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What Can We Do With Them?
- Analyzing documents
- Compare/Contrast

How?
- Engage, Promote Inquiry, Assess Critical Thinking and Analysis Skills
- WebQuests (ex: 1, 2, 3, 4, ...)
- Connect to larger themes

Tips
- Don't use straight out of the box!
- Break into manageable pieces
- What do you want students to get from these documents?

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Breaks sources down by era.

Great specific interactives.

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In 1991, Richard Gilder and Lewis Lehrman embarked on a mission to create one of the most important repositories of historical American documents in the country. Today, the Gilder Lehrman Collection contains more than seventy-five thousand items documenting the political, social, and economic history of the United States. These materials range from iconic historical treasures, such as the Declaration of Independence, the US Constitution, and the Emancipation Proclamation, to personal letters that tell the stories of citizen-soldiers and their families. Chronologically, the Collection ranges from 1493 to the end of the twentieth century. The main strengths lie in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, particularly in the study of slavery and abolition. We have significant holdings across the twentieth century, especially in World War II and civil rights history, and we are actively acquiring additional materials from this period.

With a wide range of primary sources, the Gilder Lehrman Collection is a valuable resource for educators, students, and scholars. It has been the basis for joint exhibitions and educational projects with Mount Vernon, Monticello, the Huntington Library, the National Constitution Center, the Gettysburg Battlefield National Park and Museum, the New-York Historical Society, the Morgan Library & Museum, the American Library Association, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Of his first encounter with the Gilder Lehrman Collection several years ago, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David Brion Davis wrote: "In the forty-odd years I had devoted to historical research . . . I had never encountered such a breathtaking single collection."

Start your research here:

American History, 1493-1945

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richard gilder and lewis lehrman embarked on a mission to create one of the most important repositories of historical american documents in the country. today

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the gilder lehrman collection contains more than seventy-five thousand items documenting the political

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and economic history of the united states. these materials range from iconic historical treasures

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to personal letters that tell the stories of citizen-soldiers and their families. | in 1991

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richard gilder and lewis lehrman embarked on a mission to create one of the most important repositories of historical american documents in the country. today

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the gilder lehrman collection contains more than seventy-five thousand items documenting the political

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and economic history of the united states. these materials range from iconic historical treasures

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to personal letters that tell the stories of citizen-soldiers and their families. chronologically

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the collection ranges from 1493 to the end of the twentieth century. the main strengths lie in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries

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particularly in the study of slavery and abolition. we have significant holdings across the twentieth century

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especially in world war ii and civil rights history

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and we are actively acquiring additional materials from this period.  
with a wide range of primary sources

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the gilder lehrman collection is a valuable resource for educators

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and scholars. it has been the basis for joint exhibitions and educational projects with mount vernon

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the gettysburg battlefield national park and museum

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and the national endowment for the humanities.
of his first encounter with the gilder lehrman collection several years ago

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pulitzer prize–winning historian david brion davis wrote: “in the forty-odd years i had devoted to historical research . . . i had never encountered such a breathtaking single collection.”
 
start your research here:

search the catalog
to search the 75

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000 items in our online catalog

begin your research
curated searches​

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grouped by period ​​for students/people who might not know where to begin

american history

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1493-1945
a subscription-based database that provides immediate access to images of more than 50

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000 documents from the gilder lehrman collection and is available at schools

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The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

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The Gilder Lehrman Collection | In 1991, Richard Gilder and Lewis Lehrman embarked on a mission to create one of the most important repositories of historical American documents in the country. Today, the Gilder Lehrman Collection contains more than seventy-five thousand items documenting the political, social, and economic history of the United States.

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"Read Like a Historian" document analysis series.

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History Lessons | Stanford History Education Group

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This curriculum teaches students how to investigate historical questions by employing reading strategies such as sourcing, contextualizing, corroborating, and close reading. Instead of memorizing historical facts, students evaluate the trustworthiness of multiple perspectives on historical issues and learn to make historical claims backed by documentary evidence.

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Interactive exercises and resources.

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Developed as part of the America's History in the Making program, this interactive exercise introduces students to the process of analyzing and contextualizing historical artifacts using two different kinds of objects.

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Intro/Overview

Historical and cultural contexts and interactives.

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Interactives . Historical and Cultural Contexts . Intro

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Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum

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Intro to analyzing sources.

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Primary Source Analysis Tool | Teachers - Library of Congress

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Free online tool allows students to record responses to a primary source, and e-mail or print their work. Prompts help students to observe, reflect, question and further investigate the primary source. Part of the Teachers section at the Library of Congress.

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"The Essential 100 Docs"

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OurDocuments.gov. Featuring 100 milestone documents of American history from the National Archives. Includes images of original primary source documents, lesson plans, teacher and student competitions, and educational resources.

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Managed and cultivated by Library of Congress.

Solid mix of visuals, originals, transcripts, etc.

Lesson plans as well.

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Access thousands of primary sources - letters, photographs, speeches, posters, maps, videos, and other document types - spanning the course of American history. We're always adding more!

Borrow from an ever-expanding collection of document-based activities created by the National Archives, and teachers around the world. Copy and modify activities for your students.

Create your own activities using the online tools. It's as simple as: (1) selecting a tool, (2) choosing your primary sources, and (3) customizing instructions. Learn more >

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Access thousands of primary sources - letters, photographs, speeches, posters, maps, videos, and other document types - spanning the course of American history. We're always adding more! Borrow from an ever-expanding collection of document-based activities created by the National Archives, and teachers around the world. Copy and modify activities for your students.