Archives in the Classroom: finding primary source material

RESOURCES

Archives West - provides access to descriptions of primary sources in the western United States (Oregon, Washington, Montana, Idaho, Alaska and Utah), including correspondence, diaries or photographs. Digital reproductions of the materials are available in some cases.

http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/

Multnomah County Library or your local library – provides access to materials onsite and online including the Sanborn Insurance maps, Polk City Directories, and the Historic Oregonian.

https://multcolib.org/

Oregon Encyclopedia - An Authoritative and Free Resource on All Things Oregon, which a specific section for teachers using the Oregon Encyclopedia in the classroom.

https://oregonencyclopedia.org/

https://oregonencyclopedia.org/lessonplans/

Oregon Historical Society – provides access to Oregon-related materials, including photographs, manuscripts, books, maps, oral histories, motion pictures, videotapes, newspapers, and ephemera. Some materials are available online

https://www.ohs.org/research-and-library/

Oregon State Archives – provides a variety of guides, records and indexes of people places, history and legislation for the State of Oregon

https://sos.oregon.gov/archives/Pages/records.aspx

Oregon State University Archives and Special Collections –collections encompass manuscripts, archives, rare books, oral histories, photographs, ephemera, audio/visual materials, electronic and born digital records. Subject areas are OSU and Oregon focused with an extensive Multicultural and Queer Archives.

http://scarc.library.oregonstate.edu/

http://scarc.library.oregonstate.edu/oma-osqa.html

Portland State University Special Collections and University Archives - holdings include books, journals, manuscripts, documents, photographs, maps, graphic novels, audio-visual material, and realia, spanning the 15th century to the present.

https://library.pdx.edu/research/special-collections-university-archives/

PSU also houses the Oregon Public Speakers Collection – digitally available recordings of over two hundred speeches, interviews, panel discussions, and readings by scholars, activists, politicians, authors, artists, and community members.

https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/orspeakers/

Videos about using archival materials in the classroom

Primary Documents

http://www.archives.nysed.gov/education/video/using-primary-documents-in-the-classroom

Written Documents

http://www.archives.nysed.gov/education/video/teaching-with-documents