Dear Nancy,
Back when I was pursuing an MLS at Catholic U in DC, I had a one-semester stint as
a graduate student employee at the National Archives. One of the projects I worked
on was finding documents and photographs for an exhibit entitled “Documented
Rights.”
Through that experience, I discovered what a fantastic, free resource the National
Archives’ Web site is—-for educators, students and the public at large—-not just
for scholars. What’s really exciting about it is that it teaches you how to use
primary source documents to allow students to really delve deeply into their
research.
For this particular project you’re working on—-as far as the aspect of looking back
in US history at how things used to be--I suggest you take a look at NARA’s page in
three places:
1)The Documented Rights Exhibit online:
http://archives.gov/exhibits/documented-rights/resources/ This link will take you
to its “Related Resources” page. At the right, in the box, you can select “Child
Labor.” You'll arrive at a digital image of the Keating-Owen Child Labor Act of
1916. It’s really pretty cool to read the bill and be able to see what the actual
document looked like.
2)The Teaching with Documents Lesson Plans page:
http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/
Click on the fourth link, “The Development of the Industrial United States,
1870-1900.” Once you arrive at the next page, the 8th topic listed is “Photographs
of Lewis Hine: Documentation of Child Labor.” Powerful stuff: the photographs
speak volumes, and the background info is extremely helpful, explaining that Hines’
photos had a large influence on the ensuing legislation that was to follow.
3)Lastly, go to the search page of the Archival Research Catalog and type in “Child
Labor.” http://archives.gov/research/arc/ That will bring you to hundreds of
docs/photos that you can use. There will be some overlap with the Hines photos
mentioned earlier. Any source that contains a “digital copies” tab at the top is
something you can view online…you needn’t visit DC to look at it!
Good luck, and I hope this is helpful to you.
Best,
Isabel Parker
Graduate Student, Dept of Education
Arcadia University
Glenside, PA
iparker_01@arcadia.edu
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Subject: TAR: Child Labor
I have several Child Development classes working on a
Hello Everyone,
I have several Child Development classes working on a project comparing childhood
past vs. present. The students will research the history of child labor in
America. Does anyone have suggestions for resources on this topic? I'd also like
to include a global view of child labor today. Any ideas will be appreciated!
Nancy Humphrey
Manchester High School
Chesterfield County Public Schools
Midlothian, VA
nancy_humphrey@yahoo.com
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