Teachers
The Special Collections Division makes available many primary and secondary resources to support educators of all different levels. Resources for specific topics or lesson plans can be found on the pages listed in the right hand side column. Additional topics as well as suggested sites, both physical and virtual, are listed below.
Resources related to:
Akron’s Neighborhoods and Ethnic Groups
Additional Projects and Topics
Akron Riots from Summit Memory (primary and secondary sources)
Newspaper coverage of the riots is also available on microfilm.
Disasters from Summit Memory (primary and secondary sources)
Newspaper coverage of most disasters is also available on microfilm.
Use the Online Maproom in Summit Memory with the Mapping my Spot lesson plan from the Library of Congress.
Places to Visit
- Lock 3 Akron History Museum – http://lock3live.com/summerHistory.aspx
- The Mustill Store at Cascade Locks – http://www.cascadelocks.org/mustill.htm
- Summit County Historical Society - http://www.summithistory.org/education.htm
Virtual Places to Visit
- Chronicling America by the Library of Congress (historic newspapers)
- American Memory by the Library of Congress
- Ohio as America by the Ohio Historical Society
- Ohio Memory by the Ohio Historical Society
- Using Primary Sources from the Library of Congress
If you don’t see what you are looking for here or have a suggestion, please contact Special Collections at speccollections@akronlibrary.org or 330.643.9030.
