Library of Congress. -
Maine: Selected Library of Congress Primary Sources Highlights from the past and present of Maine, from the rich online collections of the Library of Congress.. -
Maps From The World Digital Library A selection of primary sources exploring historic maps presented by the World Digital Library. This set also includes a Teacher's Guide with historical context and teaching suggestions. -
Maryland: Selected Library of Congress Primary Sources Highlights from the past and present of Maryland, from the rich online collections of the Library of Congress. -
Mass Persuasion Campaigns Pamphlets, newspaper articles, posters, broadsides, songs, films, and more – all designed to persuade the public and move people to action.- Date: 1894
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Massachusetts: Selected Library of Congress Primary Sources Highlights from the past and present of Massachusetts, from the rich online collections of the Library of Congress. -
Mexican American Migrations and Communities A selection of Library of Congress primary sources exploring the topic of Mexican American migrations and communities, including photos, newspapers, and oral history interviews. This set also includes a Teacher's Guide with historical context and teaching suggestions. -
Michigan: Selected Library of Congress Primary Sources Highlights from the past and present of Michigan, from the rich online collections of the Library of Congress. -
Minnesota: Selected Library of Congress Primary Sources Highlights from the past and present of Minnesota, from the rich online collections of the Library of Congress. -
Mississippi: Selected Library of Congress Primary Sources Highlights from the past and present of Mississippi, from the rich online collections of the Library of Congress. -
Missouri: Selected Library of Congress Primary Sources Highlights from the past and present of Missouri, from the rich online collections of the Library of Congress. -
Montana: Selected Library of Congress Primary Sources Highlights from the past and present of Montana, from the rich online collections of the Library of Congress. -
The NAACP: A Century in the Fight for Freedom A selection of Library of Congress primary sources exploring the history and civil rights legacy of the NAACP. This set also includes a Teacher s Guide with historical context and teaching suggestions.- Date: 1895
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Native American Boarding Schools A selection of Library of Congress primary sources exploring education and assimilation of Indian peoples from the 1880-1920s. This set also includes a Teacher's Guide with historical context and teaching suggestions. Photos, early film footage, federal government reports, cartoons, and maps tell the complex tale of the efforts to assimilate Native Americans through education- Date: 1880
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Natural Disasters A selection of Library of Congress primary sources exploring natural disasters. This set also includes a Teachers Guide with historical context and teaching suggestions.- Date: 1871
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Nebraska: Selected Library of Congress Primary Sources Highlights from the past and present of Nebraska, from the rich online collections of the Library of Congress.. -
Nevada: Selected Library of Congress Primary Sources Highlights from the past and present of Nevada, from the rich online collections of the Library of Congress. -
The New Deal A selection of Library of Congress primary sources exploring the New Deal and its impact during the Great Depression. This set also includes a Teacher s Guide with historical context and teaching suggestions.- Date: 1932
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New Hampshire: Selected Library of Congress Primary Sources Highlights from the past and present of New Hampshire, from the rich online collections of the Library of Congress. -
New Jersey: Selected Library of Congress Primary Sources Highlights from the past and present of New Jersey, from the rich online collections of the Library of Congress. -
New Mexico: Selected Library of Congress Primary Sources Highlights from the past and present of New Mexico, from the rich online collections of the Library of Congress. -
New York: Selected Library of Congress Primary Sources Highlights from the past and present of New York, from the rich online collections of the Library of Congress. -
North Carolina: Selected Library of Congress Primary Sources Highlights from the past and present of North Carolina, from the rich online collections of the Library of Congress. -
North Dakota: Selected Library of Congress Primary Sources Highlights from the past and present of North Dakota, from the rich online collections of the Library of Congress. -
Ohio: Selected Library of Congress Primary Sources Highlights from the past and present of Ohio, from the rich online collections of the Library of Congress. -
Oklahoma: Selected Library of Congress Primary Sources Highlights from the past and present of Oklahoma, from the rich online collections of the Library of Congress. -
Oregon: Selected Library of Congress Primary Sources Highlights from the past and present of Oregon, from the rich online collections of the Library of Congress. -
Paleontology, Past and Present A selection of Library of Congress primary sources exploring significant paleontological discoveries and the types of thinking and questioning employed by professional paleontologists.- Date: 1895
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Pennsylvania: Selected Library of Congress Primary Sources Highlights from the past and present of Pennsylvania, from the rich online collections of the Library of Congress. -
Political Cartoons and Public Debates A selection of Library of Congress primary sources exploring political cartoons in U.S. history. This set also includes a Teacher's Guide with historical context and teaching suggestions