ILLINOIS STATE ARCHIVES

Document Teaching Packages

Available document teaching packages

• Abraham Lincoln in Illinois
• Early Chicago, 1833–1871
• From the Ashes, 1872-1900
• Hard Times in Illinois, 1930–1940
• Illinois at War, 1941-1945
• The Illinois and Michigan Canal, 1827–1911

The Illinois State Archives has published a series of document teaching packages in hard copy format. The following publications are free to Illinois educational institutions. Please make requests on letterhead stationery. All other requests will be filled for the fee listed.

• Abraham Lincoln in Illinois: A Selection of Documents from the Illinois State Archives (2008). Teacher's manual (87 pp.) and 35 document facsimiles with transcriptions. $10.00
• Hard Times in Illinois, 1930–1940: A Selection of Documents from the Illinois State Archives (2002). Teacher's manual, 119 pages, and 50 document facsimiles. $10.00
• The Illinois and Michigan Canal, 1827–1911: A Selection of Documents from the Illinois State Archives (1998). Teacher's manual, 115 pages, and 50 document facsimiles with transcriptions. $12.00
• Illinois at War, 1941–1945: A Selection of Documents from the Illinois State Archives (1994). Teacher's manual, 119 pages, and 50 document facsimiles. $12.00
• From the Ashes, 1872–1900: A Selection of Documents from the Proceedings Files of the Chicago City Council (1990). Teacher's manual, 123 pages, and 50 document facsimiles with transcriptions. $10.00
• Early Chicago, 1833–1871: A Selection of City Council Proceedings Files from the Illinois State Archives (1986, 1999). Teacher's manual, 117 pages, and 50 document facsimiles with transcriptions. $14.00

Checks should be made payable to the Illinois Secretary of State and mailed to:
Illinois State Archives
Publications Unit
Norton Building
Capitol Complex
Springfield, IL 62756