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Books Books about the 1920s are available in the Media Center. See the list (click on Categories and Roaring 20s). Return to table of contents
Electronic databases Look for articles about the 1920s in the following Media Center electronic databases, accessible from the NHHS Media Center home page or on the media center computers’ Favorites list: Best Bets · ABC CLIO American History · EBSCO Student Research Center-History · Facts on File-History Database Center · Gale Virtual Reference Library-Encyclopedia of Children & Childhood in History & Society · Gale Virtual Reference Library-Encyclopedia of Clothing & Fashion · Gale Virtual Reference Library-Fashion, Costume & Culture Return to table of contents F. Scott Fitzgerald's life and work · Biography Resource Center · Facts on File-Literary Reference Online · Literature Resource Center · Facts on File-History Database Center · JSTOR Return to table of contents Other general & reference sources · Access Newspaper Archive · EBSCOhost Web-Academic Search Premier · EBSCOhost Web-MasterFile Premier · Grolier Online · SIRS Researcher Return to table of contents
Web sites Best Bets American Cultural History: 1920-1929 http://kclibrary.nhmccd.edu/decade20.html A review of the art, music, media, literature, fashion, fads, events, and people of the 1920s, compiled by the Kingwood (TX) College Library. Digital History: The Jazz Age http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/database/subtitles.cfm?titleID=67 Brief articles on many aspects of 1920's politics and culture, including religion, entertainment, and the economy. Illinois Trails Welcomes You to the 1920's http://www.usgennet.org/usa/il/state/alhn1920.html Links to issues, events and people of the 1920's, including politics, mobsters, entertainment, women's rights, crime, aviation and a variety of other topics. Temperance & Prohibition http://prohibition.osu.edu/ A history of the temperance movement in the United States, including articles on 1920's Prohibition. Year by Year http://www.infoplease.com/yearbyyear.html A description of historic events by year and by decade. Return to table of contents Other 1920's 20th Century History: 1920-1929 http://history1900s.about.com/od/1920s/ A collection of articles and resources about he decade's notable people and events, including flappers, prohibition, and the St. Valentine's Day Massacre. Compiled by About.com. America's Story: Great War & Jazz Age http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/jb/jazz An overview of the era from the Library of Congress. Clash of Cultures in the 1910s and 1920s http://ehistory.osu.edu/osu/mmh/clash/default.htm The Ohio State University Department of History traces the evolution of American culture in the early 20th century by examining prohibition, immigration restrictions, women's roles, and the Scopes trial. Crazy Fads http://www.crazyfads.com/20s.htm Learn about 1920's fads, including flagpole sitting, mahjongg, and dance marathons. Flapper Culture & Style http://www.geocities.com/flapper_culture/ Photos of famous flappers and a description of their fashions. Flapper Station http://www.home.earthlink.net/~rbotti/ Information about cars, radio, movies, jazz, and vaudeville from the flapper era. Jazz Age Culture http://faculty.pittstate.edu/~knichols/jazzage.html Comprehensive collection of links to information about the flapper era, the Harlem Renaissance, modernist art, and jazz age writers. Compiled by an English professor at Pittsburg (KS) State University. The Lawless Decade http://www.lawlessdecade.net/index-2.htm A pictorial history from World War I Armistice to the New Deal. Life in the Roaring Twenties http://www.classzone.com/net_explorations/U7/U7_main.cfm A brief overview and timeline of the decade. Also available on the site, are descriptions of the era's household appliances, radio, films, and cars. People's Century http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/peoplescentury/episodes/ A companion web site to the PBS series about the 20th century. Three episodes focus on the 1920s, and each includes eyewitness interviews. Politics of Prosperity http://us.history.wisc.edu/hist102/lectures/lecture15.html University of Wisconsin Professor Stanley Schultz's notes for American History lecture 15, which focuses on the 1920's culture of consumerism. Politics of Frustration http://us.history.wisc.edu/hist102/lectures/lecture16.html University of Wisconsin Professor Stanley Schultz's notes for American History lecture 16, which highlights the frustrations and anxieties that many Americans dealt with during the 1920s, including the rise of the KKK and the Scopes Trial. Politics of Prohibition http://us.history.wisc.edu/hist102/lectures/lecture17.html University of Wisconsin Professor Stanley Schultz's notes for American History lecture 17, which focuses on the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Also known as the Volstead Act, the amendment prohibited the manufacture or sale of alcoholic beverages within the boundaries of the United States. Progressive Era to New Era, 1900-1929 http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/features/timeline/progress/progress.html A review of key events the early 20th century from the Library of Congress. The Roaring 1920's Concert Extravaganza http://bestwebs.com/roaring1920/index.shtml A concert with pictures of recording artists, such as Al Jolson, Fanny Brice, and Eddie Cantor, along with 60 second sound clips of their music. The Roaring 20's http://webtech.kennesaw.edu/jcheek3/roaring_twenties.htm A list of web sites covering many aspects of 1920's culture, including fashion, art, and politics. Return to table of contents F. Scott Fitzgerald F. Scott Fitzgerald Biography http://people.brandeis.edu/~teuber/fitzgeraldbio.html Biographical and critical information compiled by a professor at Brandeis University. F. Scott Fitzgerald Centenary http://www.sc.edu/fitzgerald/ A celebration of Fitzgerald's life and work, compiled by the University of South Carolina. F. Scott Fitzgerald Society http://www.fitzgeraldsociety.org/teaching/index.html Biographical information about the writer and links to critical analyses of his works. F. Scott Fitzgerald Image Gallery http://libweb2.princeton.edu/rbsc2/portfolio/fsf-all-list.html Collection of Fitzgerald photos from the Princeton University Library. Online Literary Criticism Collection: F. Scott Fitzgerald http://www.ipl.org/div/litcrit/bin/litcrit.out.pl?au=fit-69 Links to critical and biographical sites about Fitzgerald. Online Literary Criticism Collection: The Great Gatsby http://www.ipl.org/div/litcrit/bin/litcrit.out.pl?ti=gre-75 Links to critical sites about The Great Gatsby. Return to table of contents Just for fun Mind Your Manners: The Roaring Twenties http://www.mccord-museum.qc.ca/en/keys/games/game_0_1920s/ In this fun game from Canada's McCord Museum, step in to the role of a character from the 1920s and see if you have what it takes to survive the Roaring Twenties. Most Popular 1,000 Names of the 1920s http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/decades/names1920s.html A list of the decade's most popular baby names, as recorded by Social Security card applications. (There's not a Jessica, Jennifer, or Samantha on the list!) Return to table of contents
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