Norton American History Digital Archive

What was the Norton American History Digital Archive, and where did it go? 

Norton launched the American History Digital Archive 15 years ago, providing primary source images and audio and video files on disc and via a website to all instructors. It was a valuable tool at a time when search engines and digital collections were still in their infancy.  Today, the landscape has changed, and we have decided to shut down the Norton American History Digital Archive on December 18, 2020. Yet be assured, Norton continues to focus on providing instructor and student resources that are innovative, current, accessible, and easily adaptable for use in any kind of course. 

 I am an adopter of David Shi’s America: A Narrative History. What kind of primary source material support does Norton provide? 

Every student who purchases a new copy of America has access to an online Student Site containing hundreds of textual and visual primary source documents that are grouped by chapter. 

 For instructors looking for assessment support, Norton provides a primary source exercise for each chapter of the book and interactive History Skills Tutorials that help students build critical analysis skills using documents, images, and maps. All of these assignments, as well as the resources from the Student Site, are assignable through your campus Learning Management System (LMS). 

In addition, For the Record: A Documentary History is the print companion reader for America, edited by David Shi and Holly Mayer. This two-volume reader contains roughly 250 primary-source texts and images, including a number of brand-new selections that focus on the refreshed central themes in the main text. This reader is available to be packaged with the textbook or purchased standalone. 

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I am an adopter of Eric Foner's Give Me Liberty! What kind of primary source material support does Norton provide? 

All versions of Give Me Liberty! includes dozens of in-text primary source excerpts in the “Voices of Freedom” and “Who Is an American?” chapter features. Every student who purchases a new copy of Give Me Liberty! also has access to an online Student Site containing hundreds of textual and visual primary source documents that are grouped by chapter. These sources are also available to be assigned directly within an instructor’s LMS. 

For instructors looking for assessment support, Norton provides a primary source exercise for each chapter of the book and interactive History Skills Tutorials that help students build critical analysis skills using primary source documents, secondary source documents, images, and maps.  All of these assignments, as well as the resources from the Student Site, are assignable through your campus Learning Management System (LMS). 

In addition, Voices of Freedom is the print companion reader for Give Me Liberty!. Each volume of Voices features 100 brief primary source documents related to freedom in American history. Selected and edited by Eric Foner, who also provided headnotes and critical thinking questions, the readings are directly linked to topics addressed in the main textbook. This reader is available in print or ebook formats and can be packaged with the textbook or purchased standalone. 

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Where can I learn more about Norton’s primary source offerings? 

Peruse all of Norton’s history offerings at wwnorton.com/catalog/college/history, or visit this link to connect with your local Norton representative.