Day 1
Archival Resources, Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library, March 13, 2019
Schedule
- 9:00 – 9:30 Welcome and Introductions, pretest
- 9:30 – 11:15 The archives & document-based research Jeff Urbin
- 11:20 – 12:15 Archives tour
- 12:30 – 1:00 LUNCH
- 1:00 – 2:15 Digital collections in practice Kelsey Milner
- 2:15 – 2:30 BREAK
- 2:30 – 3:30 Ghosts in the Library Tiffany Davis
- 3:30 post-test
The Check for Alaska
Click on the check to link to the National Archives
"The check was issued August 1, 1868, and made payable to the Russian Minister to the United States, Edouard de Stoeckl. The receipt indicates that de Stoeckel accepted full payment on behalf of the Emperor of Russia at the U.S. Treasury Department, Washington, DC."
FDR Digital Collections
- Digitized CollectionsFRANKLIN is a virtual research room and digital repository that provides free and open access to the digitized collections of the Roosevelt Library—to everyone, anywhere in the world.
FDR Presidential Library Resources
Explore the vast resources for Educators at the FDR Library:
Distance Learning for your Classroom
including media like the film below:
Digital Collections in Practice
Ghosts in the Library
Ghosts in the Library was adapted from SUNY New Paltz librarians Mandy Babirad, Heather Shimon, and Lydia Willoghby’s materials.