US National Archives
National Archives: Bring History to Life
How can you actually bring history to life? Here are some tools from the National Archives that allow students to create their own projects using primary-source based activities that develop historical thinking skills. Special historical...
Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum
Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum
This resource provides readers access to a portion of the rich collection of documents, photographs, sound and video recordings, and other primary source materials found at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library and Museum in Hyde Park, New...
Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum
Fdr Presidential Library and Museum
The FDR Library houses the complete personal papers and documents of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, as well as those of his wife, Eleanor, and many other documents related to their lives and times. More than 800,000 of these documents are...
US National Archives
Nara: Emergency Banking Relief Act of 1933
See the text of the Emergency Banking Relief Act of 1933, enacted a mere five days after the inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Read about the provisions put in place in an attempt to shore up confidence in the American financial...
Library of Congress
Loc: Today in History: April 8: Works Progress Administration
The Library of Congress' On This Day site gives an overview of the Works Progress Administration with links to information about various projects within the WPA available on the Library of Congress site.
University of Washington
University Libraries: Federal Emergency Relief Administration (Fera) Collection
A vast collection of photographs of projects in the state of Washington funded by the Federal Emergency Relief Administration at the beginning of Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal. Included is an essay that describes the purpose of the FERA.
Other
New York Historical Society: Fdr's First Hundred Days
This exhibit allows us to see the first hundred days of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's term as president. Includes photos and political cartoons.
Ohio State University
Opper Project: Using Editorial Cartoons to Teach History (Lesson Plans)
Two dozen lessons that focus on using political cartoons as primary source resources for teaching American history. Lessons cover a range of topics in U.S. history from the Civil War era forward and are linked to Ohio content standards.
Department of Defense
Do Dea: Art Appreciation: Unit 7: Photography
In this seventh and final unit of a course on Art Appreciation, students learn about photography and significant photographers. This is followed by a discussion of television and film. Students will learn terminology used, technical...
Oklahoma Historical Society
Encyclopedia of Oklahoma: Federal Art Project
As part of the Works Progress Administration, the Federal Art Project's goal was to provide employment to artists who would be educators and creators of public art. Read about the legacy of the Federal Art Project in Oklahoma during the...
New Deal Network
New Deal Network: Extemporaneous Address on Aaa to Farm Groups 14 May 1935
Text of remarks made by FDR on the effects of the Agricultural Adjustment Act and of other government programs to aid farmers.
Ohio State University
Opper Project: Using Editorial Cartoons to Teach History (Lesson Plans)
Two dozen lessons that focus on using political cartoons as primary source resources for teaching American history. Lessons cover a range of topics in U.S. history from the Civil War era forward and are linked to Ohio content standards.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Epsid 2019 2020 Us History
Flexbooks 2.0 are interactive, customizable, digital textbooks. Flexbooks are standards-aligned. Flexi, a student tutor, is integrated into each book to guide you on your learning journey. Flexi can assist in learning, answer questions,...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
This collection uses primary sources to explore Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird.
Digital Public Library of America
Dpla: Golden Age of Radio in the Us
This exhibition explores the development, rise, and adaptation of the radio and its impact on American culture.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: The Economics of the New Deal
The stock-market crash of 1929 is generally seen as the start of The Great Depression, the worst economic downturn in the history of the United States. The Depression had devastating effects on the country. But it also served as a...
Library of Congress
Loc: Hoovervilles: Photographic Collage
A brief description of Hoovervilles with accompanying photos that show the different types of shelters throughout the United States.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois: About the Dust Bowl
Thorough discussion of the Dust Bowl of the 1930s with accompanying map, photos, and timeline that describe it in detail.
George Mason University
George Mason University: Between the Wars: Huey Long and "Share the Wealth"
Huey Long was an advocate for Americans sharing the wealth during the hardship years of the Great Depression.
Digital History
Digital History: Social Security, Unemployment Insurance, and Welfare [Pdf]
After reading a brief history of Social Security and its inception in the United States during the Great Depression, find out about the various programs that provide a social safety net to its citizens. See how these programs are funded,...
Digital History
Digital History: The New Dealers
Franklin D. Roosevelt brought in many different thinkers to help find ideas to fix the Great Depression. Read about their ideas and the ways they instituted their ways of thinking.
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: President Franklin D. Roosevelt
This companion to the PBS series surveys the career of the longest-serving president in U.S. history and leader through the Great Depression and World War II.
US Department of Labor
U.s. Department of Labor: Hall of Secretaries: Frances Perkins
The U.S. Department of Labor provides this brief biography of Cabinet member, Frances Perkins, who led reform efforts in the realm of labor law during the Great Depression. Short, biographical sketch with good, factual information being...
Other
Cowles Library: Editorial Cartoons of J. N. "Ding" Darling
An extensive collection of editorial cartoons created by Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist J. N. Ding Darling, who was active during the first half of the twentieth century and commented on all the significant happenings and history...
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