Unit Title:
Teaching American History files, 2001-2012
Accumulation:
2001-2012
Created:
2001-2012
Creator:
South Carolina. Dept. of Archives and History. Historical Services Division.
Physical Description:
1.00 cubic ft. (1 c), 450.60 MB (4 CD-ROMs), 204.40 MB (7 digital files)
Language:
English
Biography or History:
The Teaching American History project was administered by the South Carolina Dept. of Archives and History under US Dept. of Education grants. The grants were awarded to Richland School District Two as the primary grantee and a consortium of other participating school districts from around the state. The purpose of the program was to instruct social study teachers in how to use primary sources in the classroom in teaching American history based on the state's academic standards for social studies. Instruction was provided through an annual series of regional summer workshops which resulted in teacher produced lesson plans incorporating primary sources. Numerous local and state-wide cultural agencies and organizations participated as learning sites for participants who attended the workshops.
Custodial History:
unspecified
Acquisition Information:
South Carolina. Dept. of Archives and History. Historical Services Division.
Scope and Content:
This series consists of administrative files maintained by the staff of the Teaching American History program. These files include minutes of the steering committee that oversaw the development of the program, grant applications and reports, promotional material and samples of materials distributed to participants.
Appraisal Information:
unspecified
Accruals:
no
Arrangement:
Series arranged by subject, thereunder chronologically.
Conditions Governing Access:
none
Conditions Governing Use:
none
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements:
none
Other Finding Aid:
none
Location of Originals:
South Carolina Department of Archives and History, 8301 Parklane Road, Columbia, SC 29223
Alternative Form Available:
Electronic records in this series are available through the South Carolina Electronic Records Archive (SCERA), which is maintained by the Archives.
Related Material:
Forms part of the records of the Historical Services Division of the Department of Archives and History.
Bibliography:
none
Other Descriptive Data:
Digital material in this series stored separately from the paper files. Housed in Box 1 of Optical Media Storage.
Processing Information:
none
