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Category: SAA TWPS Case Studies

Sponsored by the Reference, Access, and Outreach (RAO) Section of SAA, this open-ended series of case studies is designed to illustrate the application of the Guidelines for Primary Source Literacy.

To learn more about contributing a case study, visit the SAA Case Studies on Teaching With Primary Sources webpage.

Case Studies / SAA TWPS Case Studies

Case 23: More Than Recipes: Enriching a Campus Common Read with Historical Cookbooks

by Kristen J. Nyitray and Christine Fena In fall 2021, Kristen Nyitray, the director of Special Collections and University Archives (SCUA) and UniversityArchivist at Stony Brook University Libraries (SBUL), and …

Case Studies / SAA TWPS Case Studies

Case 2: Teaching Citations as a Multi-functional Approach to Archives Instruction

by Helen McManus and Leah Richardson Viewing proper archival citation as an opportunity to (a) reinforce core archival literacy skills and (b) cultivate best practices in note-taking and academic integrity, …

Case Studies / SAA TWPS Case Studies

Case 1: Collaborating for Impact in Teaching with Primary Sources

by Samantha Crisp This case study discusses a collaboration between a special collections librarian, research and instruction librarian, and a history faculty member at Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois, …

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Case 7: “What Is Your Title Today?” The Challenges and Rewards of Implementing an Internship/Independent Study Hybrid Course at the Valparaiso University Archives and Special Collections

by Rebecca Ostoyich and Kevin Ostoyich The case study describes a hybrid internship/independent study course that has been administered jointly by the Valparaiso University Archives and Special Collections (VUASC) and …

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Case 6: The Archives as Classroom: A Primary Source Mini-Course

by Kayla Harris, Stephanie Shreffler, and Heidi Gauder Through a one-credit mini course at the University of Dayton taught by a group of librarians and archivists, undergraduate students were introduced …

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Case 5: Exploring Ephemerality, Biases, and Silences in Archives

by Erin Dix Seeking to deepen students’ primary source literacy skills beyond what can be gained in one-shot instruction sessions, this case study explores the course “Archival Discovery,” taught by …

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Case 4: Crafting a Research Question: Differentiated Teaching for Instruction With Primary Sources Across Diverse Learning Levels

by Jen Hoyer, Kaitlin Holt, and Julia Pelaez This case study illustrates methods for drawing on primary sources to instruct students on how to generate and refine research questions (Guidelines …

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Case 3: Fostering Historical Empathy in Unusual Times: A Case Study of the Course “OSU, Women and Oral History: An Exploration of 150 Years”

by Chris Petersen and Tiah Edmunson-Morton The Special Collections and Archives Research Center (SCARC) at Oregon State University Libraries is home to very active and well-regarded programs in instruction and …

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Case 10: Utilizing University Archives to Teach Students the Complexities of Neutrality

by Ashleigh D. Coren and Erin Durham This case study examines the development of materials to support a course focused on theoretical and empirical work in comparative politics. Instructors created …

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Case 9: Seeing Through Risk in the Special Collections Classroom: A Case for Flexibility

by Marc Brodsky This case study involves a collaboration that took place between Virginia Tech’s Special Collections and University Archives and a first-year experience (FYE) class in the History department. …

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