Classroom Materials at the Library of Congress
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Oklahoma: Selected Library of Congress Primary Sources Highlights from the past and present of Oklahoma, from the rich online collections of the Library of Congress. -
Out of the Dust: Visions of Dust Bowl History Students use Library of Congress primary sources to gain an understanding of Dust Bowl history through the eyes of a child, using Karen Hesse's Newbery Award-winning Out of the Dust. -
The Grapes of Wrath: Scrapbooks and Artifacts Students use Library of Congress primary sources to conduct ethnographic research to show how cultural artifacts from The Grapes of Wrath support one of the book's many themes. -
Dust Bowl Migration A selection of Library of Congress primary sources exploring the The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945). This set also includes a Teacher's Guide with historical context and teaching suggestions.- Date: 1930
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New Deal Programs: Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? Students use Library of Congress primary sources to examine the circumstances and lives of those who endured the Great Depression and received relief from New Deal programs. -
Reservation Controversies Students use Library of Congress primary sources to examine the history of government relations, policies, and experiences with American Indian peoples. -
Women's Suffrage: Their Rights and Nothing Less Students use Library of Congress primary sources to examine the modern woman's suffrage movement and its beginnings in the 1840s with the Seneca Falls Convention.