'Iolani School Archives: Primary Source Links & More

"Records date from the monarchy to the current legislative session, and also include the papers of individuals and organizations, photographs, maps, artifacts, rare books, 19th century newspapers."

Includes Government records, photographs and indexes to passenger manifests, land, government office holders...

"The mission of the Digital Archives project is to develop a digital archives repository capable of providing reliable, long-term access to trustworthy digital records to the public and government entities of the State of Hawaiʻi, now and in the future. In order to achieve this goal, the digital archives repository must protect these records from loss, alteration, deterioration and technological obsolescence in order to ensure an accurate rendering of those records in perpetuity in an environment independent from that which produced them."

Includes the Hawai'i War Records Depository, Hawai'i Congressional Papers Collection, and more.

Images from various collections held by the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa. Viewable by topic/region, collection, or keyword searchable.

"This searchable database contains Jean Charlot's master set of prints and many of his early drawings and watercolors. The records are growing with the addition of Charlot's personal print study collections and works on paper acquired by him from other artists and photographers."

COH preserves the recollections of Hawai‘i’s people through oral interviews and disseminates oral history transcripts.

"Bishop Museum was founded in 1889 by Charles Reed Bishop in honor of his late wife, Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop..."

"Bishop Museum's Ethnology Collection includes more than 70,000 objects from throughout Hawai‘i and the Pacific region.
Photographs and detailed information are available for more than two thousand objects."

"The Hawai‘i Alive project is a cooperative work led by the Bishop Museum to share resources from our collections, library, and archives with the general public, especially teachers gathering resources to teach Hawaiian Language, History, and Culture in accordance with Hawai‘i Department of Education Content and Performance Standards."

HPS is dedicated to documenting and sharing the life stories of living Hula Masters and their efforts to perpetuate hula.

Includes:
- HPS Digital 'Umeke
- HPS on Vimeo
- HPS Kauhola Catalog
- Link to Papakilo Database - HPS partner and host to select collections.

"When called to duty in World War II, the men of the 100th Infantry Battalion performed extraordinary feats fighting for the country they loved."

"Bamboo Ridge Press was founded in 1978 to publish literature fostering the appreciation, understanding and creation of literary, visual and performing arts by, for, and about Hawaiʻi’s people...
While special attention is given to literature that reflects local sensibility, Bamboo Ridge is broad in scope and embraces a variety of work from writers across the nation. Some of our books have received recognition for literary excellence and for their contribution to the understanding and appreciation of Hawaiʻi's cultures and people. Bamboo Ridge publications have been adopted as texts or recommended reading in high school and college classrooms and have found a diverse audience across the country.
You will find here out-of-print and nearly out-of-print issues dating from 1978."

A private non-profit organization established in 1892.

"Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives (HMH), an active site for Hawaii’s history since 1820, is a National Historic Landmark (listed in 1965) and accredited by the American Alliance of Museums (last re-accredited in 2010)... The library, which holds both English and Hawaiian archival material, welcomes researchers on site as well as from around the globe through the digital collection... The HMH historical archive holds over 80,000 digital pieces and is home to one of the largest collections of Hawaiian language books in the world."

Transcriptions and translations of Hawaiian language newspapers published 1834 - 1948.
Searchable in English or Hawaiian language.
"This project is part of a special project of the Māori Newspaper Collection of the University of Waikato in Hamilton, New Zealand."

Includes the Tokioka Heritage Resource Center, the Honouliuli Education Center, and the Okage Sama De exhibit.

"The Native Hawaiian Data Book presents research results about Native Hawaiians in an impactful way. It gives a visual view of statistics and trends that shape the conditions of Native Hawaiians. The inaugural edition of the Native Hawaiian Data Book was launched in 1994. Since then, it has been updated multiple times. OHA plans to update the data book every two years."

“Database of Databases” consisting of varied collections of data pertaining to historically and culturally significant places, events, and documents in Hawai'i’s history.

Hawaiian and English language books digitized.

Films and videotapes related to the history and culture of Native Hawaiians and the people of Hawai‘i.

Primary source set.

"... a space to explore the breadth and depth of Hawaiian culture and the richness of our Pacific world."
Includes digital collections of images, interviews, mele, and more.

"The Ka‘iwakīloumoku Digital Collections comprise a vast array of Hawaiian and Pacific expressions. Home to an assortment of essays, interviews, videos, recipes, and more, we invite you to explore this rich repository. During your visit, we greatly appreciate your consideration and respect for the information, images, and perspectives found here."

