1920's Culture wtih Mrs. Sessler!

English Class
Mrs. Sessler
1920’s Culture –
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Resources and Links:
Click on the link and start your research! Most sites have a search window
Academic Databases:
*** For passwords please consult the bright yellow and orange fliers on either side of your computer monitor or pocket the cheat sheet available at the front desk**
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Remember: The most reliable sites use the domains .edu, .gov and .org
You can add these domains to your search: i.e. (1920’s + .gov). You will still get some .com results but the number will be greatly reduced
General Information
· http://www.pbs.org/search/search_results.html?q=1920%27s
A wide range of topics from PBS
· http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade20.html
Info on American Cultural History focusing on 1920 – 1929
· http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/modules/1920s/index.cfm
An overview of the 1920’s - original works of authorship, government records, etc.
· Just about everything
http://vlib.iue.it/history/USA/ERAS/20TH/1920s.html

Political
· http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/cabinetpapers/alevelstudies/1920-industrial-relations.htm
National Archives - Industrial Relations plus links to other U.S. Cabinet issues
· http://newman.baruch.cuny.edu/digital/redscare/default.htm
Information on the scope and purpose of the Red Scare as well as Images

Music
· http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/tbacig/studproj/is3099/jazzcult/20sjazz/
Culture of Jazz
· http://www.allaboutjazz.com/jazz1924.htm
History of Jazz Time Line
· http://www.soc.duke.edu/~s142tm01/history2.html
History of Music

Miscellaneous
http://www.1920s-fashion-and-music.com/
Famous people of the 1920’s and more
· http://www.oldmagazinearticles.com/articles.php?cid=6
Magazine articles from the 1920’s
· http://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/decennial/1920.htm
U.S. Census
· http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Commercial_Aviation/1920s/Tran1.htm
Commercial Aviation
· http://xroads.virginia.edu/~ug00/3on1/radioshow/1920radio.htm
Radio in the 20’s
· http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/decades/names1920s.html
Popular baby names of the 1920’s
· http://local.aaca.org/bntc/slang/slang.htm
Slang of the 1920’s

Movies
· http://www.filmsite.org/20sintro.html

Videos and Images -
Discovery Education Streaming
http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm

Digital Video Collection from INFOhio-
http://www.infohio.org

Images-
http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&safe=active&gbv=2&tbs=isch:1&q=1920%27s&sa=N&start=20&ndsp=20