1920s Resources
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American National Biography
Contains alphabetically arranged articles that provide biographical information about men and women whose lives and careers have influenced the course of American history, focusing on the key achievements of individuals who died before 1996; each with a descriptive bibliography.
Dictionary of American History
Encyclopedia of the American Presidency
Encyclopedia of World Biography
Presents brief biographical sketches which provide vital statistics as well as information on the importance of the person listed. 17 v.
UXL Encyclopedia of U. S. History, 8 v.
Introduces the timeline of America: its founders, key historical figures, wars, events, political environment, economy, and culture.
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The following are specific to the 1920s:
1921-1925 Timeline 1926-1930 Timeline
Includes international affairs, US politics and government, companies and inventions, and humanities and the arts (Duke University)
Covers many topics on U.S.history (University of Houston)
Online collection content searchable by topic or time period
Provides videos, interesting articles, pictures, historical features and more (History Channel)
Provides essays by distinguished historians, primary sources, and multimedia presentations ( Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History)
America in the Twentieth Century
American Decades, 10 v.
A decade-by-decade exploration of American life in the twentieth century, looking at key people, events, and topics in the arts and many other areas.
American Social and Political Movements, 1900-1945
This guide presents differing perspectives on 20th-century political and social movements drawn from all parts of the world.
The 1920's
Discusses the political, economic, and cultural life of the United States in the 1920s, including prohibition, the higher standard of living, the Teapot Dome scandal, barnstorming, and flappers.
The Roaring Twenties
The roaring twenties : an eyewitness history
Tom Streissguth.
(Series: Facts on File library of American history)
Call #:
973.915 STR REFERENCE
Local copies available: 1 of 1.
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Presents important primary documents related to American events in the 1920s, as well as firsthand accounts from diaries, letters, speeches, and newspaper articles.
American Heritage Magazine - one of the oldest and most respected popular U.S. history magazines, provides high quality writing on the American experience. (Located on the lower shelves of the 973 AME section. Use the navy blue master index volume to find an article.)
Working Americans, 1880-1999
Describes economic trends in America from 1880 through 1999 and profiles thirty-four families from a wide variety of time periods, geographical settings, ethnic backgrounds, and economic classes, describing their annual incomes and budgets as well as their lives at home, at work, and in the community.
The Encyclopedia of Women's History in America
Recounts the events, movements, court cases, documents, and important figures that make up women's history in America since colonial times, with over five hundred entries arranged in alphabetical order.
Fashion, Costume, and Culture, 4 v.
Clothing, Headwear, Body Decorations, and Footwear Through the Ages
For Appearance' Sake: Historical Encyclopedia of Good Looks, Beauty...
Presents more than three hundred alphabetized entries on people, companies, and topics related to grooming and attractiveness around the world.
The Britannica Guide to Inventions That Changed the Modern World
Discusses various inventions and innovations that have proven to be useful or crucial to development in modern times, covering areas such as communication; transportation; power and energy; building construction and civil engineering; medicine; military technology; observation and measurement; and agriculture and industry.
Encyclopedia of Advertising
Selected color plates complement entries on major advertising agencies and classic campaigns. There is also substantive coverage of issues such as the representation of women and ethnic minorities as well as professional ethics. 4 v.
Jazz: A History of America's Music
Traces the history of jazz music from its origins in New Orleans through the twentieth century, and looks at the lives and contributions of some of the genre's greatest composers and performers.
The Oxford History of World Cinema
Traces the history of the cinema as an industry and as popular art, chronicling over 100 years of achievement, and looking at all aspects of its development, stars, studios, and cultural impact throughout the world.
New York Times Encylopedia of Sports: Baseball
Baseball, vol. 2. Traces the history of baseball as presented in articles appearing in the "New York Times.
Lincoln Library of Sports Champions, 9th Ed.
Presents brief, alphabetically arranged biographies of great sports personalities, past and present, from around the world. Features a table of contents arranged by sport and indexes by athlete, place of birth, women athletes, and by era. 14 v.
The African American Encyclopedia, 6 v.
Features entries on people, organizations, landmarks, professions, entertainment, military activity, religion, family life, politics, court cases, cultural movements, and other facets of life that have a unique expression among African Americans.
Bowling, Beatniks, and Bell-Bottoms
A 5 volume set, describes examples of the commerce, fashion, film and theater, food and drink, music, print works, sports and games, and other markers of popular culture in America during the twentieth century, and includes topical and alphabetized tables of contents and a chronology spanning 1900-1999.
Daily Life in the United States, 1920-1939
Examines what daily life was like for ordinary people in the U. S. in the 1920s and the 1930s, discussing the impact of automobiles, electricity, radio, cinema, conflict and crime, the standardization of culture, the Great Depression, and the New Deal on the lives of American citizens.