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Primary Sources

Minitex News articles tagged with "Primary Sources" (6):

Use MDL resources in social studies classes this school year with our Minnesota Studies guide

The Minnesota Digital Library has created a Minnesota Studies LibGuide that follows along with the chronological and thematic parts of the sixth grade social studies curriculum. It includes direct links to primary sources and curated exhibits to supplement your teaching activities.

New MDL Primary Source Set: Glass Plate Negatives

Learn about the history of an early photographic technique.

Schlager Digital Library: A scholar-curated and annotated collection of primary resources

The Schlager Digital Library, a scholar-curated and annotated collection of primary sources, is a potential new e-resources vendor for Minitex.

Explore architectural styles with MDL's newest timeline

The Minnesota Digital Library has recently created a timeline to highlight several examples of architectural styles found in Minnesota from the 1850s and beyond. Viewed together, these buildings show just how much our built environment has changed over the years.

Discover the past with MDL's interactive timelines

Timelines are useful tools for teaching and learning about people, places, and events in the past. The Minnesota Digital Library has started creating interactive online timelines that place historical images, documents, maps, and more at specific moments in time. Explore these timelines to engage with our digital collections in a new way.

Immigrant miners on Minnesota's Iron Range

June is Immigrant Heritage Month. "Mining on the Iron Range," one of the Minnesota Digital Library's many primary source sets, features historical photos and information about the immigrants who made Minnesota's Iron Range mining industry possible.