Missourians Communicating Across the Continent

Trunk #20

by Anne Shadwick

The junior high lessons are titled:
Say What
And Now the Rest of the Story
Who's Who in Missouri
Good, Bad, Just Ugly: Evaluating Primary Sources
Eye Witness: What Do Primary Sources Tell Us?
Up Close nd Personal: What Is A Primary Source

The trunk and lessons included teach about primary and secondary sources in several different lessons. Famous Missourians and their documents and pictures are featured including Thomas Hart Benton, George Washington Carver, Marlin Perkins, Jesse James, Walt Disney, Edwin Hubble, Langston Hughes, Laura Ingalls Wilder, and the U.S.S. Missouri. PowerPoint presentations and popular music add to the content in teaching history and analyzing sources.

CONTENTS:
Benton, Thomas Hart
     Self-portrait in frame
     Four paintings in frame
     Thomas Hart Benton Home and Studio--State Historic Site pamphlet

Carver, George Washington
     3 pictures and stamp with quote in frame
     3 note card plant drawings
     Bulletin #26
     Bulletin #31
     George Washington Carver by Andy Carter and Carol Saller
     Interview with Dr. Carver, March 1939 (CD)
     Carver's sketches (CD)
     Video-taped interview about Dr. Carver (video)
     George Washington Carver brochure

Disney, Walter
     Picture in frame
     Walt Disney, Young Movie Maker by Mark Hammontree
     Marceline, Missouri brochure

Hubble, Edwin
Small picture in frame
Replica of Hubble Telescope

Hughes, Langston
Picture in frame
Autographed original draft of poem

James, Jesse
     4 pictures in frame
     $500 wanted poster in frame
     $25,000 wanted poster in frame
     Copy of The Daily Gazette, St. Joseph, MO April 5, 1882 (newspaper)
     Small replica pistol keychain
     Jesse James Home brochure
     Kearney brochure

Joplin, Scott
     Picture in frame
   Rag Times 2 (CD)
     Music box that plays "The Entertainer"
     Scott Joplin Home--State Historic Site pamphlet

Lindbergh, Charles A.
     Picture in frame
     Stamp in small frame
     Copy of Brooklyn Daily Eagle, New York City, New York, May 22, 1927 (newspaper)
     Replica of "The Spirit of St. Louis"

Perkins, Marlin
Picture in frame
Stuffed "Wild Kingdom" lion

Truman, Harry S.
     Large picture in frame
     2 jigsaw puzzles
     "The Buck Stops Here" magnet
     2 campaign buttons (on hat)
     Felt hat
     Copy of Pittsburgh Sun Telegraph, Pittsburgh, PA, August 15, 1945 (newspaper)
     Harry S. Truman--State Historic Site pamphlet

Twain, Mark (Samuel Clemons)
     Picture in frame
     Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
     Who Was Mark Twain? by April Jones Prince
     Mark Twain: Life On the Mississippi (book-of-the-month)
     Mark Twain: Young Writer by Mason
     Autobiography by Mark Twain
     Mark Twain: Life On The Mississippi (Book of the month)
     Mark Twain: Young Writer by Mason
     Mark Twain Boyhood Home and Museum brochure
     Hannibal brochure

U.S.S. Missouri
Official ship's log, September 2, 1945
Copy of Japanese surrender document

Wilder, Laura Ingalls
     Picture in frame
     Pioneer Girl, The Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder
     Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Home Museum brochure

Miscellaneous
     Missouri State Flag
     Analyzing Primary Sources, set with CD
     Scrapbook of famous Missourians
     Vase with dogwood flowers
     Extended activities notebook
     Resource materials notebook
     Various scrapbook-type papers to display
     2004 Missouri Official Highway Map
     PowerPoint presentation
     Missouri Waltz sheet music
     Pershing State Park brochure
     Keytesville, Missouri brochure
     Missouri Where the Rivers Run Facts and Figures brochure