Features

Murder at Harvard | Primary Source

Trial Transcripts and Newspaper Reports

Newspaper reports on suspects and evidence, plus trial testimony and a confession.

Lost in the Grand Canyon | Primary Source

Expedition Reports

Newspaper reports about the expedition, as well as excerpts from Powell's own account of the trip.

Chasing the Moon | Primary Source

The Decline and Fall of Lunar Royalty

In the summer of 1973 an anonymous band of women at NASA's Johnson Space Center made a mockery of the beauty contest planned by the agency for its Houston staff.

The Great Fever | Primary Source

Towards an Understanding of Yellow Fever

Primary sources from nineteenth and early twentieth century doctors show how far we've come in dealing with yellow fever.

Around the World in 72 Days | Primary Source

The Nellie Bly Song

This song wasn't written about our world-traveling Nellie Bly, but it was the inspiration for her name.

Around the World in 72 Days | Primary Source

Nellie's Madhouse Memoir

Nellie's haunting account of her stay at Blackwell's Island Lunatic Asylum, published by the "New York World."

Around the World in 72 Days | Primary Source

Excerpts from "Around the World in 72 Days"

Read more about Nellie's race around the world, as told by the adventurous traveler herself.

Fly Girls | Primary Source

WASP Record

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) offical statistics for types of flying duties, flight operations, qualifications and accidents.

Fly Girls | Primary Source

Read the telegram inviting application to WASP training, notification of acceptance into the WASP training program, required qualifications for acceptance into WASP program, letter from Walt Disney with a design for the WASP insignia, and notification from General Hap Arnold of the end of the WASP program.

Fly Girls | Primary Source

Trial Transcripts and Newspaper Reports

Expedition Reports

The Decline and Fall of Lunar Royalty

Towards an Understanding of Yellow Fever

The Nellie Bly Song

Nellie's Madhouse Memoir

Excerpts from "Around the World in 72 Days"

WASP Record

WASP Official Correspondence

Letters and Articles Written by WASPS and WAFS

WASP Songbook

Hoover for Boulder