Children's books published during a specific era may themselves serve as artifacts of how children were entertained with stories and tales at that time.

JUVENILE AND YOUNG ADULT BOOKS containing primary sources

primary sources or sources or diar*or autobiogr* or personal narratives

K-12 TEACHER RESOURCES IN TERC

fact and fictional diaries, biography and autobiography

teaching about primary sources in the classroom   

 Especially see:

From the Source (video) curr CX 372.8 VIDEO F86 1991

Thinking like a historian (student booklet and teacher guide) In Teacher Ed Resource Center at: curr CT 372.8 C888t 1998

The Primary Source: Historical Documents About US. History   Reproductions of primary sources in  7 vols. In Teacher Ed Resource Center at: curr CC 373.897 H37 1987

PRIMARY SOURCES IN OUR MAIN MILNE LIBRARY COLLECTION

Enter a keyword search for your topic on the Advanced Search screen as in examples:

• civil war and sources [substitute your own topic]
• united states and sources
• civil war and personal narratives
• civil war and diaries
• civil war and correspondence
• civil war and autobiography
• civil war and biography
• civil war and map*
• civil war and speeches
• speeches and Abraham Lincoln
• speeches [will find a general ist of speeches on all topics ]

ESPECIALLY SEE: Representative American Speeches (1943 to present) Located on top floor of Milne Library at: PS 668 B3

PRIMARY SOURCES IN OUR GENESEE VALLEY COLLECTION FOR EIGHT LOCAL COUNTIES

Eight counties covered : Ontario , Steuben, Livingston , Monroe , Wayne , Wyoming , Allegheny, Genesee .  Collection includes books, maps, phone directories. newspapers, censuses and more.

SAMPLE SEARCH TERMS Enter terms on the Advanced library catalog search screen and limit your search to the Genesee Valley Collection.

• african americans
• canals
• erie canal
• indians
• Iroquois [or name of other group]
• Canandaigua [ or other town, city, village]
• ontario [or other county name: [Steuben, Livingston, Monroe ,Wayne, Wyoming, Allegheny, Genesee ]
• railroads
• transportation [ or other specific topics, such as rivers, canals, railroads,etc.]
• business and records
• directories
• genesee river region
• genesee river region history
• civil war

Specific family and place name indexes are also available in the Genesee Valley Collection room.

NEWSPAPERS Newspapers may make reference to,analyze or reprint primary source material (text of speeches,public documents, testimony of witnesses to event). Newspapers published contemporaneously with an event also serve to document how the public was informed of and reacted to events.

NEW YORK STATE AND LOCAL NEWSPAPERS

Local newspapers from the eight counties in the greater Rochester/Genesee Valley area are available on microfilm and are listed on the Genesee Valley Collection webpage.

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Most current issue is in café on main floor; Yesterday to 1999 Earlier years on microfilm See paper-format subject index for 1980s available on shelves adjacent to microfilm cabinets on lower floor of library.

Buffalo News, Newsday and other New York newspapers
Index and full text for recent years in New York State Newspapers  

New York Times
Index with full text for various years in ProQuest Newspapers and in Lexis Nexis Academic
Index with much full text from present back to 1851 is in New York Times Archive. Full text back to 1851 is on microfilm in Milne.

NEWSPAPERS ELSEWHERE

• Limit a search to the Document Type 'speeches' in Academic Search Premier and MasterFile Premier databases.
• Add the term 'speech' or 'speeches' or 'testimony' or 'hearing' to any database search.
• See additional sources for general interest magazines on Milne Library's Resources By Subject: History' webpage.

WEBSITES AND DATABASES

AP Images
Contains current and historical pictures, audio, text and graphics from the Associated Press.

American Memory
Contains primary source materials including pictures, audio, video and text documents on American history and culture.

ARTstor
Register so that you can create groupings of excellent quality images of pottery, sculptures, paintings, drawings, etc. that. you find of interest and organize these in ARTstor for an online presentation. You may search for a specific culture, e.g. Iroquois, or a topic or artist, etc.

Carol Hurst’s Children’s Literature Website Search under 'Primary Sources'

National Council for the Social Studies

Images including maps

Documents

 

Rochester History   Database of articles written by the historian(s) of the city of Rochester based on primary sources published in the magazine, Rochester History. Articles cover all eras of Rochester and Western New Yorkhistory.  Full text and index online

Rochester Images The Rochester Images database includes historical and contemporary pictures, maps and manuscripts about Rochester and Monroe County.

JOURNALS FOR TEACHERS CONTAINING LESSON STRATEGIES FOR TEACHING WITH/ABOUT PRIMARY SOURCES

Some professional journals for teachers likely to contain suggestions for using primary sources with students are listed below. Even if you cannot find an article on using primary sources that is directly related to your own topic in these professional journals, consider adapting teaching methods for other topics to yours.

Social Education 1989 until 2000 index and full text in ProQuest Research Library ;1937 to current on Milne Periodicals shelves.

Social Studies 1990 to the present index and full text in Education Research Complete; and Teacher Reference Center; 1953 to current on Milne Periodicals shelves

Social Studies for the Young Learner 9/1/2003 to current indexed (no full text) in Education Research Complete and Teacher Reference Center; 1988 to current on Milne Periodicals shelves

For articles in additional journals, search under the term 'primary sources' in Education Research Complete; or Teacher Reference Center or ERIC