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    I am a proud graduate of this course's summer cohort, and I'm happy to say that I've already started applying much of what was taught about and discussed into the latest entries into the  Everything is a Primary Source Project.  

    The core component to each archive entry is episodes of the Everything is a Primary Source Podcast which were, for this season especially, recorded live with passersby when I exhibit my program in public.  Several of the sources selected for conversation topics come directly from LOC.gov.

    I am particularly grateful for the lessons we received in the Leadership Institute about fair use and copyright law, because it has guided me on how to "dress up" each archive entry. 

    If you explore my episodes/entries about The Brady Bunch, The Game of Life, Star Wars, or most recently, Charlotte's Web , you'll see images in the background depicting the everyday life of Americans in the era which produced each piece of media.  Several of these images came from the Free to Use page of LOC.gov, while others came from Internet Archive.  The picture found on the Star Wars entry came after I contacted the library in Illinois which owns the image and they gave their consent for its use.  I wouldn't have known to do this without the great teachers leading the TPS Leadership Institute.

    Thank you   Ann Canning     Kevin Leisten    Jennifer Hanson    Matthew Mandarino    Barbara Kirby  

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    Thank you,  Eric Salmonsen ! We take away as many ideas for using primary sources when a Leadership class ends as we planned to share in the beginning.  I am pleased that you posted your  Everything is a Primary Source Project here and I plan to showcase it in our new class which started last week.  Pairing a loc.gov primary depicting everyday life of Americans in the era of Media piece will engage students in the time and topics of you want them to investigate.

    I was glad to hear that you contacted the library in Illinois for permission to use the photo you found based on our discussion in class. It's always good to hear that the information we share is useful and used!  

    Looking forward to seeing where you take the Everything is a Primary Source Project.

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