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Brown University

Brown University Library: Lincolniana at Brown

For Students 9th - 10th
Digital archive of newspapers, objects, graphics, letters, and similar resources that document Lincoln's life and legacy. Browse the collection to find newspaper reports of Lincoln's assassination, badges of mourning worn at his funeral,...
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University of Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania Libraries: Penn in the Age of Franklin, 1740 90

For Students 9th - 10th
In celebration of the 300th anniversary of Benjamin Franklin's birth, the Penn Library and University Archives offers a look at the university as it was during Franklin's lifetime. Content includes original documents and manuscripts, a...
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Library of Congress

Loc: United States Election 2002 Web Archive

For Students 9th - 10th
The Election 2002 Web Archive includes Web sites associated with United States 2002 mid-term Congressional elections, gubernatorial elections, and mayoral elections in 15 major United States cities (including Washington, DC).
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Suny New Paltz: Sojourner Truth Library: Sojourner Truth Records

For Students 9th - 10th
Featured is an archive of documents relating to 19th century abolitionist and feminist, Sojourner Truth. Includes a brief biography, pictures, narratives, maps and other materials relating to her life.
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Archives War

For Students 9th - 10th
Presented by the Texas State Library, this is an interesting account of the tug-of-war of where the Republic of Texas' capital city should be and where the archives should be kept. Click on the documents to see them more clearly and to...
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: School Library Programs: Standards and Guidelines for Texas [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
These revised standards establish guidelines for school library programs at five levels: distinguished, accomplished, proficient, developing, and improvement needed.
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Brigham Young University

Harold B. Lee Library: The World War I Document Archive

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore this archive of primary source documents from World War I. Content includes maps, photographs, various peace treaties, diary notes, official papers and more.
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Other

Bowdoin College Library: Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain Digital Archive

For Students 9th - 10th
Chamberlain's life and legacy. Archive includes examples of letters written by and to Chamberlain, a gallery of photographs, and annotated biographical maps courtesy of Google Earth and Google Maps.
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Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Woodrow Wilson Center: Digital Archive: Inter Korean Dialogue, 1977 1980

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of primary source documents obtained from the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Romanian archives on efforts to revive the inter-Korean dialogue and to begin a trilateral dialogue between the U.S., South Korea, and North...
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Texas Treasures: The Grass Fight

For Students 9th - 10th
Though brief, this section from the Texas State Library gives an account of Americans besieging Bexar (San Antonio), capturing Mexican pack animals, hoping to find gold, but finding only grass. Click on the document to go to a...
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Texas Treasures: The Siege of Bexar

For Students 9th - 10th
This informative site from the Texas State Library tells of the siege of Bexar and includes several documents, including Gen. Cos' surrender terms, to click on to enlarge. Transcriptions are provided.
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Texas Treasures:the Long Expedition

For Students 9th - 10th
On this website from the Texas State Library you can read about an early attempt by Americans, led by James Long, to establish a "Republic of Texas." Click on the document to see an enlargement of the list of men captured by the Mexican...
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Turtle Bayou Resolutions

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about early struggles between Americans and the Mexican government in this article from the Texas State Library. The Turtle Bayou Resolutions were made by rebels against Mexican rule. Click on the document to enlarge it and to read...
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Goliad Massacre

For Students 9th - 10th
Political infighting among Texas politicians doomed military strength. In this Texas Library site read about the Goliad Massacre, which was a result of that confusion. Click on the maps and documents to seen enlargements. Links are...
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: African Americans at San Jacinto

For Students 9th - 10th
This website from Texas State Library contains a petition for pensions for African-Americans who served in the Battle of San Jacinto. Clicking on the document will enlarge it and will take you to a transcription of the document.
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Forever Free: The 1860s: 19th Century African American Legislators of Texas

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An exhibit from the Texas State Library exploring the political achievements of African-Americans in the Texas state legislature and Constitutional Convention from 1865 through the 1890s.
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Maine State Library

For Students 9th - 10th
In addition to information about the library and its services, citizens of the state can access the library's catalog and locate the websites of other libraries throughout the state of Maine.
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Archives & Museum Informatics: The Digital Hammurabi Project

For Students 9th - 10th
This article describes the Digital Hammurabi Project at The Johns Hopkins University. Its purpose is to advance scanning technology in order to produce high-quality 3-D images of cuneiform tablets, and to store these in a digital library...
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Harry S. Truman Library and Museum

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum: Photographs: Harry S. Truman

For Students 9th - 10th
Photographic archive of Harry S. Truman. Collection includes photos from early life to post-presidential days and more!
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US National Archives

Nara: Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library & Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
Official library and museum devoted to information, artifacts, images, videos, educational resources, etc. related to President and Mrs. Gerald Ford.
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Library of Congress: Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

For Students 1st - 9th
This resource offers a collection of cultural works for this month of recognition, celebrated each May. Includes content from the Library of Congress, National Archives and National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Library of Congress: Native American Heritage Month

For Students 9th - 10th
Excellent resources for the study of Native Americans during their Heritage Month include art collections, traditions in dress, and Native American veterans. Choose Exhibits & Collections from the left-hand menu bar for many more...
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Internet Classics Archive: Works by Plato

For Students 9th - 10th
A library entry with translations of many works by Plato, including commentary and discussion of each.
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Albert B. Alkek Library: The Wittliff Collections: J. Frank Dobie

For Students 9th - 10th
A very detailed biography of James Frank Dobie, a Texas author and folklorist who lived from 1914-1964. There is also a lengthy description of the contents of the J. Frank Dobie Papers in the library's archives. (These papers are not...