Resources Available from Some of Our Partners

Anyone who has done a Summer Fellowship is aware that our partner museums and archives have an amazing collection of primary sources available to work with, but outside the context of a fellowship, it is easy to forget to utilize them. Two of our partners are making it easier for you to access these sources to use in your classrooms.

The Champaign County Historical Archives has a new digital collection of photographs from the archives. Historic Champaign County: Neighborhoods and Homes includes photographs of homes, public buildings and neighborhoods that represent the architectural history of the area. You can access this collection at urbanafreelibrary.org/archives/collections/.

The Illinois State Archives has pulled together six teaching packets to encourage the use of primary sources in the classroom. These packets, which contain a teacher's manual and a set of document reproductions, are free for Illinois teachers and educational institutions. The packets available are:

• "Abraham Lincoln in Illinois"
• "Hard Times in Illinois, 1930-1940"
• "The Illinois and Michigan Canal, 1827-1911"
• "Illinois at War, 1941-1945"
• "Early Chicago 1833-1871"
• "From the Ashes, 1872-1900" (Chicago's development after the Great Fire to the turn of the century.)

To request a free packet, write a request on your school's letterhead and mail the request to Illinois State Archives, Publications Unit, Norton Building, Springfield, IL 62756 or call 217-782-2226.