Art and Archives - Reference Websites

Reference Websites (November 2, 2006)

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): http://www.tea.state.tx.us/teks/

National Standards

Primary Source Information at the National Archives

Archival Research Catalog (ARC) - Online catalog of NARA's nationwide holdings in the Washington, DC area, Regional Archives and Presidential Libraries: http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/
ARC Basic Search: http://arcweb.archives.gov/arc/basic_search.jsp
Anatomy of the ARC Basic Search Screen: http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/education/arc-basic-search-screen.doc
Digital Classroom, the National Archives' gateway for resources about primary sources, activities and training for educators and students: http://www.archives.gov/education/
Citing Primary Sources: http://www.archives.gov/publications/general-info-leaflets/17.html

The National Archives (United Kingdom) Practical On-line Tutorial on Palaeography: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/palaeography/

Artifacts & Analysis: A Teacher’s Guide to Interpreting Objects and Writing History: http://smithsonianeducation.org/db/detail.asp?id=1107

Western Art Museums/Western Art Collections

Amon Carter Museum: http://www.cartermuseum.org
Buffalo Bill Historical Center: http://www.bbhc.org
CM Russell Museum: http://www.cmrussell.org
Eiteljorg Museum: http://www.eiteljorg.org
Frederic Remington Art Museum: http://www.fredericremington.org
Gilcrease Museum: http://www.gilcrease.org
Glenbow Museum: http://www.glenbow.org
Heard Museum: http://www.heard.org
Museum of the American West: http://www.autry-museum.org
National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum: http://www.nationalcowboymuseum.org/
National Museum of Wildlife Art: http://www.wildlifeart.org
Rockwell Museum of Western Art: http://www.stny.com/RockwellMuseum/flash/index.html
RW Norton Art Gallery: http://rwnaf.org
Smithsonian American Art Museum: http://www.americanart.si.edu/index2.cfm
Woolaroc Museum: http://woolaroc.org/

National Archives and Records Administration Sites

Anchorage, Alaska – Pacific Alaska Region: http://www.archives.gov/pacific-alaska/anchorage/index.html
Laguna Niguel, California – Pacific Region: http://www.archives.gov/pacific/laguna/index.html
San Francisco, California – Pacific Region: http://www.archives.gov/pacific/san-francisco/index.html
Denver, Colorado – Rocky Mountain Region: http://www.archives.gov/rocky-mountain/index.html
Atlanta, Georgia – Southeast Region: http://www.archives.gov/southeast/index.html
Chicago, Illinois – Great Lakes Region: http://www.archives.gov/great-lakes/
Boston, Massachusetts – Northeast Region: http://www.archives.gov/northeast/boston/
Pittsfield, Massachusetts – Northeast Region: http://www.archives.gov/northeast/pittsfield/
Kansas City, Missouri – Central Plains Region: http://www.archives.gov/central-plains/kansas-city/index.html
St. Louis, Missouri – Archival Research Room in the National Personnel Records Center: http://www.archives.gov/st-louis/military-personnel/public/archival-programs.html
New York City, New York – Northeast Region: http://www.archives.gov/northeast/nyc/index.html
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Mid Atlantic Region: http://www.archives.gov/midatlantic/public/index.html
Fort Worth, Texas – Southwest Region: http://www.archives.gov/southwest/index.html
Seattle, Washington – Pacific Alaska Region: http://www.archives.gov/pacific-alaska/seattle/index.html

Presidential Libraries