Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Mrs. Schmidt - 1930s Research for To Kill A Mockingbird

While we have a great collection of print material (books) on the various 1930s topics, here are some excellent online resources, too:

America in the 1930s : Outstanding collection of links to issues of the 1930s including gangsters, prohibition, music, films, sports, etc. From the American Studies Department at the University of Virginia.


American Cultural History 1930-1939 - Lots of links to a variety of topics you're researching.  Look around and link to longer articles, pictures, video and audio clips, etc.


American Women Through Time - 1930s :  Links to women's accomplishments and lives.

1930s Fashion : A collection of links relating to clothing and fashion of the 1930s.

InfoPlease 1930 Almanac: This is just a sample year, with links to events and issues of 1930.  You can search each year (1931, 1932, etc.) individually to find detailed links.


Getty Images : Good source to find royalty-free, non-copyrighted images to use for your projects.

Prohibition : Excellent historical resources from Ohio State University.


Great Depression and WWII 1929-1945:  Library of Congress site features sections on the Dust Bowl, FDR and the New Deal, Art, etc. A great source for accurate pictures.

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