NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 3 results Save | Export
Burr, Constance – Humanities, 1993
Asserts that increasing numbers of significant historical archives are being opened. Relates the story of historian Patricia Kennedy Grimsted who spent 30 years identifying the existence and history of national archives in the former Soviet Union and Eastern European nations. Maintains that her efforts have helped historians take advantage of…
Descriptors: Archives, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Historiography
Randall, Laura – Humanities, 1993
Reports on a reading-discussion program of the Vermont Reading Project. Describes the origins, development, and operation of the program. Includes titles of literature works used in the project. (CFR)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Twohig, Dorothy, Ed.; And Others – Humanities, 1993
Examines the views of six former U.S. Presidents (Washington, Jefferson, Jackson, Andrew Johnson, Grant, and Eisenhower) about their presidential role, federalism, and issues of their time that are still relevant today. Includes a paragraph for each President that provides a social and historical context. (CFR)
Descriptors: Civics, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Government, Higher Education