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General Overview |
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| Best of History Web Sites: U. S. History: 1920s--Links and descriptions of topics related to the 1920s. | Prosperity and Thrift: The Coolidge Era, 1920-1929--"a wide array of Library of Congress source materials from the 1920s that document the widespread prosperity of the Coolidge years, the nation's transition to a mass consumer economy, and the role of government in this transition." | ||
| Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum: Gallery Three: The Roaring Twenties-- a concise history of the 1920s including pictures. | |||
| The Roaring Twenties--This site includes annotated links to the history, culture, and trends of the 1920s. | The Jazz Pal: A Web Companion to THINKING JAZZ--an extensive listing of web resources on the 1920s. Topics included are: General; Blues, Ragtime, Jazz; Jazz & Literature; Jazz in Film; Documentaries & Biopics; Feature Films; and Miscellaneous. | ||
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Cultural and Social History of the 1920s |
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| 20th Century History By the Decades From the Chico High School Library--Chico High School's web site of 1920's. Topics covered include: The Presidents, Prohibition, Historical Events and Institutions (Scopes Trial, Women, Labor, Ku Klux Klan, Immigration, Palmer Raids), and Popular Culture. |
American Cultural History: 1920-1929--This site includes quick facts about this decade and links to: Art & Architecture, Books & Literature, Fashions & Fads, Events & People, Music, and Theater, Film & Radio. |
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| The Authentic History Center: 1920s--The subtitle of this site is, "the Primary sources From American Popular Culture." The site includes audio files of the music of the times, images from the 1920s, and stereotypes from the times. | Clash of Cultures in the 1910s and 1920s--This site compares the two decades and how culture changed. Topics included are Prohibition, The Scopes Trial, The New Woman, and Anti-Immigration and the KKK. | ||
| Decades: 1920-1929--This site links to several other sites that include the history of the 20s, the culture (including the Harlem Renaissance), and events. | E Pluribus Unum Project: America in the 1920s--This site is specifically designed to students to explore the importance of this decade. Notes and images for the following topics are included: the Ku Klux Klan, art movement of the 20s, the "modern" woman, the Harlem Renaissance, religious conservativism (Scopes Trial, religious revival), and entertainment (musicals, follies). | ||
| Famous American Trials: The Sweet Trials 1925 & 1926--A famous civil rights trial of the 1920s. | The Lawless Decade--As indicated by the subtitle of this site, A Pictorial History of a Great American Transition, this site includes images and sounds of the 1920's featuring many of the musical favorites of the time. It highlights events year by year throughout the decade. | ||
| Monkey Trial: People and Events--This is a companion site to the PBS program American Experience. It includes background information of the trial, a timeline, political cartoons and images of the time, and speeches and music that were created at the time of the trial. | The Roaring Twenties--An extensive list of links to web sites on the 1920s. Topics included are: Prohibition and Temperance, Culture, Literature and Entertainment, Music, Sports, and Black Migration. | ||
| "The Roaring Twenties"--This ThinkQuest site looks at, "the 1920's followed events such as the sinking of the Titanic (1912), the invention of stainless steel (1913), and the completion of the Panama Canal (1914). The Roaring Twenties would have their own share of excitement and wonder as well - the Treaty of Versailles ended World War I, penicillin was discovered, and the Sultan of Swat hit 60 home runs." | The Roaring Twenties--Links to web sites that cover topics such as temperance, prohibition, crime, music, and consumerism. | ||
| The Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression--This site links to several other sites. Included are: 1920s, Prohibition, Al Capone, Gangsters, Music and art, Scopes Trial, and Sacco and Vanzetti. | |||
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Prohibition |
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| Alcohol, Temperance & Prohibition--Sponsored by Brown University, this site includes digitized primary sources and essays. | Temperance & Prohibition--This site includes background information on the history of prohibition. Some of the topics covered include: Why there was prohibition in the U. S., the Brewing Industry, Women's Crusade against alcohol, Frances E. Willard, The Anti-Saloon League, and cartoons from the times. | ||
| Temperance and Prohibition: Women's History--"When husbands controlled the family finances, their drunkenness was a threat to women and family. Resources on women's social reform activity, working for temperance and prohibition." | The United States Prohibition of Alcohol - 1920-1933--This essay discusses the history of the 18th and 22nd amendments. | ||
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Entertainment--fashion, film, music, and sports |
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| Babe Ruth.com, the official web page of the "Sultan of Swat"--as indicated by the title, this site includes a biography, photographs, famous quotes, and interesting facts. | The Costume Gallery: 20th Century Fashion: Women: 1920s --this site includes images and information about hair, clothing, fashion influences, and advertisements of the time. | ||
| Film History of the 1920s--This site highlights the best picture of each year of the decade. | The Flapper Station--This site takes you back in time to "experience" the 1920s-- Music, cars, personalities, and more. | ||
