Collins Library Completes NEH Grant
Resources to Support Teaching & Learning
In June 2020, Collins Library received a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) CARES grant to create a suite of digital teaching collections. We transformed some of our most highly requested archival instruction sessions into digital teaching collections that include primary source materials and activities for undergraduate and K-12 students. There are eight digital teaching collections covering a wide variety of subjects. The collections are designed to be used independently or integrated into a class. They serve as great starting points for student research and special projects, as well as opportunity to introduce topics to a class prior to a visit to the Archives & Special Collections.
Kudos to our dedicated team of librarians who worked throughout the last year to create these important digital teaching resources that document Puget Sound collections and history and are also freely accessible to educators throughout the world. Team members included: Peggy Burge, Jane Carlin, Katy Curtis, Laura Edgar, Adriana Flores, Hilary Robbeloth and Angela Weaver, as well as our two Humanities scholars hired with grant funds, Helen Edwards and Brittany Kealy. Each collection consists of:
- Introduction: The introductory page includes the date range of the materials, list of contributors, a “How to Use” guide, and a rotating gallery of select documents from the collection.
- Overview Essay: Want to understand how these archival items work together? Read our overview essay to better understand the greater context of the objects and the histories that surround them.
- List of Sources: Visit the list of primary sources to read descriptive text that our librarians have written. These descriptions will help you better understand the object and will jumpstart your research. Click on the image to be taken to a digital database where you’ll find a larger version of the object, more details about it, and be able to download a copy to use for research.
- Teaching Guide: These collections have been designed with students and educators in mind. Visit our Teaching Guide to find discussion questions, activity ideas, and later this fall we’ll be adding complete lesson plans for K-12 and undergraduate audiences.
- Additional Resources: The search for primary sources does not stop with one institution! We’ve listed other digital collections and repositories that have archival sources relevant to this topic as well as tips for continuing your research.
 Abby Williams Hill: Artist and Advocate This collection focuses on the life and work of landscape painter Abby Williams Hill (1861-1943). |  Accordion Books: Interplay Between Form and Content This collection focuses on accordion books, which are a specific type of artists’ book. |  Artists’ Books: Primary Sources to Foster Creativity and Imagination This collection focuses on the art and form of artists’ books. |
 Bringing Women’s Studies to Puget Sound This collection focuses on the beginning of the Women’s Studies program at the University of Puget Sound. |  A History of Blackface and Minstrel Shows at Puget Sound This collection focuses on a history of black-face and minstrel shows at the University of Puget Sound. |  Japanese American Incarceration during World War II This collection focuses on the experiences of Japanese American students at Puget Sound who were incarcerated during World War II. |
 Systemic Racism in Greek Life at Puget Sound in the 1960s This collection investigates systemic racism in Greek Life at the University of Puget Sound during the 1960s. |  Tourism and Conservation in the National Parks This collection investigates the topics of tourism and conservation in American national parks in the early 20th century. |
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