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New lesson plans on three of the Library's greatest treasures are now online:
Waldseemüllers Map: World 1507
Drake’s West Indian Voyage 1588-1589
The Huexotzinco Codex

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Visit Immigration…the Changing Face of America to introduce a study of immigration to the United States. Learn about on the immigrant groups that arrived in greatest numbers during the 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Help your students understand Hispanic American Heritage through the resources of the Hispanic American Community Center. Don’t miss the Primary Source Set on Hispanic exploration and settlement in America.

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Starting in June, watch for a new, customizable professional development curriculum from the Library of Congress, with interactive features and rich instructional content on teaching with primary sources.

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Images of Our People, a lesson for Grades 5-12, challenges students to investigate the cultures of the western United States and identify their contributions to the nation.

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Aurora Calderon collection connections

California Gold: Northern California Folk Music from the Thirties includes sound recordings, photographs, drawings, and documents from a variety of European ethnic, and English- and Spanish-speaking communities in Northern California.

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