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Primary Sources for Online Learning

Introduction to this Primary Source Exercise

This exercise will provide you with experience analyzing different kinds of archival materials from University Archives and Special Collections. Using digitized historical records, publications, and photographs of UMass Boston, you will create a plan for an online mini-exhibit that explores a theme related to our university's history.

If you need assistance, please email jessica.holden@umb.edu.

About the image: Aerial view of Savin Hill Cove, UMass Boston, and the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, circa 1979. Courtesy of University Archives and Special Collections.

Activity: Analyzing University History through an Online Mini-Exhibit

Instructions for Activity

Submitting Completed Activity Worksheets

Please email completed activity worksheets (including your name, the name of your professor, and your course number) to jessica.holden@umb.edu.

Upon faculty request, Archives staff will share your completed assignments with your professor.

If you have any questions or need assistance, please email jessica.holden@umb.edu.

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