Using Primary Sources

CONTENTS



Foreword by Elizabeth Yakel

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction



SECTION 1: CLASSIC EXERCISE WITH A TWIST



Windows to the Past: Postcards and Visual Literacy

Joanne Archer



Approaching the Book as an Artifact

Kelli Hansen



Our School Song: Using Sound Recordings & Sheet Music to Explore Historical Music

Leah Hoblit and Lisa Sjoberg



Start to Finish: Learning the Primary Source Research Process in 50 Minutes

Maggie Kopp



Infinitely Adaptable: Using Objects to Promote Inquiry-Based Learning

Lauren Silver, Ph.D.



Peer Learning with Primary Sources

Heather Smedberg



Working Backwards: Starting with an Endnote to Teach Primary Source Research Skills

Jenny Swadosh



SECTION 2: TAKING IT FURTHER



Taking Sides: Using Debate to Understand Evidence and Bias in Primary Sources

Anne Bahde



Match Game: Pairing Primary Sources to Potential Research Topics

Anne Bahde



Shopping for The Medici: Student Collectors and Authentic Use

Jason Bocko



The Big and the Small of It: Engaging Large Groups with Small Details

Erika Boeckeler, Michelle Romero, and Amanda Rust



Quick Curation: Building Analytical Skills Through Context and Juxtaposition

Peter Carini



History Sleuths

Christine de Catanzaro, Wendy Hagenmaier, Mandi Johnson, and Jody Thompson



Reaching Back, Reaching Out: Innovation and Experimentation in the World of Special Collections

Lori Dekydtspotter and Cherry Williams



Exploring Personal Experience through Diaries and Memoirs

Erin Dix



The Ice House Mystery: Pairing Primary and Secondary Sources to Teach Place-based Research

Prudence Doherty



Finding Hidden Personal Stories in Legal and Financial Records

Julie Golia and Robin M. Katz



The Dating Game

Will Hansen



Prioritizing Privacy v. Access: Primary Sources in the Digital Age

Sean Heyliger and Juli McLoone



Book Illustration and Cultural Change: Reading Visual Images in Context

Barbara Hochman



Picturing the Past: Introducing Special Collections Research Through Photographs

Sarah Horowitz



Finding Fun with Finding Aids

Greg Kocken



Deconstructing Description: Teaching Archival Literacy through Finding Aids

Rebecca Larson-Troyer



Printing ABCs: A Hands-On Printmaking Activity for Children

Melissa Nykanen



Covered with Culture: Finding Meaning on a Stick

Jay Satterfield



Searching for Primary Sources: An Introduction to Using Special Collections Discovery Tools

Lisa Schoblasky and Autumn Mather



Building Books and Breaking them Down: Using Historic Materials to Teach Modern Preservation

Jennifer K. Sheehan



Exploring Artists' Books

Heather Smedberg



Engage those Senses! The Surrogate is Not Enough

Mattie Taormina



Judging a Book by Its Cover

Mattie Taormina



Conclusion: Assessing Student Learning

Bibliography

Index