ENGL1010: Instructor Resource Guide

Special Collections has so much more than what is available online -- call or visit to see how the librarians and archivists can help.

A fraction of the rich holdings of the Special Collections department at McWherter: "Almost all of these items are from our Preservation and Special Collections Department. Topics covered include, but are not limited to, local and regional history and culture in general, family and political life, the Civil War and other conflicts, Civil Rights, and African American community and culture."

"As a member of the Open Content Alliance, the University Libraries at the University of Memphis is contributing digital content to the Internet Archive from our holdings including yearbooks, the campus newspaper, bulletins and schedules of classes, early literary magazines, and other materials related to the life and times of the University of Memphis."

An exhibit guide to a collection of resources examining the impact of the "failures and triumphs of the tireless struggle for civil rights in the mid-20th century."

Content rich collection of resources exploring the multifaceted culture of the Delta region. Many primary resources represented.

Resources providing local and national context to the #BlackLivesMatter movement, and to activism for racial justice more generally. Includes a page for social media syllabi and #twitterstorians.

"Part of a continuing effort by the Library to evaluate, select, collect, catalog, provide access to, and preserve digital materials for researchers today and in the future. This site provides information for researchers who are interested in using the Web Archives, information for site owners who might be included in the archives, and information about the tools, infrastructure, and technical details that enable the Library to carry out this work."

From the Archive Journal. A nice essay about supporting curriculum with primary sources and a solid collection of supporting links.

Valuable for both students and teachers, the LOC site introduces primary sources available in its collection, covers copyright ethics, and offers analysis tools organized by topic.

While Bard doesn't cover every primary source, it does make citing primary sources much easier. See this site for correct MLA Works Cited formats for films, illustrations, interviews, performances, and more.