Middle School/Upper School Research: Class X History- Understanding 9/11 and Afghanistan
Primary Sources
- 9/11 Museum & Memorial Digital ResourcesDigital archives, oral histories, interactive timelines, and more.
- American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) PapersThis archive includes more than 2 million pages of primary resource materials from the records of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). The records focus on civil rights, race, gender, and issues relating to the U.S. Supreme Court. The collection includes: legal briefs, newspapers, internal memoranda, client correspondence, and committee reports.
- Library of Congress Digital CollectionsA vast array of photographs, letters, songs, drawings, documents, and more-- throughout the span of American history. Archives are organized by topic.
- New Yorker Archive (NYPL)
The entire run of the New Yorker, in full text and full color, from 1925-present. - New York Times- Account Creation
Use this link to sign up for your FREE New York Times account-- you must create your account when you are physically at Brearley, but after that point, you can sign in anywhere. - Oyez ProjectA multimedia judicial archive of the Supreme Court of the United States.
- Time Magazine Vault
Contains articles from 1923- present, arranged by theme or year- excellent for browsing. (Note: best for finding articles that correlate with major events or trends, does not contain full archive of more niche material) - Wall Street Journal (NYPL)Full text of the Wall Street Journal, 1984-present.
- New York Daily News (NYPL)Full text of the New York Daily News, from October 14th, 1997-present
Destiny Catalog
E-Books
- Project MUSE (NYPL) This link opens in a new window
- JSTOR This link opens in a new window
- Oxford Press Scholarship (NYPL) This link opens in a new windowProvides access to the full text of over 8,000 Oxford academic monographs in 20 subject areas covering the humanities, social sciences, sciences, medicine, and law.
Databases and Encyclopedias
- Britannica School This link opens in a new window
- World Book Online This link opens in a new window
- JSTOR This link opens in a new window
- Infobase Issues and Controversies in American History This link opens in a new window
This database delivers dynamic, concise, and balanced coverage that provides the background, outcome, and contemporary points of view for every major debate and conflict in American history. All articles feature multiple primary sources, essential to understanding our nation’s past. In addition, all articles have been indexed to key subjects such as immigration, politics and government, race and civil rights, religion, war and military, and more. - Gale OneFile: U.S. History This link opens in a new window
- Gale Virtual Reference Library This link opens in a new window
