Research Guides: Bronx Research: Educator Resources

Teaching with Primary Sources

DocsTeach
primary sources, engaging activities to teach with, activity tools (National Archives)
Document Analysis Worksheets
By types of records, e.g., photos, posters, recordings, posters,
written works, maps, sound. (National Archives)
Local History Ideas
Skills Based Lesson Plans; Primary Source Packs on:
Society and Culture; Neighborhoods; Places and Landmarks
(from Brooklyn Public Library)

New York Public Library Digital Collections
prints, photos, maps, manuscripts, streaming video, etc.
NYPL-Digital Collections-Bronx
Filter results by Location (Bronx); and Genre or Type for;
still image, cartographic, text, moving image, sound, etc.
Library of Congress--Digital Collections--Bronx
newspapers, photos, personal narratives, web pages, film, audio recordings, etc.
Digital Public Library of America--Bronx
photos, text, moving image, sound
The Literary Bronx
Bret Maney's research project. See: the community categories for local literary works.
Interference Archive
documents social and political activism and movements
Lesbian HerStory Archives
digital exhibits, audio & video interviews