I love the Digital Public Library of America, at http://dp.la/. Make sure you check out their primary source sets and exhibitions.

Laura Smith

Archivist

Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center
University of Connecticut Library

405 Babbidge Road, Unit 1205

Storrs, CT 06269-1205

laura.katz.smith@uconn.edu

Phone: (860)486-2516

Website: http://lib.uconn.edu/libraries/asc

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From: CASL-L [mailto:casl-l-bounces+laura.katz.smith=uconn.edu@mylist.net] On Behalf Of HENNESSEY, MARGUERITE
Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2018 10:58 AM
To: Marybeth Murdoch <mmurdoch@coventryct.org>; CASL-l@mylist.net
Subject: Re: [CASL-L] primary source documents

Here are some resources:

Library of Congress: Voices from the Days of Slavery http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/voices/

National Humanities Center: http://americainclass.org/lessons/#

NARA: https://www.docsteach.org

Smithsonian History Explorer https://historyexplorer.si.edu/teacher-resources

Rita Hennessey

Library Media Specialist

Betsy Ross Arts Magnet Middle School

150 Kimberly Avenue

New Haven, CT 06519

Tel: 475.220.5330

https://sites.google.com/a/nhps.net/bramslmc/

From: CASL-L [mailto:casl-l-bounces@mylist.net] On Behalf Of Marybeth Murdoch
Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2018 10:52 AM
To: CASL-l@mylist.net
Subject: [CASL-L] primary source documents

Hello to the collective wisdom of CASL,

A teacher/student teacher asked me to help research primary documents relevant to Antebellem America. “Students will seek and cite quotes from slave narratives, pro-slavery, and abolitionist perspectives.”

I am directing her to the History Reference database on researchitct.org

We also have some print resources.

I have started to find relevant websites, but I don’t want to miss anything.

If anyone has done similar research projects with middle school and is willing to share some online tools, I would be happy to share what I have as well!

Thank you,

Marybeth

Marybeth Murdoch

Library Media Specialist

Captain Nathan Hale Middle School

Coventry, CT 06238

(860)742-7346 x4264

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