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01 Dec 09

Chronicling America

Search and view newspaper pages from 1880-1922 and find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present.

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Remix America

Remix America, launched last fall, makes it fairly easy for students to create their own US History documentary videos. Remix America provides video clips, audio clips, and images that students can arrange to create a Ken Burns-style documentary.

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19 Nov 09

World War II Poster Collection from Northwestern University Library

"The Government and Geographic Information and Data Services Department at Northwestern University Library has a comprehensive collection of over 300 posters issued by U.S. Federal agencies from the onset of war through 1945. "

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29 Oct 09

Office of the Historian

The State Department has launched the Office of the Historian website, chronicling U.S. foreign policy throughout our nation’s history.

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12 Oct 09

picturing the thirties

The Smithsonian exhibition Picturing the 30s teaches students about the 1930’s through eight exhibitions. Students will learn about the Great Depression, The New Deal, The Country, Industry, Labor, The City, Leisure, and American People in the 1930’s.

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06 Oct 09

Historical Statistical Abstracts

Statistical Abstract data present here ranges from our most recent edition to the historical abstracts compiled throughout the decades. Some of the data were scanned as an effort to make historical abstract information available to the public.

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Landmark Supreme Court Cases - HOME

"This site was developed to provide teachers with a full range of resources and activities to support the teaching of landmark Supreme Court cases, helping students explore the key issues of each case."

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The Supreme Court Historical Society

This society "is dedicated to the preservation and dissemination of the history of the Supreme Court of the United States." The site provides a history of the Court (including data on past and present justices), a description of the Court process, and a guide to researching the Court.

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Oyez

Northwestern University's US Supreme Court Multimedia Database: U.S. Supreme Court Case Summaries, Oral Arguments & Multimedia. From the site: The Oyez Project is a multimedia archive devoted to the Supreme Court of the United States and its work.

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LII: Supreme Court Collection Home

Supreme Court collection from Cornell Law; includes decisions by author and by subject.

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04 Oct 09

The American Presidency Project

The American Presidency Project archives contain thousands of documents related to the study of the Presidency. The archives contain thousands of documents such as party platforms, candidates' remarks, Statements of Administration Policy, documents released by the Office of the Press Secretary, and election debates.

www.presidency.ucsb.edu - Preview

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AMDOCS

Documents for the Study of American History: US History: 800 - 2008 Primary Sources | www.vlib.us

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