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History 1001: The Making of Today - Contemporary World History

Guide to primary and secondary sources about contemporary history

Primary Sources

Primary Source Sets

 

Chose one primary source set/collections and one exhibitions and be prepared to answer/demo in class the questions: 

  

Digital Public Library of America Primary Source Sets 

What is it? Created by whom? When? What document type does it contain? 

 

Digital Public Library of America Exhibitions

What is it?  What sources types did the Curator use?  What is the story? 

 

OR:

 

Calisphere Collections

Question: What is it?  What do the sources document? 

 

Calisphere  Exhibitions

What is it?  What sources types did the Curator use?  What is the story?