Supplementary Reading Resources
Primary and Secondary Sources
The use of primary sources and other documents should be an integral part of a social studies program. Students should learn how to analyze historical documents and prepare essays and reports that describe different perspectives on various historical issues, events, and questions. Primary and secondary source documents can be found on a number of websites including the following:
American Historical Association
Capital District Council for the Social Studies
Central New York Council for the Social Studies
Internet History Sourcebook Project
Historical Atlas of the 20th Century
The Library of Congress Country Studies
Lower East Side Tenement Museum
National Council for the Social Studies
National Council on Economic Education
National Register of Historic Places
New York State Archives and Records Administration
New York State Council for the Social Studies