The National Archives in Fort Worth, TX
For Educators
Miss Robertson’s School Room, 1913. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Chilocco Indian School. Office of the Special Disbursing Agent. (ARC ID 251732)
Primarily Teaching Workshop in
NARA’s Southwest Region, Fort Worth, TX
August 4-8, 2008
Our records are diverse in content, covering agriculture, natural resources, parks, public lands, and civil engineering; Native Americans and Indian/white relations; immigration issues such as Chinese exclusion, repatriation, and naturalization; aviation and aerospace; desegregation and other minority related issues; entomology and weather; judicial history; labor; merchant seamen and vessels; army air fields, hospitals, forts and other military facilities; selective service; and many other topics. Our records are filled with the names of notable people and places, among them Belle Starr, Billy Sol Estes, the Dalton Gang, “Hanging Judge” Isaac Parker, Henry O. Flipper, Jackson Barnett, Will Rogers, Quanah Parker, Lyndon Johnson; Falcon Dam and Indian Territory. These records provide unique evidence of the impact of Federal policies and programs in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas.
What's New?
- Art and Archives is a unique collaboration between the Southwest Region and the Sid Richardson Museum. The website is dedicated to learning about the rich primary and secondary source materials that provide a direct link to events and places in our nation's past. Make classroom learning experiences more meaningful and memorable by visiting: www.artandarchives.org
The Primarily Teaching Workshop provides a varied program of lectures, demonstrations, analysis of documents, independent research, and group work that introduces teachers to the holdings and organization of the National Archives. Participants will learn how to do research in historical records, navigate and utilize the online resources, create classroom materials from primary sources, and present documents in ways that sharpen students’ skills and enthusiasm for history, social studies, and the humanities. Each participant will select and research a specific topic using original historical records, and develop a teaching unit that can be presented in his or her own classroom.
Come join us for a week of exploration into our nation’s history and see what records we are saving for you!
For more information please contact Education Specialist, Jenny McMillen:
Phone: 817.831.5917
E-mail: jenny.mcmillen@nara.gov
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