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U.S. History: Resources for Students, Teachers and Researchers
Learn the history of America through primary sources and background articles in the
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Primary Sources for U.S. History
Primary source material allows researchers to gain deeper understanding of American history.
Top Sites for Primary Sources for U.S. History
The Library of Congress
is a great source to find historical documents, photos, art, maps, audio and video, artifacts and other items. The American Memory section organizes items based on topics, time periods and places of American history.
The National Archives
has a massive collection of material on U.S. history that can sometimes be overwhelming to search through. The Resources for National History Day Research page guides students on where to find material in the archives. In the Teaching With Documents section, assorted events are explained through primary documents in the archive’s collections.
The Smithsonian Institution
has a wide variety of exhibitions and collections on American history, organized by a list of subjects in the left-hand menu. Most of its history resources are located in the National Museum of American History.
Yale Law School’s Avalon Project
provides a database of documents such as laws, treaties, declarations, constitutions, speeches and statements from ancient history to the 21st century. Documents are organized by time period and by topic.
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