"Such history is important in determining the legislative intent of a particular statute. Listed are helpful tools to assist in the legislative history process for Hawaiʻi law."

"In a collaboration with the Hawai‘i State Bar Association, the Supreme Court Law Library offered an online webinar about online primary legal resources. The presenters were Marlene Cuenco, Public Services Librarian, and Joely Alt, Public Services Library Technician. The moderator for the session was Jenny Silbiger, State Law Librarian."
Site includes:
- Primary Sources: Legal Research on the Internet (Zoom recording)
- Primary Sources: Legal Research on the Internet (Slides & Notes in PDF)
- Primary Sources List of URL’s Handout

Handout containing URLs for research into Federal, State, and County Legislative Branch primary sources.

By Laura Schmidt
Published by Society of American Archivists (SAA).

Citing Records in the National Archives of the United States: General Information Leaflet, Number 17

Reference and User Services Association, a division of the American Library Association.

A chronology of Hawaiian government presented in table format with government type, events, and dates.

"Learn how a secret league of landowners, joined by an armed militia, forced Hawaiian King David Kalakaua to sign what he called “The Bayonet Constitution,” making him a puppet ruler and giving them a greater say in the government, in this video from Hawaii's Last Queen | AMERICAN EXPERIENCE."
(video 00:03:22) Grades: 9-12

Includes:
- Blount Report
- Hawaii Organic Act
- Anti-Annexation Petition
Viewable as transcription or pdf of scanned document.

"earn about the causes and the aftermath of the coup d'état of January 1893 that overthrew the Hawaiian monarchy, in this video from Hawaii's Last Queen | AMERICAN EXPERIENCE. Find out how the "Committee of Safety," a secret group organized by white sugar plantation owners, businessmen, and descendants of missionaries, set up a provisional government to replace the Hawaiian monarchy. Defying U.S. President Grover Cleveland, their ultimate goal was to overthrow Queen Lili‘uokalani and seek annexation of the Hawaiian Islands by the United States."
(video 00:05:59) Gr. 9 - 12

*Access requires New York Times subscription. See "more..." below.
"The Commissioner's Instructions and How They Were Followed — Exhaustive History of the Causes Leading up to the Conspiracy Which Minister Stevens Aided — Successful Only Through His Acts — Annexation Would Be Voted Down in a Fair Election."
"WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 — The report of James H. Blount, Special Commissioner to the Hawaiian Islands, is herewith presented in full:"

"The records of the Constitutional Convention of 1894 include stenographic recordings and minutes of the proceedings, committee reports, resolutions, petitions, amendments, four drafts of the constitution, outgoing correspondence, election results, record of disbursements, sample vouchers for election expenses, and miscellaneous material that were kept by C. T. Rodgers, secretary of the convention. The original constitution is in box CC1894-4.
Below are the digitized Records of the 1894 Constitutional Convention. The originals remain physically at the Hawaiʻi State Archives."

Includes background information and the digitized primary sources:
- 1897 Petition Against the Annexation of Hawai'i with signatures
- 1898 Joint Resolution of Congress to Provide for Annexing the Hawaiian Islands to the United States
- 1898 Letter from Lili'uokalani, Queen of Hawai'i, to the U.S. House of Representatives Protesting U.S. Assertion of Ownership of Hawai'i.

"The United States annexed Hawaii in 1898 at the urging of President William McKinley. This guide provides access to material related to the “Annexation of Hawaii” in the Chronicling America digital collection of historic newspapers."

Includes 1840, 1852, 1864, and 1887 Constitutions

"Declares that the Congress: (1) on the 100th anniversary of the illegal overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii on January 17, 1893, acknowledges the historical significance of this event which resulted in the suppression of the inherent sovereignty of the Native Hawaiian people; (2) commends efforts of reconciliation initiated by Hawaii and the United Church of Christ with Native Hawaiians; (3) apologizes for the overthrow and the deprivation of the rights of Native Hawaiians to self-determination; (4) expresses its commitment to acknowledge the ramifications of the overthrow in order to provide a foundation for reconciliation between the United States and the Native Hawaiian people; and (5) urges the President to acknowledge the ramifications of the overthrow and to support reconciliation efforts."

Includes image.
"President Bill Clinton signs legislation apologizing for the U.S. role in the 1893 overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy..."

