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United states culture

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American - British / British - American Dictionary: Explanantion of terms which differ in usage between American English and British English. A history of the English language is given, and differences in vocabulary, spelling and usage are highlighted.
Author: Smith, Jeremy
Subjects: english language dictionaries, united states culture
DeweyClass: 421.54
Resource type: dictionary
American Studies Crossroads Project: Project providing information and resources to those teaching American studies and culture. Includes information about technology and learning, curriculum and reference and research.
Author: American Studies Association
Subjects: united states culture, united states of america
DeweyClass: 305.8
Resource type: index
Americans in the Information Age Falling Through the Net: Report examining the technology gap in America, considering race, education level and income as contributory factors to the digital divide. Discusses levels of telephone penetration, access to electronic services, Internet access and usage within various groups of the American population.
Author: US Department of Commerce
Subjects: technology impact, united states culture
DeweyClass: 303.483
Resource type: document
Anthropology in the News: News stories from university press releases and sources such as Scientific American, CNN and the New York Times. Divided into archaeology, bioanthropology, social/cultural and breaking news. Although all articles are available at no cost, some require registration.
Author: Texas A & M University
Subjects: anthropology, united states culture
DeweyClass: 301
Resource type: article collection
Baby Boomers Envision Their Retirement: An AARP Segmentation Analysis: A report examining retirement attitudes of Americans born between 1946 and 1964, referred to as the 'baby boomers'. Examines the generation's plans and expectations for retirement, hobbies and family commitments, self-reliance, generational differences, optimism and ambivalence, polarisation within the baby boom generation, and their views on social security.
Author: American Association of Retired Persons
Subjects: united states culture, united states population
DeweyClass: 306.38
Resource type: document
Between a Rock and A Hard Place: A History of American Sweatshops 1820 - Present: Online exhibition placing the debate on sweatshops in the garment industry in a historical context and exploring the factors that contribute to their existence today.
Author: National Museum of American History
Subjects: united states culture, united states history - general
DeweyClass: 973
Resource type: documents, images
CHCP: Chinese Historical and Cultural Project: A non-profit organisation to promote and preserve Chinese and Chinese-American history and culture through community outreach activities.
Author: CHCP
Subjects: chinese culture, chinese history, united states culture
DeweyClass: 305.8
Resource type: documents
Chinese in California 1850-1925: Offers over 8,000 images and pages of primary source materials illustrating nineteenth and early twentieth century Chinese immigration to California between 1850 and 1925. Includes photographs, original art, cartoons and other illustrations, letters, excerpts from diaries, business records, and legal documents, as well as pamphlets, broadsides, speeches, sheet music, and other printed materials. Aforementioned documents describe the experiences of Chinese immigrants in California, including the nature of inter-ethnic tensions and highlight the specific contributions of Chinese immigrants to commerce and business, architecture and art, agriculture, industry, and cultural and social life in California. Although the collection concentrates on Chinatown in San Francisco as the oldest and largest community of Chinese in the United States, documentation of smaller Chinese communities throughout California is also included.
Author: Library of Congress
Subjects: chinese history, united states culture, united states history - local, united states population
DeweyClass: 304.8794051
Resource type: document collection, image collection
EAA - Emergence of Advertising in America: 1850-1920: Images pertaining to the history of US advertising, arranged into categories including J Walter Thompson Company 'House Ads', Ellis Collection of Kodakiana, Scrapbooks, and Tobacco Advertising. Each category is fully browsable and searchable via an interface which highlights different types of illustrations and special features.
Author: Duke University
Subjects: advertising, media studies, united states culture
DeweyClass: 659
Resource type: image collection
Harvard Law School Forum Past Programs: Audio recordings of selected presentations from the Harvard Law School Forum made since the 1950s to the present day. Features a wide range of speakers including Martin Luther King Jr, Jimmy Hoffa, Eleanor Roosevelt, Billy Graham, Dr. Wernher Von Braun, Henry Kissinger, and Shimon Peres. Recordings are presented for download in Real Audio format, RealPlayer being required.
Author: Harvard Law School
Subjects: united states culture, united states history from 1900
DeweyClass: 973.9
Resource type: sound collection
Insurgent Country: Delivers news, reviews, articles, relevant links, and audio clips pertaining to Americana and country music. Also contains an Americana songbook detailing hundreds of lyrics and chords for songs written by Americana and country music artists.
