Key to the Past; History Books for Pre-College Readers

Format is approximately 6 inches by 9 inches. viii, 72 pages. Bibliography. Author Index. Some cover wear, creasing and soiling. Name of H. D. Langley written on the top of front cover. Harold David Langley (15 February 1925 - 29 July 2020) was an American diplomatic and naval historian who served as associate curator of naval history at the Smithsonian Institution from 1969 to 1996. As a naval historian, he was a pioneer in exploring American naval social and medical history. Langley began his professional career at the Library of Congress, Manuscripts Division, in Washington, D.C., where he served as a manuscripts assistant in 1951-52, while a graduate student. Moving to the University of Pennsylvania Libraries in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he was a graduate student, he served as a manuscripts specialist, rare book collection, 1952-54. Returning to the Library of Congress, he was a manuscripts specialist, there in 1954-55. In 1955, Marywood College in Scranton, appointed him assistant professor of history. He remained there until 1957, when he received an appointment as a diplomatic historian in the U.S. Department of State. In 1964, Catholic University of America appointed him associate professor, and in 1968 promoted him to full professor in 1968. In 1969, the Smithsonian Institution, appointed him associate curator of naval history. While holding that position, he was an adjunct professor of American history at the Catholic University of America from 1971 to 2001. The Service Center for Teachers of History is a Service of the American Historical Association. The purpose of this pamphlet is to help students in the last three years of high school enjoy and profit from their history and social science courses. Margareta A. Faissler was formerly the head of the history department at the Roland Park Country School, Miss Faissler retired in 1967 as head of the history department after teaching at the Roland Park Country School for 31 years. Many graduates said they went on to study history because of Miss Faissler. At her retirement, Miss Faissler credited teachers she had in college for her interest in history, but she refused to take full credit for her students who continued to study history. She went to Wellesley College, where she earned her bachelor's and master's degrees. She taught in Dallas and in Tulsa, Okla., before coming to Baltimore. At Roland Park, she completed her study of European diplomatic history for a doctorate from the University of Chicago. She wrote "Modern Times," a high school text on European history, and a pamphlet, "Key to the Past," a bibliography for teachers. After her retirement, she taught for a time at Goucher College. The American Historical Association has a long-standing commitment to teaching and history education at all levels, and supports teaching in a wide variety of ways. From its inception, the Association has been committed to the collection, preservation, and dissemination of historical documents. In keeping with that tradition, the AHA staff digitizes and posts essays, reports, and other materials from the Association's past. As the principal umbrella organization for the profession, the AHA's history reflects that of the profession as a whole. In 1889, the association was incorporated in the District of Columbia by an act of Congress: "for the promotion of historical studies, the collection and preservation of historical manuscripts and for kindred purposes in the interest of American history and of history in America." The act provided that the association should have its offices in Washington, DC, and that it should make reports regarding historical matters to the secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, who should then transmit to Congress such reports as he or she saw fit. The teaching of history has been an AHA concern since its inception. At the K-12 level, the AHA took a leadership role in the National Education Association's Committee of Ten (1893), which establi.…