Article Contributor Luis Acosta
Library of Congress
April 10, 2009

"This walking tour, presented by the Hawaiʻi Ponoʻī Coalition at ʻIolani Palace, reenacts four critical days leading up to the Queen overthrow."

Site exploring the "Charters of Freedom": Declaration of Independence; Constitution; Bill of Rights. From the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.

"A Special Page Devoted to Teaching the U.S. Constitution. Primary sources and learning activities related to the Constitution."

The first-ever online portal to Brings together and make available congressional archives from across the U.S.
"The American Congress Digital Archives Portal is a collaborative, non-partisan project that makes congressional archives available online, bringing the history of the People’s Branch to the people. We provide open access to archival materials and the descriptive information (metadata) about those materials... Congressional archives are the primary materials generated by Congress and that document the work of Congress. They are separated into official records and personal papers. Personal papers, which this portal features, include materials created or received by an individual Member of Congress as documentation of their career, the organization and functions of the office, and the work of office staff."
Collaboration lead by West Virginia University Libraries.

Digitized photographs searchable by Nation, Topic, or State.
Record Group 75, National Archives and Records Administration.

Includes voting record of each Congress member.
"Congress.gov is the official website for U.S. federal legislative information. The site provides access to accurate, timely, and complete legislative information for Members of Congress, legislative agencies, and the public. It is presented by the Library of Congress (LOC)..."

Transcriptions of primary source documents.
"Through this website, you can read and search through thousands of records from George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison and see firsthand the growth of democracy and the birth of the Republic."

"Welcome to the Bureau of Land Management(BLM), General Land Office (GLO) Records Automation web site. We provide live access to Federal land conveyance records for the Public Land States, including image access to more than five million Federal land title records issued between 1788 and the present. We also have images of survey plats and field notes, land status records, and control document index records. Due to organization of documents in the GLO collection, this site does not currently contain every Federal title record issued for the Public Land States."

Free public access to official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government. A service of the United States Government Publishing Office (GPO).

"The Hawaiʻi Congressional Papers Collection (HCPC) comprises the papers of Hawaiʻi delegates to the U.S. Congress from statehood in 1959 to the present."

Access to digital collections held by the Library of Congress.

"To help us think, talk and teach about the rights and responsibilities of citizens in our democracy, we invite you to explore 100 milestone documents of American history."

Links to the digitized holdings of the Presidential Libraries of the National Archives and Records Administration

"Explore the ways Americans have fought for, attained, and protected their rights."

Links to the digitized resources of the National Archives and Records Administration.

"Explore records of the National Archives documenting the ongoing struggle of Americans to define, attain, and protect their rights."

Hundreds of digitized Native American treaties.
*Click on "Resources" in the upper right corner for curriculum units.
The National Archives in partnership with the Indigenous Digital Archive project of the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture.

"Looking for California history resources but can’t visit the library just yet? We have lots of items for online researchers! Check out our pages on California State symbols and capitals, the Gold Rush and more! If you wish to use our images or other items from our collection in your work, please visit our permission to use page for further instructions. Feel free to contact us if you have any questions."

An initiative helping California heritage organizations digitize and provide online access to materials that document the state's history, art, and cultures.

"Calisphere provides free access to more than 2,000 collections contributed by more than 300 cultural heritage organizations (libraries, archives, museums, and historical societies) in California. Each of these organizations has specific collection emphases, which may be informed by local history, activities, research interests, or other topics significant to its communities."

OAC is California's central repository for collection guides, it is a vital resource that serves everyone interested in California's history.

Access to America's historic newspapers starting from 1789. National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP); National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH); Library of Congress (LC).

"Harvard Digital Collections provides free, public access to more than 6 million objects digitized from our collections - from ancient art to modern manuscripts and audio visual materials."

Digitized images and documents.

A portal of online resources from libraries, universities, archives, and museums for access to our society's digitized cultural heritage.

Access to digital collections held by the Library of Congress.

A collection of digitized historical footage between 1890 and 1999. Content will continue to be added on a monthly basis. Library of Congress.

Featuring prints, photographs, maps, manuscripts, streaming video, and more

A list of links to online exhibits by the U.S. National Archives.

"This website records the investigatory work of Garson O’Toole who diligently seeks the truth about quotations. Who really said what? This question often cannot be answered with complete finality, but approximate solutions can be iteratively improved over time."