Author: Settler, Hans
Subjects: country music, folk music, united states culture
DeweyClass: 781.642
Resource type: articles, index
Interviews 50 Cents: Reports on a series of spontaneous interviews conducted by producer Ray Farkas and reporter Alex Chadwick who travelled around America using a handmade sign to invite people to share their stories. Footage is available as QuickTime video or in text format.
Author: Chadwick, Alex
Subjects: united states culture
DeweyClass: 305.8
Resource type: documents, moving images
Major League Baseball: Team details, statistics, merchandising, league placings, fixtures and player profiles.
Author: MLB
Subjects: baseball, united states culture, united states of america
DeweyClass: 796.357
Resource type: service
National Gambling Impact Study Commission Final Report: Full text report examining the impact of gambling, to establish whether or not social costs outweigh its economic benefits. Provides an overview of legal issues and government roles in gambling, outlines different types of gambling in the United States including lotteries, casinos, sports wagers and the Internet, offers information about gambling regulation, problem and the impact of pathological gambling on people and places.
Author: National Gambling Impact Study Commission
Subjects: leisure, united states culture
DeweyClass: 363.42
Resource type: document
New Orleans Online: Mardi Gras: Details of dozens of parades in New Orleans from January 3 to February 24.
Author: City of New Orleans
Subjects: customs, united states culture
DeweyClass: 394
Resource type: documents, images
New York Public Library Digital Library Collection: Ongoing digital library initiative providing primary source materials from the Library including digital versions of books, manuscripts, photographs and engravings. Includes Images of African Americans from the 19th Century, African American Women Writers of the 19th Century, Selected Clips from the Louis Armstrong Jazz Oral History Project, A War in Perspective, 1898-1998: The Spanish-American Conflict, Moving Uptown: Nineteenth-century Views of Manhattan and Dry Drunk: The Culture of Tobacco in 17th- and 18th-Century Europe.
Author: New York Public Library
Subjects: african americans, united states culture, united states history - general, women writers
DeweyClass: 973
Resource type: documents, images
PollingReport.com - Public Opinion Online: Public opinion newsletter offering US polling results on topics falling into three main categories - politics and policy, business / economy and the American scene, covering sport, Hollywood and health issues. Additional resources include articles on public opinion and survey research.
Author: The Polling Report
Subjects: united states culture
DeweyClass: 303.38
Resource type: documents
Roughstock's History of Country Music: Historical information on the country music industry and exhibits from some of the most influential country artists and songs of the late 1920's through to the present. Traces the beginnings of country music through analyses and accounts of related styles, such as bluegrass and honky tonk. Includes a timeline with which to follow the evolution of the musical style, rare images, and sound and video clips.
Author: Roughstock Productions
Subjects: country music, united states culture
DeweyClass: 781.642
Resource type: documents, images, sounds
Save Our Sounds: A preservation program established to restore and make available collections of historical recordings of spoken word and music. Provides access to inspirational music, songs, poems, and speeches from countries around the world, as well as recordings from every US state. RealPlayer is required for some material.
Author: Smithsonian Institution and the Library of Congress
Subjects: american indians, preservation, united states culture
DeweyClass: 025.8
Resource type: sound collection
Sixties Project: An interdisciplinary forum for scholars, activists, authors and artists interested in the 1960's and the effects of that decade on contemporary culture.
Author: University of Virginia
Subjects: united states culture, vietnam war
DeweyClass: 909.826
Resource type: documents
Spartacus Internet Encyclopedia: US Artists and Illustrators 1840-1960: Offers biographies of American artists and illustrators, including Charles Falls, Robert Henri, Edward Penfield, and Jessie Wilcox-Smith.
Author: Spartacus Educational
Subjects: artists, united states culture
DeweyClass: 700
Resource type: biographies
Washingtonian Magazine: Washington Magazine Online, travel, tourism and lifestyle information.
Author: Washingtonian Magazine
Subjects: united states culture, united states travel and tourism
DeweyClass: 917.797
Resource type: magazine
Woody Guthrie Foundation and Archives: Offers biographical information about the influential communist singer-songwriter and a searchable archive database containing, among other things, hundreds of rare and previously unpublished Guthrie lyrics, writings, and manuscripts. Also provides information on the work of the institution and future initiatives.
Author: Woody Guthrie Foundation and Archives
Subjects: country music, folk music, united states culture
DeweyClass: 781.642
Resource type: biography, documents