Immigration (18801925 and Beyond) Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources Program of the Collaborative for Educational Services http://EmergingAmerica.org/TPS Richard Cairn, Director, Emerging America Program Collaborative for Educational Services Primary Source Sets & Resources Created for Special Education in Institutional Settings (SEIS) Introduction: Focus of Library of Congress resources on immigration is largely on late 19th and early 20th Centuries wave of immigration from Europe. The primary source set on Mexican Americans and the two interactive exhibits extends that scope across the 20th Century and in so doing, expands the geographic focus across the globe. 1. Immigration: a. CES Primary Source Set Resources: Title: St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Lowell, Massachusetts Contributor: Kleine (George) Collection at the Library of Congress Date Created: c. 1905 Permalink: http://www.loc.gov/item/mp73117800/
Annotation: This early film from Lowell adds Massachusetts flavor to an otherwise extensive and varied group of resources on immigration curated by the Library of Congress. Shows police, dignitaries, bands, armed militia and kids. Ends with a Catholic cleric at church.
b. Library of Congress Primary Source Sets: ■
”Immigration: Challenges for New Americans” http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/primarysourcesets/immig ration
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Annotation: Includes political cartoons, maps, photos of immigrants and Ellis Island, and sound file of antiimmigrant song.
c. Library of Congress Interactive Presentations: ■
Annotation: Thousands of photos from the late 19th and early 20th Centuries, includes streetscapes, people, and events. Other Notable Resources: 1. National Archives Immigration Records http://www.archives.gov/research/immigration/ 2. Ellis Island – http://www.nps.gov/elis/index.htm 3. Tenement Museum – http://www.tenement.org/ 4. Population Reference Bureau http://www.prb.org/Publications/Articles/2014/usmigrationtrends.aspx