Teaching with Primary Sources: Library of Congress Resources Dr. David W. McMullen.

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Teaching with Primary Sources: Library of Congress Resources Dr. David W. McMullen

Teaching With Primary Sources Project A collaborative effort between the Illinois Federation of Independent Colleges and Universities and the Library of Congress

Library of Congress

Mr. Lincoln’s Pockets

Library of Congress Primary Sources Primary Source Documents Photographs Drawings and Paintings Maps Movies Audio Recordings

American Memory Homepage

Use Digital ID – Don’t Bookmark!

LOC Search Activity Go to and search for the following. When you find them, save the digital id

LOC Search Activity 1a) Find a “bird’s eye view” panoramic map of nineteenth century Peoria, Illinois. 1b) Find a “bird’s eye view” panoramic photograph of early twentieth century Peoria, Illinois

Sample: Map of Peoria, IL

Peoria

LOC Search Activity 2) Find an early panoramic photograph showing Bradley Hall and the surrounding campus.

Panoramic Photo of Bradley University

LOC Search Activity 3a) Find an architectural photograph of a stained glass skylight in Peoria City Hall. 3b) Within the same item, find the dedication date of Peoria City Hall

Peoria City Hall Stained Glass

LOC Search Activity 4) What is the name of the Peoria resident who was a member of the Betsy Ross Memorial Association in 1902?

Mrs. A.J. Dougherty

LOC Search Activity 5a) Which photographs from Peoria will you probably not want to share with your students? 5b) Which photographs from the same American Memory collection might be more useful?

LOC Search Activity 7) Find references to Peoria in the papers of a past American president.

Lincoln’s Invitation to Peoria

LOC Search Activity 8a) Find an architectural measured drawing for the address 438 West High Street, Peoria. 8b) Then find a related site map showing the grouping of houses along High Street. 8c) In what year was the area of Peoria that includes West High Street incorporated into the city?

438 W. High Street

LOC Search Activity 9) Since there is nothing for Peoria in our moving image files, find some appropriate moving images you could also use with your students.

Sample: Ellis Island Video

A Couple of Other Samples

Sample: Voices from the Dust Bowl Interview with Mrs. Flora Robertson

Sample: Letter from Thomas Jefferson to Benjamin Banneker

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