| The Jazz Age Culture--Sponsored by Pittsburg State University (Kansas), this site links to resources for "The Flapper Era" and "The Harlem Renaissance". | |||
| Jazz Age Culture--This site sponsored by Pittsburg State University (Pittsburg, Kansas). It includes quotes and links to the culture of the 1920s. Examples include: cartoons of the time, movie stars and movies, architecture, cars, and lifestyles. | The Red Hot Jazz Archive--This site includes biographies of Jazz greats (i.e. Bessie Smith, Louis Armstrong), bands, music, essays, and other resources about Jazz prior to 1930. | ||
| The Roaring Twenties--Links to a variety of topics. Included are: General Facts, Prohibition and Temperance, Culture, Literature & Entertainment, Music, Sports, and the Black Migration. | The Roaring Twenties--This site from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) details how NIST aided in the development of cars, the radio and glass. | ||
| The Roaring 1920's Concert Extravaganza--Musical "clips" of music of the 20's. | WNUR-FM JazzWeb--"provides a link between Fitzgerald’s novel and the music of the Jazz Age and the Roaring Twenties. This site will prove useful to art, literature, and music." | ||
| ThinkQuest, Sports of the 1920's--included are articles about famous athletes of the 1920's | |||
| Migration and Immigration in the 1920s | |||
| American Experience: People & Events: The Northern Migration of Sharecroppers in the 1920s--a companion site to the TV broadcast. | A Byte Out of FBI History: Imperial Kleagle of the Ku Klux Klan in Kustody | ||
| Chicago: Destination for the Great Migration--This site documents the mass movement of Americans leaving the rural South and moving to the industrial North. This site highlights Chicago's growth. | |||
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Harlem Renaissance |
Transportation |
Technology and Consumerism in the 20's |
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| PAL: Chapter 9: the Harlem Renaissance--A Brief Introduction | A Guide to Harlem Renaissance Materials--From the Library of Congress. Great source of primary source materials and weblinks. | American on the Move--This museum exhibition includes several topics relevant to the 1920s. These include: The Connected City, American's Adopt the Auto, and Lives on the Railroad. | American History 102: The Politics of Prosperity: The 1920s |
| The Automobile in American Life and Society | Slouching Towards Utopia?: The Economic History of the Twentieth Century--XIII. The Roaring Twenties- | ||
| Harlem: 1900-1940: An African American Community | African American WorldThe Harlem Renaissance | The History of Flight, 1920's | 20th Century Inventions 1926 - 1950 |
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African American Women: 1901-1950--This site includes articles about women's history and: the Harlem Renaissance, Zora Neale Hurston, Josephine Baker, and other. Included at this site is a wonderful overview entitled: The Harlem Renaissance: African American Women Dreaming in Color. |
Librarians Internet Index: Harlem Renaissance--six annotated sites about the Harlem Renaissance. | The History of Specific Makes and Models | Promises, Promises: The Allure of Household Appliances in the 1920's |
| The Life of Henry Ford | Internet Resources for Pursuing Happiness: Consumer Culture in the 20th Century U.S. | ||
| The Pioneering Years: Commercial Aviation 1920 – 1930 | The Attic: Visions of Women in 1920s Magazine Advertising | ||
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Authors of the 20's |
Al Capone and Gangsters |
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| Biographies (F. Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda)--PBS gives a brief history of the writer and his wife. | Gangsters, Crime and Prohibition--this site links to pages that include information on the law of the 1920's, those individuals you broke the law, and prohibition. | ||
| University of South Carolina, F. Scott Fitzgerald Centenary--The site includes a timeline of Fitzgerald's life, quotations, facts about his life, voice and film clips of F. Scott Fitzgerald. | 7 Chicago Gangsters Slain By Firing Squad of Rivals, Some in Police Uniforms--This is the New York Times article reporting the St. Valentine's Day Massacre. | ||
| The Nobel Prize Internet Archive: Eugene Gladstone O'Neill--This page gives a brief biography about the playwright, and links to other pages. | The Crime Library--This site has articles on several of the famous gangsters including some of the 1920s. | ||
| The Nobel Prize Internet Archive: Sinclair Lewis--This page gives a brief biography about the author, and links to other pages. | NARA American Originals--The National Archives page on Al Capone's conviction. It includes a brief article and picture. | ||
| Tracing Hemingway's Paris | Black Gangs of Harlem: 1920-1930--This is a history of gangs in New York during the Roaring Twenties. | ||
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Women in the 1920s |
Important Musicians of the 1920s |
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| Women of the Century: 1920s--Created by Discovery.com, this site includes a timeline, images, brief narrations, and links to related topics. |
Jazz--This PBS companion
site includes biographies of: Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Duke
Ellington, Billie Holiday, Joe "King" Oliver, Bessie Smith, amd Fats Waller.
Additional resources included at this site are Jazz styles (Jazz Lounge), a timeline (Jazz In Time), discographies and audio clips (Musical Notes) and the jazz culture (Jazz Exchange). |
Satchmo.net: The Official Site of the Louis Armstrong House and Archives | |
| Edward K. "Duke" Ellington | |||
| The Official Site of Billie Holliday | |||
| Women's History: 1920s and 1920s: Women--A list of links to articles and resources about women. Some of the topics included are: Amy Semple McPherson, flappers, suffrage and women in politics. | Duke Ellington | ||
| The Unofficial BILLIE HOLLIDAY Website | |||
Last updated: 03/19/2008