This album was created by a member of the TPS Teachers Network, a professional social media network for educators, funded by a grant from the Library of Congress. For more information, visit tpsteachersnetwork.org.
Album Description
At the National Council for the Social Studies (#NCSS) conference, when taking a photo, we realized that saying "Primary Sources" does not have the same effect as saying "Cheese."
The answer? Say "Primary sources about cheese!" So, here we have...primary sources about cheese.
I first wondered when people started using the expression. It appears that there was a mention of "say cheese" in the January 20, 1943 Big Spring Daily Herald. (The same article was published later that year in other papers.)
Davies was the second U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union, and he wrote about his work there in Mission to Moscow which was turned into a movie in 1943.
I was surprised that the origin of "say cheese" took me to Russia.
National Cheese Day is not until June 4, 2023, but I am sure I will be saying "cheese" before then. Students might find the origin of this phrase interesting.
Do you have a favorite primary source about cheese?
Pre K - 2 3 - 5 6 - 8 9 - 12 13+ Library Social Studies/History Cheese
Reference link: http://www.loc.gov/item/ihas.100004801/
Reference note
Created / Published
Repository
Reference link: http://www.loc.gov/item/79693239/
Reference note
Created / Published
Notes
Repository
Digital Id
Teaching Notes
I would love to have the title "Investigator of Cheese."
Reference link: http://www.loc.gov/item/18014223/
Reference note
Created / Published
Notes
Reference link: http://www.loc.gov/item/2020715116/
Reference note
Created / Published
Notes
Digital Id
Reference link: http://www.loc.gov/item/2017706768/
Reference note
Created / Published
Genre
Notes
Repository
Digital Id
Reference link: http://www.loc.gov/item/2011646985/
Reference note
Summary
Created / Published
Notes
Repository
Digital Id
Reference link: http://www.loc.gov/item/2017813127/
Reference note
Created / Published
Genre
Notes
Repository
Digital Id
Reference link: http://www.loc.gov/resource/npcc.30973/
Reference note
Created / Published
Genre
Notes
Repository
Digital Id
Teaching Notes
Published a few weeks later after the Big Spring Daily Herald.
Reference note
Newspaper: The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964Reference note
Newspaper: Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958Teaching Notes
Joseph E. Davies of "Say Cheese" fame.
*Note: This photo was taken between 1910 and 1915 (noticeably before Davies received the "Say cheese" advice).
Reference link: http://www.loc.gov/item/2014691680/
Reference note
Summary
Created / Published
Genre
Notes
Repository
Digital Id
Reference link: http://www.loc.gov/item/2017712929/
Reference note
Created / Published
Genre
Notes
Repository
Digital Id
Reference link: http://www.loc.gov/item/agr09000335/
Reference note
Created / Published
Notes
Reference note
Newspaper: Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980Teaching Notes
In celebration of NCSS 2022, here is a photo of Geno's Cheesesteaks in Philadelphia.
At the risk of raising ire, it was the consensus of our group (after trying both) that Cheese Whiz was prefered over provolone.
That being said, most important is that you don't forget the cheese. :)
Reference link: http://www.loc.gov/item/2019688711/
Reference note
Created / Published
Genre
Notes
Repository
Digital Id
Copyright © 2024 | Designed by TPS Western Region at Metropolitan State University of Denver | All Rights Reserved
This site is not an official publication of the Library of Congress and does not represent official Library of Congress communications.