The Orphan Band of Springdale - Primary Source Educators Guide

Professor and author Anne Nesbet takes readers into the Primary Sources of the 1940’s to explore the role of advertising and the definition of “modern.” She concludes with an exploration of the Smith Act or Alien Registration Act of 1940 which allowed the government to exclude and expel people from the US for “dangerous ideas.” Readers are invited to make connections to the acclaimed novel and current affairs.

Daring Darleen, Queen of the Screen - Video on the making of Daring Darleen

Explore how author Anne Nesbet used historical sources when writing her novel, Daring Darleen, Queen of the Screen, set in 1914.