Leadership and Legacy: Exploring the

Theme with the National Archives and

the White House Historical Association
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Introduction and Welcome
Debra Wall,
Deputy Archivist of the
United States of America
National History Day
Lynne OHara, Programs Manager
www.nhd.org/themebook.htm
www.100leaders.org
Why do NHD?
Andrew Boge, NHD in Iowa Alum
The National Archives and
Records Administration
Using Online Resources for Teachers and
Students
Carol Buswell, Seattle
Online Resources
for
National History Day
Teachers and Students
National Archives Organization
Federal
Agency
Agency
subdivision
Record
Series
Archives
Box
Primary Source Document
550+ Federal Agencies
12 Billion Documents and Counting
Online Resources
Small sample of pages for all
Online Catalog (AKA Online Public Access or OPA)
Teacher Resources
Online Exhibits (Provides documents by Topic. See
www.archives.gov/exhibits/ )
DocsTeach.org
DigitalVaults.org
Specifically for National History Day
docsteach.org/home/national-history-day
www.archives.gov/education/history-day/
www.facebook.com/hashtag/TeachNHD (You must log in
to your personal Facebook page. )
Opening page at www.archives.gov
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General Search for
Articles
Exhibits
Agency names & Record
Group Numbers
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All of the National
Archives Search Engines
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veterans records or be
directed to others.
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Visit or request materials
from one of our 14
facilities near you.
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Central link to all our
special teacher
resources.
Documents
selected by
topic
National
History Day
Resources
National
Archives
Education Blog
DocsTeach
DocsTeach was developed
1) to make the search for primary sources very easy for
students and teachers alike by focusing on historical
eras and educational topics that are frequently used
in the classroom .. and
2) to provide an additional tool for teachers to use in
classroom instruction and evaluation
www.docsteach.org
There are
several
places to
locate
primary
source
documents
in DocsTeach
Opening Page
Opening page
Documents on
Special
Topics
Documents page
New Documents
You can access
Browse and
Search from ANY
page in the
DOCUMENTS
section, including
most results
pages.
Saving Documents
"Help him win by saving and serving. W.S. S. war
Saving Stamps issued by the United States
Government. Buy War Saving Stamps.", ca. 1918
http://research.archives.gov/description/512650
In order to save documents, you
must register. Registration does not
result in any unwanted email or
contact of any kind. NARA uses
registration for reporting purposes
only.
Then log in
Once you
are
registered,
log in to the
site using
your new
username
and
password.
Once you are logged
in an account
tab will appear next
to Activities and
Documents.
If you are not logged
in, you can still
search for
documents but you
cant save them.
Use Search or
Browse to
locate specific
documents
Click on the star to save the
document. It usually lights up
when the document is saved.
To retrieve your document list .
From ANY
page
Click
ACCOUNT
Browsing & Searching
A1A Scenic and Historic Coastal Byway - Searching for Buried Treasure ca 1995-2013.
http://research.archives.gov/description/7716707
In the Historical Eras
section, you can choose
documents by eras related
to national teaching
standards.
Once you have chosen an era, you can
sort and narrow the results
You can sort the results
(Watch for this number to increase
as NARA adds more documents for
the era.)
You can narrow the results
By record
type
By featured
documents
Video
Audio
Charts & Graphs
Charts & Graphs
Images
Images - Photographs
Images Photographs
Images Political Cartoons
Images Paintings and Portraits
Images - Posters
Maps
Documents - Telegrams
Documents Official Papers
Documents Correspondence
Or you can simply scroll down and
choose documents
Search for documents
Like any other search,
anywhere you use a
keyword search.
Last Telegram from
Vietnam
Even type in a broad term, such as leadership to help
students choose a topic related to the NHD theme.
You will notice the
word leadership
appears somewhere
in the title or
description. This list
was not , of course,
compiled with
History Day in mind.
MAKING A COPY
OF A DOCUMENT
DocsTeach
Copy of Ulysses with Hemingway
Signature 2/2/1922.
http://research.archives.gov/description/
192691
The Individual Document Page
Making a Document Copy
For more information about the document, the group of
records in which it is filed, or the agency creating the
document click here.
OK
Email it to yourself or print.
Printing sometimes produces
unusual sizes
An email will include all the
documentation information
and a link back to the
document.
BETTER
Open each single image. Then
download to a file on your
computer or copy and paste the
image to an appropriate
program, such as Word or
Photoshop. YOU MUST
DOWNLOAD IT FIRST IN ORDER
TO GET A COMPLETE COPY OF
EACH PAGE.
BEST
If a PDF if available, it will
provide the fastest and clearest
reproduction of the image(s) in
the standard 8x11 size. The pdf
also prints copies of all
documents at once.
National Archives Online Resources
for Educators
Specifically for National History Day
docsteach.org/home/national-history-day
www.archives.gov/education/history-day/
www.facebook.com/hashtag/TeachNHD
For everyone
Online Catalog www.archives.gov/research/search
Teacher Resources www.archives.gov/education
Online Exhibits www.archives.gov/exhibits )
DocsTeach www.docsteach.org
DigitalVaults www.digitalvaults.org
Teacher Talk
Dean Smith, Housel Middle School
Prosser, Washington
White House Historical
Association
Online Resources for Teachers and Students
Courtney Speckmann,
Education Programs Manager
The roles of the President and First Lady
Leadership & Legacy in White House History
How the president works with
national and international leaders
Leadership & Legacy in White House History
Leadership in politics, culture, and war
Leadership & Legacy in White House History
The White House serves as a stage
for important decisions and events
Leadership & Legacy in White House History
www.whitehousehistory.org
@WhiteHouseHstry
www.whitehouseresearch.org
State Coordinators, How Can
They Help?
Katie Craven, State of Iowa NHD Coordinator
Find Your Affiliate Coordinator Online
www.nhd.org/coordinators.htm
Ask your Coordinator Questions...They want to
answer them!
Contest Dates and Locations
Rules and regulations
Information about the theme
Resources available for the classroom
Provide project feedback
And much more!
Questions?
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