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• Introductory Guide to American Memory and Prints and Photographs
  • This PDF offers strategies and quick instructions for searching these two popular databases of primary sources. (Page 1 is American Memory; page 2 is Prints and Photographs.)
• Innovation in History: Ideas and Links from the Library of Congress
  • This PDF includes ideas and search tips for the History Day 2010 theme.
• Introductory Links on the Library of Congress Web site
  • This PDF includes good places to start and information on the Teachers Page.
• Celebrating Abraham Lincoln Online with Library of Congress Primary Sources
  • This PDF provides important links and search terms for researching Abraham Lincoln.
• Helpful STEM Links and Search terms for the Library of Congress Web Site
• This PDF is a great tool for teachers in the STEM subjects: science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
  

Ready-to-print analysis worksheets for primary sources:

All-purpose analysis worksheets from the Library of Congress:

• Primary Source Analysis Tool (for students)
• Analyzing Primary Sources (for teachers)

These worksheets are full of analytical questions, and are available from the new Library of Congress Teachers Page!

• Books and other printed texts
• Manuscripts
• Maps
• Motion pictures
• Photographs and prints
• Music and song sheets
• Sound recordings

Analysis tools for specific types of primary sources:

These analysis tools can be filled out by students.

• Documents
• Photographs
• Maps
• Songs
• Poetry

Analysis tools for all types of primary sources:

• Primary Source Investigation
• Analysis of Primary Sources - This is a link to the in-depth analysis page of The Historian's Sources, a lesson plan which introduces primary sources in the classroom.

How do I start searching for sources on the Library of Congress Web site?

• Helpful Web Pages for Teachers within the Library of Congress
  • This document contains links to Library of Congress Web pages that discuss primary sources, how to use them in the classroom, and how to find them on the Library's Web site.
• "How To" Links for Using the Library of Congress Web Site
  • This short reference guide links you to Library of Congress Web pages on how to search the Web site, how to save and cite primary sources, and how to find details on copyright and reproductions.
• 25 Questions to Ask Your Primary Source
  • Before you begin to examine primary sources, learn some essential questions that you must ask about any item you find in an historical archive.