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United states history from 1900

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Ad Access: Advertisements which appeared in US newspapers and magazines between 1911 and 1955, covering beauty and hygiene, radio, television, transportation, and World War II. Each category has a brief history and can be browsed by topic and year, or searched by keyword or illustration.
Author: Duke University
Subjects: advertising, united states history from 1900
DeweyClass: 973.9
Resource type: documents, images
AFI: American Film Institute: Digital film archive, news and events, exhibitions, awards and educational materials about films and the film industry.
Author: American Film Institute
Subjects: film production, film studies, united states history from 1900
DeweyClass: 384.8
Resource type: documents, moving images
America from the Great Depression to World War II: Over 45,000 images from American history 1935-1945. Can be searched by state, by subject, or by creator index. Subjects include farming, schooling, rural towns, small towns and ranches.
Author: Library of Congress
Subjects: united states history from 1900
DeweyClass: 973.9
Resource type: image collection
American Experience: Eleanor Roosevelt: Information on the life and journeys of America's first lady and social reformer, Eleanor Roosevelt. Provides synopses and transcripts of films, a discussion about the influence of fashion on women's changing social role, and a historical background of the Progressive Movement, the battle for suffrage, and the Detroit Race Riots of 1943. Also contains biographical details of Franklin Delano and Theodore Roosevelt, Louis Howe, Mary McLeod Bethune, and Marian Anderson.
Author: Public Broadcasting Service
Subjects: united states history from 1900
DeweyClass: 973.9
Resource type: biography, images
At Cold War's End: US Intelligence on the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, 1989-1991: Historical narrative of the US perspective on the last years of the Soviet Empire, and a compendium of declassified intelligence documents created during the Soviet collapse.
Author: CIA
Subjects: international relations, russian history, united states history from 1900
DeweyClass: 327
Resource type: documents, non-fiction ebook
Ellis Island Immigration Museum: Museum of the island immigration gateway used by the United States between 1892 and 1954. Contains documents concerning the history of immigration through Ellis Island and genealogy information for those wishing to trace relatives and ancestors.
Author: Aramark
Subjects: human migration, united states history from 1900, united states museums
DeweyClass: 069
Resource type: museum
Factbook on Intelligence: History of and guide to the Central Intelligence Agency, discussing American intelligence before the Second World War, key dates and the foundation of the agency, its directors and their responsibilities, CIA medals, and legislative and executive oversight of intelligence.
Author: CIA
Subjects: national defence, united states government, united states history from 1900
DeweyClass: 351.73
Resource type: book
Fog of War: Explanation and analysis of the 42-day Persian Gulf War in 1991, between the USA and Iraq. Includes archive information, news articles and personal comment.
Author: Washington Post
Subjects: iraq, united states history from 1900, warfare
DeweyClass: 956.70442
Resource type: documents
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
History and Politics Out Loud: Collection of audio materials relating to US politics and political history. Each resource is accompanied by name of speaker, date of delivery, subject, and, where available, a written transcript. Material can be browsed according to date, speaker, and title, or searched by keyword.
Author: Goldman, Jerry
Subjects: political history, united states history from 1900, united states political history
DeweyClass: 320.97
Resource type: sounds
Homecoming: Resource designed to accompany a television broadcast tracing the agriculture industry in America, and considering the plight of black farmers. Offers a timeline of events dating back to 1863, stories and remembrances from individuals with direct experience of the farming lifestyle, and a selection of poetry taken from the film.
Author: Public Broadcasting Service
Subjects: african americans, agriculture education, united states history from 1900
DeweyClass: 973
Resource type: documents, images
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library and Museum: Archive of books, manuscripts, audio-visual materials, motion pictures, recording and photographs relating to John Fitzgerald Kennedy.
Author: John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library and Museum
Subjects: united states history from 1900
DeweyClass: 973.922
Resource type: museum
Martin Luther King and Civil Rights: Provides links to other civil rights, African American and Martin Luther King Internet sites. The rest of the Seattle Times site can be accessed, which includes newspaper articles reflecting on the life and achievements of King.
Author: Seattle Times Company
Subjects: african americans, human rights, united states history from 1900
DeweyClass: 973.9
Resource type: index
Martin Luther King, JR. Papers Project: Set of primary and secondary documents written about the life of Martin Luther King. Biographies, a chronology, articles and photographs are included, along with a selection of Martin Luther King's own papers.
Author: Stanford University and Martin Luther King
Subjects: united states history from 1900
DeweyClass: 973.9
Resource type: biography, documents
National Public Broadcasting Archives: NPBA brings together the archival record of the major entities of non-commercial radio and television broadcasting in the US.
Author: University of Maryland Libraries
Subjects: radio broadcasting, television, united states history from 1900
DeweyClass: 384
Resource type: document collection
Online Audio Recordings: UC Berkeley Lectures and Events: Collection of audio resources of speeches and lectures delivered on the Berkeley campus by notable figures such as Malcolm X, Noam Chomsky, Umberto Eco, Robert Frost, Margaret Mead, Michel Foucault, and the leaders of the Free Speech Movement. Also includes historic speeches by Richard Nixon, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Martin Luther King Jr.
