Print Resources

Over the past twenty years, many wonderful primary-source-focused classroom readers and teacher lesson guides have been published. These resources are concise and convenient aids for classroom teachers. As a service to teachers in our community, we have begun a Teacher Reference Shelf project. We are in the process of compiling a collection of reference materials that teachers may come in and use. Below is a list of our first collected titles.

Becker, Susan D. and William Bruce Wheeler. Discovering the American Past: A Look at the Evidence. Concise Edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. 2000.

Bissell, Victoria Brown and Timothy J. Shannon. Going to the Source: the Bedford Reader in American History Vol 1: to 1877. 2nd ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin. 2008. *with digital software

Bissell, Victoria Brown and Timothy J. Shannon. Going to the Source: the Bedford Reader in American History Vol 2: Since 1865. 2nd ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin. 2008.

Copeland, David A. Debating the Issues in Colonial Newspapers: Primary Documents on Events of the Period. Westport: Greenwood Press. 2000.

Davidson, James West and Mark Hamilton Lytle. After the Fact: The Art of Historical Detection. 5th ed. New York: McGraw Hill. 2005. *with digital software

Davidson, James West and Mark Hamilton Lytle. After the Fact: The Art of Historical Detection. 5th ed. Vol. 2. New York: McGraw Hill. 2005. *with digital software

Doherty, Barbara T. and Charlotte S. Jaffe. Document-Based Activities: Using Primary Sources in the Middle Grades. Hawthorne: Educational Impressions. 2003.

National Archives. A Discovery Book About Federal Courts. Cincinnati: Creative Company. 1989.

National Archives. Archive This: The National Archives' Archivist-in-Training-Kit. Washington D.C.: Foundation for the National Archives 2007.

National Archives. The Bill of Rights: Evolution of Personal Liberties. Santa Barbara: ABC CLIO. 2001. *with digital software

National Archives. The Bill of Rights: Evolution of Personal Liberties (Binder Format). Foundation for the National Archives.

National Archives. Civil War: Soldiers and Civilians. Santa Barbara: ABC CLIO. 2001. *with digital software

National Archives. Our Documents: 100 Milestones Documents from the National Archives. New York: Oxford University Press. 2003.

National Archives. Our Mothers before Us: Women and Democracy, 1789-1920. (curriculum unit) Foundation for the National Archives. 1998.

National Archives. Teaching with Documents: Using Primary Sources from the National Archives: Colonial Period to 1879. Vol. 1. Santa Barbara: ABC CLIO. 2002. *with digital software

National Archives. Teaching with Documents: Using Primary Sources from the National Archives: 1880-1929. Vol. 2. Santa Barbara: ABC CLIO. 2002. *with digital software

National Archives. Teaching with Documents: Using Primary Sources from the National Archives: 1930-1949. Vol. 3. Santa Barbara: ABC CLIO. 2002. *with digital software

National Archives. Teaching with Documents: Using Primary Sources from the National Archives: 1950-1975. Vol. 4. Santa Barbara: ABC CLIO. 2002. *with digital software

National Archives. World War II: The Homefront. Santa Barbara: ABC CLIO. 2001. *with digital software

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