In this four-part practicum session, presenters will share methods for introducing students to the archives and rare books collections. As history educators, we face declining majors and decreasing enrollments that encourage us to find new ways to spark students’ interest in history. One way to do that is to introduce them to how historians actually do history and to what we ourselves love about the discipline. The more we are able to pull back the curtain and share the actual practice of our craft, the more we engage our students in a passion for doing history. Susan Cogan, a historian, and Jennifer Duncan, a curator for special collections and archives, have worked together to provide this experience for their students at Utah State. They believe bringing students into the archives and rare books section lets them “fully experience the magic of using the materials to ask their own historical questions” and learn to practice the craft like a historian. Their presentation will share specific curricular integrations of this experience and will lead participants in developing mini-storyboards for hypothetical exhibition projects. Eric Platt will also share what he has learned about engaging students in the archives from his ongoing collaboration with librarians at the Morgan Library and Museum. His students work with materials at the Morgan to get a hands-on learning experience that gives them a chance to work like historians in the archives. Participants will leave with new tools, examples and ideas for how to integrate archival research methods with undergraduate coursework. Sara Rzeszutek will discuss her work with the Brooklyn Historical Society designing assignments using hands-on primary source research, integrating both public and local history into course content, and providing students with opportunities to combine history research and community service. She will share with participants how her own efforts can be replicated in any classroom using different archival sources and topics. In the final section of the workshop, Thomas Lannon, who oversees public outreach for the rare books and manuscripts at the New York Public library, will share a model, developed in recent years at the NYPL, for collaborative outreach between archives staff and area colleges and universities. Using these "Guidelines for Primary Source Literacy," Lannon’s presentation will introduce participants to new methods for integration of archival research into higher education. Each section of the workshop is designed to engage participants in the best practices for working with students in the archives.