Browse the collection of premade primary source kits, or make a kit request based on the time periods and themes to have your kit personalized to your needs.
Premade Kits
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"From Watergate to Morning Again" 1974-1984
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“Society and Culture to and from the Home” 1850s -1970s
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Grow it.“From East to West: Asian culture gaining a presence in American society” 1950-2000
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“Daily Life on the World War II Home Front”
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“Economics of the Home" 1890s to 1970s
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"Commemorating the Presidents” 1850s-2000s
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“Pop Culture of the Bicentennial Era” 1974-1987
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“Mainstream and Counter Culture of the Material Age” 1980s
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“100 Years of Education” 1890s to 1990s
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“A Century of Technology In and Out of the Home” 20th Century
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"Compare and Contrast: Travel Culture Before and After World War II"
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“International Politics” 1860s-2000
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"Teaching Civics" 1900 to 2000
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“Pieces of Everyday Life from Depression to War” 1936-1945
Time Periods and Themes
for Individually Curated Kits
Time Periods
Request a customized kit tailored to your teaching needs by selecting a time period, theme, or any combination of the two.
Industrialism and Sectionalism
1820s to 1860s
A New Birth of Freedom
1860s to 1890s
Progressive Era and World War I
1890s to 1920
Jazz Age
1920s
Depression and War
1930s and 40s
Post War Era
1946 to 1960
The Culture Decade
1960s
The Bicentennial Period
1970s
Material World
1980s
The Future is Here
1990 to Present
Themes
Geography
Movement of people and ideas, place, location, regions, human-environment interaction
Economics & Commerce
Trade, finances, advertising, marketing, business, money, occupations
Politics & Governing
Law, legal papers, political literature, campaigns, Federal, State, and Local government, military, war, legislation, public works, announcements
Science & Technology
Innovation, invention, electronics, mechanics, education
Society and Culture
Correspondence, clubs, organizations, domestic life, foodways, entertainment, the arts, pop culture