"The collections housed in The Rare Book and Special Collections Division amount to nearly 800,000 books, encompassing nearly all eras and subjects maintained in well over 100 separate collections. All of these collections offer scholarly documentation about the western and American traditions of life and learning. The Division’s collection of nearly 5,700 incunabula (fifteenth-century imprints) is the largest such grouping in the Western Hemisphere. Our Americana collections include more than 16,000 imprints from 1640 to 1800, including the Columbus letter of 1493.
The digitized selections offered here represent a few of the most interesting and important items in the collection, including a copy of the Gutenberg Bible, Thomas Jefferson’s copy of The Federalist, medieval manuscripts, books relating to cookery, children's literature, and many more."

"Welcome to Smithsonian Open Access, where you can download, share, and reuse millions of the Smithsonian’s images—right now, without asking. With new platforms and tools, you have easier access to nearly 3 million 2D and 3D digital items from our collections—with many more to come. This includes images and data from across the Smithsonian’s 19 museums, nine research centers, libraries, archives, and the National Zoo."

"NARA is the nation's record keeper. Of all documents and materials created in the course of business conducted by the United States Federal government, only 1%-3% are so important for legal or historical reasons that they are kept by us forever. Those valuable records are preserved and are available to you..."

Images from the U.S. National Archives. See "Stories" for images by topic.

"Meaningful WWII battle memorials. Powerful stories. Engaging classroom activities."
An ABMC and NCA Education Project.

"The Woodson Research Center located within Fondren Library maintains the university archives, special collections, and rare books for Rice University. While much of Woodson Research Center's digital content is not publicly available due to copyright concerns, the Woodson Research Center's Digital Collections provides free access to over 14,000 items including photographs, newspapers, correspondence, oral histories, and maps."

Provides access to information on archival material from different European countries.

"Explore, discover and view thousands of items held in museums, libraries, galleries, and collections around the world. Celebrate the rich and diverse cultures of the Pacific."
A partnership between the National Library of Australia and the National Library of New Zealand, supported by the Australian Government.

"Open Collections is UBC Library’s portal for digital content, housing over 200,000 digital objects including photographs, maps, videos, books, audio content, newspapers, letters and more.
All materials are freely available to view and download, and all content is locally created and managed by UBC Library. Our collections highlight the early history of British Columbia, providing a rich and openly accessible resource to display rare, unique materials.
New projects are always underway, and materials are constantly being added to the portal. "

A partnership between the British Library and Findmypast to digitize the British Library's collection of newspapers which contain most of the runs of newspapers published in the UK since 1800.

Digitized copies of manuscripts, archives, and documents in the British Library’s collections, with descriptions of their contents. In addition to other resources, the site includes the following digitization projects:
- Botany in British India
- Greek Manuscripts
- Harley Scientific Manuscripts
- Hebrew Manuscripts
- Malay Manuscripts
- Medieval Manuscripts
- Medieval England and France, 700 - 1200
- Music Manuscripts
- Persian Manuscripts
- Royal Illuminated Manuscripts
- Thai Manuscripts
- US Civil War Materials

"Welcome to our shared repository where you’ll find research produced by staff of the British Library and our current partner organisations: the British Museum, MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology), National Museums Scotland, National Trust and Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Visit one repository at a time, or use the search box to search and explore publications, reports, datasets and papers from across our combined content."

English language page for the Digital Library of the National Library of Spain.

"The National Archives of Singapore (NAS) is the official custodian of Singapore's collective memory. Ranging from government files, private memoirs, historical maps and photographs to oral history interviews and audio-visual materials, the NAS is responsible for the collection, preservation and management of Singapore's public and private archival records.
About Archives Online
To allow users easy access to our archival holdings, Archives Online is designed to allow users to seamlessly search information across NAS' various independent databases and view selected photographs, maps and plans, listen to oral history interview samplers and watch snippets of audio-visual recordings, round the clock."

"Search Trove to explore amazing collections from Australian libraries, universities, museums, galleries and archives."
"Trove is maintained by the National Library of Australia."

Information from the Occupational Outlook Handbook, by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, including education, duties, pay, outlook, etc.
Excerpt:
"Archivists preserve important or historically significant documents and records. They coordinate educational and public outreach programs, such as tours, lectures, and classes. They also may work with researchers on topics and items relevant to their collections."

Occupation tasks and skills listings.
O*Net is "a source on key characteristics of workers and occupations."
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor,
Employment & Training Administration,
and developed by the National Center for O*NET Development.

