The Discovery of Radium, 1921
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The Citizen Historian Sourcebook is a plattform for primary source documents and learning resources across a range of humanities fields and historical periods. In addition to a selection of source material, the CHS enables researchers, teachers, and students to deepen their understanding of historical topics. Editorial notes and further reading recommendations contextualize documents and connect researchers with current literature in the field.
The CHS is a digital history initiative by the New England Journal of History and Dean College.
Primary Source Documents
Federal Power Act
United States Congress, Washington D.C. (1920)
Diary of Samuel J. Gibson
Samuel J. Gibson, Georgia (1864)
First Public Address
Susan B. Anthony, Seneca Falls (1848)
The Discovery of Radium
Marie Curie, Vassar College (1921)
Babe Ruth Transfer Agreement
, Vassar College (1919)
Some Possible Bearings of Genetics on Pathology
Thomas Hunt Morgan, Ann ArborUniversity of Michigan (1922)
The Ashes of Six Million Jews
Fred Blair, Vassar College (1946)
Some First-Priority Questions in Connection with the Situation in the Region of The Chernobyl AEhS
Andrei Serdyuk, Chernobyl (1986)
History in Your Backyard
Episode 1: Introduction
Episode 2: Dean History
Episode 3: Dean College War Memorial'
Episode 4: 1934 Needham Trust Co. Bank Robbery
Episode 5: Franklin Massachusetts War Memorials
Episode 6: From Old Town Hall to Franklin Historical Museum
Episode 7: Horace Mann - A Political Career
Episode 8: Horace Mann - A Pioneer of Universal Education
NEJH Blog
The Puerto Ricans of Western Massachusetts: An Interview with Joseph Carvalho III
by R.A. Lawson
What is Your Digital History Top Ten?
by David Brandon Dennis
Using Digital History at Boston College High School to Map the 'New Bostonians'
by David Brandon Dennis
Reflections on Teaching African History in America: An Interview with Linda Morse
by David Brandon Dennis
The New England Journal of History
The History and Future of Abortion in the United States
Anna M. Peterson, The New England Journal of History, Vol. 79, Issue 1, Fall 2022, p. 9-13
Sunnycroft: A Scituate Summer Estate
Lyle Nyberg, The New England Journal of History, Vol. 79, Issue 1, Fall 2022, p. 85-116
From Garrison Houses to Breed's Hill Redoubt: Settler Colonialism, Law, and Intergenerational Trauma in the Frontier Town of Groton, Massachusetts
Barry J. Levy, The New England Journal of History, Vol. 79, Issue 1, Fall 2022, p. 39-84
'A General Union of the Continent': John Adams, Niccolò Machiavelli, and the Origins of Adams's Political Imagination
Jonathan Anthony Hanna, The New England Journal of History, Vol. 79, Issue 1, Fall 2022, p. 14-38
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