Author: Library, University of California, Berkeley
Subjects: rhetoric, united states history from 1900
DeweyClass: 973.9
Resource type: documents, sound collection
Papers of James Madison (1751-1836): Collection of the correspondence and writings of James Madison, renowned for his public service as 'Father of the Constitution' and as the fourth President of the United States. Provides a biography, details of published volumes, reviews, a bibliography, and also describes the editing process undertaken during the development of the collection.
Author: University of Virginia
Subjects: united states history from 1900, united states history to 1900
DeweyClass: 973
Resource type: documents
Photographing History: Fred J. Maroon and the Nixon Years, 1970-1974: Collection of photographs by photographer Fred Maroon, who was granted access to the Nixon Whitehouse for nine months in 1970 to take photos for a behind-the-scenes book, and continued to document the administration over the next four years, culminating in the Watergate proceedings and Nixon's resignation. The photographs are grouped by chronological theme, including the re-election campaign, the Watergate hearings and the final days of the administration with explanatory text and quotes from a 1998 oral history interview with Maroon. Other features include an interactive timeline and notes on the exhibit.
Author: Maroon, J. Fred
Subjects: photographs, photography, political history, united states history from 1900
DeweyClass: 973.924
Resource type: images, sound collection
Prosperity and Thrift: The Coolidge Era and the Consumer Economy, 1921-1929: Collection of resources about the Calvin Coolidge presidency and the American economy of the 1920s, including written materials, photographs, audio files of Calvin Coolidge's speeches, and several volumes of his personal papers. Also offers background information, analyses and historical resources on topics such as merchandising and advertising, African Americans and consumerism, and poverty in the 1920s.
Author: Library of Congress
Subjects: economic history, united states history from 1900
DeweyClass: 973.915
Resource type: document collection, images, sound collection
Quilts and Quiltmaking in America 1978-1996: Material from two American Folklife Centre collections that explore America's quilting traditions, including photos and recorded interviews with quiltmakers. Users can search the collections by keyword, browse by quiltmaker or subject, or browse galleries of photos and sound recordings directly.
Author: Library of Congress
Subjects: ethnic art, textiles, united states history from 1900
DeweyClass: 746.46
Resource type: image collection, sound collection
Report of the President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy: Part of the U.S. National Archive's JFK Assassination Records, this is a full transcript of the 888 page long 'Report of the President's Commission on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy' (commonly known as 'The Warren Commission Report') published in 1964. Other sections on the site include the full final report of 'The Kennedy Assassination Records Review Board', press releases and FAQs related to the Kennedy Assassination Records.
Author: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
Subjects: crime, united states government, united states history from 1900
DeweyClass: 973.9
Resource type: documents
Vanderbilt Television News Archive: Since August 1968, the Television News Archive has systematically recorded, abstracted, and indexed US television newscasts. This database is the guide to the Vanderbilt University collection of network television news progams.
Author: Vanderbilt University
Subjects: television, united states history from 1900
DeweyClass: 384.5
Resource type: document collection
Vincent Voice Library: Academic library housing speeches, performances, lectures, interviews, and broadcasts recorded over the last 100 years. Includes American presidential resources, and recordings of readings from prominent Michigan writers. RealAudio is required and can be downloaded free of charge.
Author: Michigan State University Libraries
Subjects: united states history from 1900, united states libraries
DeweyClass: 027.0
Resource type: documents, images, sounds
War Relocation Authority Photographs of Japanese-American Evacuation and Resettlement, 1942-1945: Searchable collection of photographs and slides documenting the internment of Japanese and Japanese Americans evacuated from California, Oregon, and Washington by the War Relocation Authority during World War II. Includes over 600 photographs by Dorothea Lange.
Author: University of California Berkeley
Subjects: second world war, united states history from 1900
DeweyClass: 973.9
Resource type: images
Watergate Scandal: Details the sequence of events leading to the resignation of Richard M. Nixon as President of the United States in 1974. Provides a profile and timeline tracing the development of the scandal, and presents the articles of impeachment against the President and a number of important speeches from the period. These include Nixon's resignation address, and President Gerald Ford's subsequent pardon of his predecessor. Also features speculation on the identity of the contact responsible for passing information in the case to journalist Carl Woodward.
Author: Farnsworth, Malcolm
Subjects: united states history from 1900, united states political history
DeweyClass: 973
Resource type: documents
We Shall Overcome: Historic Places of the Civil Rights Movement National Register Travel Itinerary: A travel itinerary of properties related to the modern US civil rights movement. The itinerary can be reviewed by property, state, or a clickable US map.
Author: National Park Service
Subjects: civil liberties, united states history from 1900
DeweyClass: 973.9
Resource type: documents