Society of American Archivists Council approved.

Society of American Archivists Council approved.

Very brief summary of the quality and ethics an archivist aspires to, from the New London Archives.

A description of the role and responsibilities of an Archivist from the blog "Anthroarchivist."

Archives are vibrant places where the first-hand materials of human history are actively collected, preserved, managed, and made accessible. The word "archives" can refer to collections of historical records, the place where they are stored and used, or the organization responsible for them. In under three minutes, learn more about different types of archives, what archivists do, who can use archives, what is missing from them, and why they are valuable.

Click on the above link to read an article from the Society of American Archivists.

An organization founded in 1989 providing resources and professional development opportunities for archivists, librarians, curators, historians, and cultural/heritage institutions.

"North America's oldest and largest national professional association dedicated to the needs and interests of archives and archivists."

"The ICA believes that effective records and archives management is an essential precondition for good governance, the rule of law, administrative transparency, the preservation of mankind's collective memory, and access to information by citizens."

Northeast Document Conservation Center

U.S. National Archives

Library of Congress

Library of Congress

U.S. National Archives site with information and links to other resources.

"This is a summary table of digital file format preferences. See each content category for more information and context."

"FADGI is a collaborative effort started in 2007 by federal agencies to articulate common sustainable practices and guidelines for digitized and born digital historical, archival and cultural content. Two working groups study issues specific to two major areas, Still Image and Audio-Visual."

Blog article
October 29, 2020
"Educators often think of the National Archives as a place with resources for teaching the secondary grades or even older students. But elementary age students can work with primary sources too!"

Analyze: photograph; written document; artifact or object; poster; map; cartoon; video; sound recordings; artwork.
- Worksheets for Novice or Younger Students, or Those Learning English
- Worksheets for Intermediate or Secondary Students

Teacher guides for analyzing various formats (books, maps, photos, etc) and analysis tool (worksheet) for students.

Worksheets for each of the six (6) Historical Thinking Concepts.
Centre for the Study of Historical Consciousness (Canada).
Click "more" for the list of concepts.

Explanation of the six (6) Historical Thinking Concepts.
Centre for the Study of Historical Consciousness (Canada).
Click "more" for the list of concepts.

"The online tool for teaching with documents, from the National Archives."

"Our self-serve mini-webinars cover DocsTeach basics and tips for online teaching. Each webinar is approximately 20 minutes."

Education resources from the Library of Congress, including lesson plans, primary source sets, professional development, etc.

"Strategies and Resources for Teaching with Library of Congress Primary Sources from the TPS Consortium --
The TPS Consortium Journal [Spring 2021 -] is a peer-reviewed, online publication created by members of the Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) Consortium. Published biannually, each themed issue focuses on approaches to teaching effectively with Library of Congress digitized primary sources. The TPS Consortium Journal offers primary source-based suggestions, strategies, reflections, and findings relating to timely topics from some of the country’s most engaged educational thinkers and practitioners."
Predecessor: TPS Journal (2008-2016), link to the journal archive also available on this site.

Resources and education updates for teaching with archives from the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.

“New teaching tools, lesson plans, learning activities, student field trips, professional development opportunities, newly available primary sources, and multi-media and web content.”

"The Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress is home to a wealth of primary source materials, many of which you and your students can use online. These document American history and culture from the colonial period to the present. They include papers of presidents, journals of sea captains, notebooks of inventors, manuscripts of poets, letters and diaries written by ordinary Americans, and more."

"Primary source collections exploring topics in history, literature, and culture developed by educators — complete with teaching guides for class use."

Developed by the National Museum of American History for use by K-12 teachers and students.

"resource for teachers, administrators, librarians, archivists, and museum educators. It offers sample exercises and informative articles based on a new approach to teaching in the archives...the result of Students and Faculty in the Archives (SAFA), a three-year grant at Brooklyn Historical Society (BHS)..."

National Park Service.
"Teaching with Historic Places (TwHP) uses historic places in National Parks and in the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places to enliven history, social studies, geography, civics, and other subjects. TwHP has created a variety of products and activities that help teachers bring historic places into the classroom."

"By and For the Teaching with Primary Sources Community"
"The Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) Collective is an online hub that brings together resources, professional development and support for those who teach with primary sources, including librarians, archivists, teachers, cultural heritage professionals, and anyone who has an interest in using primary sources in an educational setting."

"This guide is for K-12 educators seeking digital primary sources to use in their classrooms."