Grades 4-8. The primary sources in this set can be used for inquiry-based learning exercises and projects. Each document falls under the umbrella topic of voter education. Suggested projects that make use of this set’s primary sources are included for the educator as a springboard for research-based projects.
Voter Education
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New Research: Sites of Conscience, Arid Climate Agriculture, African American Dance, and Lincoln Center
This latest edition of our “New Research” series especially highlights the global nature of our archives, citing records from the Ford Foundation, the Rockefeller Foundation, the Trust for Mutual Understanding, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, and the Office of the Messrs. Rockefeller, as well as from the papers of John D. Rockefeller 3rd and Edgar B. Young.

Timeline: American Philanthropy, Agriculture, and the Challenges of Feeding the World
From demonstration farms launched when farming was still unmechanized to confronting climate change in the twenty-first century, American philanthropy has played a key role in shaping and supporting efforts to lift rural communities out of poverty through agriculture.

New Research: Saudi Arabian Reform, West African Museums, Agrarian East Pakistan, and Robert Kokernot
This set of reports cites records from the Ford Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation, as well as the papers of Robert Kokernot and Kenneth Smithburn.