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American Rhetoric: The Power of Oratory in the United States

AmericanRhetoric.com was developed by Michael E. Eidenmuller, an assistant professor of communications at the University of Texas. The site provides links to more than 5,000 speeches which are arranged by first name and checked biweekly for accuracy.

Tags: archives, database, communication, free, Government, history, language_arts, politics, presentation, Quotes, Library_Reference, US_history, search, speech, directories, research_process on 2008-10-11 and saved by80 people -All Annotations (0) -About

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The American Presidency Project

The American Presidency Project archives contain thousands of documents related to the study of the Presidency.

Tags: presidents, us_history, archives, database, primary_sources, politics on 2008-10-08 and saved by13 people -All Annotations (0) -About

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American Memory from the Library of Congress

the collection has become a “National Digital Library” with diverse institutions from all across the United States contributing content. Rich in imagery, the collection may be searched or browsed by way of alphabetized subject lists, time periods, and geographical locations. American Memory Historical Collections features more than 100 thematic subjects ranging from advertising to maps to women’s rights.

Tags: memory, history, us_history, library_of_congress, photos, archives on 2008-10-04 and saved by103 people -All Annotations (0) -About

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Internet Archive: FedFlix

FedFlix features the best movies of the United States Government, from training films to history, from our national parks to the U.S. Fire Academy and the Postal Inspectors, all of these fine flix are available for reuse without any restrictions whatsoever.

Tags: archives, government_resource, multimedia, database, video on 2008-10-02 and saved by2 people -All Annotations (0) -About

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Footnote

Footnote allows students to access millions of primary source documents and photos, and easily create online history reports. Urls can then be posted, and students can also leave comments on their peers’ reports.

Tags: archives, bibliography, collaboration, e-learning, education, history, classroom_resources, curriculum, us_history, for_educators, primary_sources, web2.0 on 2008-10-02 and saved by35 people -All Annotations (0) -About

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VOA The Making of a Nation

These Voice of America short episodes provide audio support to the text covering important moments in U.S. History. The top of their main page also provides instructions on how to easily access back episodes.

Tags: US_history, video, archives on 2008-10-02 and saved by2 people -All Annotations (0) -About

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Open Library

Open Library aims to create one web page for every book ever published (over time, of course). Using the database infrastructure and the wiki interface, you will be search millions of book records, narrow results by facet, and search across the full text of 230,000 scanned books.

Tags: library_reference, onlinebooks, archives, digital_library, nonprofit, books, database on 2008-09-28 and saved by51 people -All Annotations (0) -About

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HotChalk & NBC News Video Archives on Demand

A searchable archive with thousands of historic video resources, mini-documentaries, primary sources, text resources, and images aligned to classroom instruction

Tags: classroom_resources, multimedia, for_educators, curriculum, current_awareness, events, history, archives, lesson_plans, documentaries, primary_sources on 2008-09-26 and saved by8 people -All Annotations (0) -About

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New York Times Article Archive

The complete backfile of The New York Times can now be searched from NYTimes.com, over 13 million articles in all.

The Times makes available its archives from 1987 to the present without charge, as well as those from 1851 to 1922, which are in the public domain. There will be charges for some material from the period 1923 to 1986, and some will be free.

Tags: news, newyorktimes, archives, search on 2008-09-21 and saved by4 people -All Annotations (0) -About

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Let's Talk About It: Reading and Discussion in America's Libraries

The Let's Talk About It program is more than a book discussion model. It is a multi-faceted way to experience a directed examination of contemporary life and culture through literature.

Tags: archives, book_groups, recommendations, ala_resources, Readers_Advisory, library_programming on 2008-09-20 -All Annotations (0) -About

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EduHound's Classroom Tools & Tips :: ARCHIVES

Welcome to EduHound's Classroom Tools & Tips archive page! You'll find a listing of all past issues, which include: Educational topics, preformatted templates, technology tutorials, and practical tips

Tags: educationportals, newsletters, archives, tips, for_educators on 2008-09-20 -All Annotations (0) -About

in list: Education portals

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National Archives Digital Vaults

Digital Vaults from the National Archives. Includes a variety of reproducible primary sources, lesson plans correlated to national standards, and cross-curricular connections. Also has functionality for using resources to create your own poster or movie.

Use the National Archives resources to create your own movies, posters, and what it calls “Pathway Challenges” to… challenge others to find connections between a series of images, documents, and other resources you put together.

Tags: archives, government_resource, history, digital_library, database, curriculum, flash, interactive, for_educators, lesson_plans, primary_sources, social_studies on 2008-09-20 and saved by81 people -All Annotations (1) -About

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Footnote

Footnote.com is a place where original historical documents are combined with social networking in order to create a truly unique experience involving the stories of our past.

The Footnote.com collections feature documents, most never before available. With Footnote, you can browse America’s landmark historical documents online for free.

Tags: collaboration, education, events, family, genealogy, Government, history, images, networking, resources, storytelling, tagging, primary_sources, my_favorite_resources, archives, Library_reference, research_process on 2008-09-18 and saved by150 people -All Annotations (0) -About

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Primary Sources for Educators and Students

Digital copies in the Archival Research Catalog from the National Archives

Tags: archives, primary_sources, digital_library, opac, government_resource, us_history, classroom_resources, research_process on 2008-09-14 -All Annotations (0) -About

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Document Analysis Worksheets

The following document analysis worksheets were designed and developed by the Education Staff of the National Archives and Records Administration. You may find these worksheets useful as you introduce students to various documents (helpful for evaluating primary sources).

Tags: evaluation, primary_sources, information_literacy, archives, government_resource, lesson_plans, worksheets on 2008-09-14 and saved by3 people -All Annotations (0) -About

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Repository of Primary Sources

University of Idaho has created this Repository of Primary Sources, which contains links to manuscripts, archives, rare books, and much more. Covers not only the United States, but countries all over the world. A listing of over 5000 websites describing holdings of manuscripts, archives, rare books, historical photographs, and other primary sources for the research scholar.

Tags: invisible_web, genealogy, database, archives, search, primary_sources, history, classroom_resources, research_process on 2008-09-13 and saved by5 people -All Annotations (0) -About

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National Archives Digital Vaults

National Archives Digital Vaults organizes primary sources by keyword and historical event and allows you to move from one to another as if you are unlocking a vault. It’s a great way to take an exploratory approach to learning about history and to engage visual learners.

Tags: primary_sources, history, curriculum, government_resource, archives, k-12, research_process on 2008-09-11 and saved by4 people -All Annotations (0) -About

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Google News Archive Search

Google has partnered with ProQuest who is supplying its microfilm vault newspaper content that can be delivered effectively in the less formal framework of the open web. Users can explore this historical treasure trove by searching the Google News Archive or by using the timeline feature after searching Google News. Over time, Google will begin blending these archives into its main search results

Tags: google, news, archives, history, library_reference, research_process on 2008-09-11 and saved by71 people -All Annotations (0) -About

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