John D. Vairo Library
25 Yearsley Mill Road
Media, PA 19063
610 892 1386
Mary Fran McLaughlin
Title: Reference Librarian
John D. Vairo Library
25 Yearsley Mill Road
Media, PA 19063
610 892 1386
Course Name:
CAS 201, CAS 415, Resources for Time Period Research
Semester:
Fall
Campus:
Penn State Brandywine
Instructor:
McMullen, various
TIME PERIOD RESOURCES will help you understand and analyze texts (speeches, books, films, television shows, advertisements, etc.) and concepts in light of the social, cultural, and political environment within which they were created or conceived.
The tabs above will introduce you to selected sources that provide overviews, topical analyses, and day by day chronologies of key events and developments in 20th century American History.
If you need additional sources or resources about different time periods in the history of the US or the world, ask the Vairo Library librarians (Susan, Mary Fran, and Sara) for help -- in-person or by email.
You may also chat onlinewith a Penn State librarian about your research needs. Don't be surprised if you are helped by Susan, Mary Fran, or Sara through chat reference, as well as in Vairo Library and by email!
Encyclopedia of American Studies - provides interdisciplinary coverage of the American experience, from pre-colonial days to the present.
TIP: From the main page, click on Browse, Click on Periods and Eras (left hand side).
Gale Virtual Reference Library - a collection of over 400 reference resources covering many subjects, including history.
TIP for browsing a particular decade in the American Decades publication:
The Decades Collection (DVD series) - a series of DVDs highlighting decades from 1900 through 2000. "Every decade has its unique identity, its landmark events. When you hear 'the twenties' or 'the fifties,' you are instantly transported to a time and place, a moment in our collective memory. In this unique series of DVD collections, we have searched THE HISTORY CHANNEL® library to select the most evocative and representative events and people from each decade. Each set from THE DECADES COLLECTION is a perfect highlight reel of a distinct period of the 20th Century. From disasters and technological marvels, from world-changing events to the personalities that caused them, the breadth of human experience is definitively and comprehensively presented as only THE HISTORY CHANNEL® can." (description from http://shop.history.com/detail.php?p=70133)
TIP: Click on the title above to access The Decades Collection in the Penn State CAT. Use the I WANT IT button to place a hold on a particular title.
In Print at Vairo Library:
Krantz, Les.(1996). The Peoplepedia: the Ultimate Reference on the American People. New York, H. Holt. REF E156.K74 1996
Source for information on: education, families, health and body, pastimes, populations, possessions, religion, sexuality and workplace. Includes commercial and scholarly survey results. The book is divided into 3 sections: The American Mindset, The American Collective, and Notable Americans. The authors recommend a reading of each of the chapter overviews at the beginning of each chapter for a “succinct picture of the American people ....” The books main forcus seems to be the latter part of the 20th century, although earlier historical perspectives are included.
Kross, J., R. J. Allison, et al. (1997). American eras. Detroit, Gale Research. REF E169.1.A471979 1997 v.1 (to 1600), v. 7 (1850-1877) v.8 (1878-1899)
Cayton, M. K. and P. W. Williams (2001). Encyclopedia of American cultural & intellectual history . New York, Scribner. REF E169.1.E624 2001 v.1 v.2 v.3
Chronology in beginning of volume 1 - each chapter begins with overview of period (1771 - 2000)
Layman, R., V. Tompkins, et al. (1994). American decades. Detroit, Gale Research.REF E169.12.A419 1994 v.1 - v.10
Chronology of important events in beginning of each chapter (20th century).
This title is also available in the Gale Virtual Reference Library. See search tips for Gale below.
Nash, G. B., Z, et al. (2003). Encyclopedia of American history. New York, Facts on File.REF E174 .E53 2003 v.1 - v. 11
Chronology section in back of each volume (1600 - 2002)
Gross, E. and Z (2003). The American years. New York, Charles Scribner's Sons.REF E174.5.G753 2003 v.1 v.2
Summarizes major events by year - includes overview essays of important themes in American history and important primary sources (Colonial period - 2002)
Hazen-Hammond, S. (1997). Timelines of Native American history : through the centuries with Mother Earth and Father Sky. New York, Berkley Pub. Group.
E77.H395 1997
Super, John C. (2006). The seventies in America. Pasadena, Calif. Salem Press.
E169.12.S447 2006 v.1 - v. 3
Collier-Thomas, B. and V. P. Franklin (2000). My soul is a witness : a chronology of the civil rights era 1954-1965. New York, Henry Holt.
E185.61.C697 2000
Carabillo, T., J. Meuli, et al. (1993). Feminist chronicles,1953-1993. Los Angeles, Women's Graphics.
HQ1420.C33 1993
Pendergast, Sara (2002). Bowling, beatniks, and bell-bottoms : pop culture of 20th-century America. Detroit : U X L.
REF E169.1.B7825 2002 v.1 - v. 5
Cowan, T. D. and J. Maguire (1994). Timelines of African-American history : 500 years of Black achievement. New York, Berkley Pub. Group.
REF E185.C86 1994
Hornsby, A. (1991). Chronology of African-American history : significant events and people from 1619 to the present. Detroit, Gale Research.
REF E185.H64 1991
Stepto, G. (1999). The African American years. New York, Charles Scribner's Sons Thomson/Gale.
REF E185.S797 2003 Chronology in beginning of book
Singleton, Carl. (2003). The sixties in America. Pasadena, Calif. : Salem Press.
REF E841.S55 1999 v.1 - v.3 Index in volume 3
Carson, Thomas (1999). Gale encyclopedia of U.S. economic history. Detroit : Gale Group.
REF HC102.G35 1999 v.1 v.2
Derks, Scott (2000). Working Americans, 1880-1999. Lakeville, CT : Grey House Pub.
REF HD8066.D47 2000 v.1 - v.7
Wood, F. W. and Norc (1990). An American profile : opinions and behavior, 1972-1989 : opinion results on 300 high-interest issues derived from the General Social Survey conducted by the National Opinion Research Center . Detroit, Gale Research.
REF HM261.A85 1990 Chronology of World Events in beginning of book
Brakeman, L. and S. B. Gall (1997). Chronology of women worldwide : people, places & events that shaped women's history. Detroit, Gale Research.
REF HQ1121.C617 1997
Greenspan, K. (1994). The timetables of women's history : a chronology of the most important people and events in women's history. New York, Simon & Schuster.
REF HQ1121.G74 1994
Mickolus, E. F. (1993). Terrorism, 1988-1991 : a chronology of events and a selectively annotated bibliography. Westport, Conn., Greenwood Press.
REF HV6431.M498 1993
Mickolus, E. F. and S. L. Simmons (1997). Terrorism, 1992-1995 : a chronology of events and a selectively annotated bibliography. Westport, Conn., Greenwood Press.
REF HV6431.M499 1997
Mickolus, E. F., S. L. Simmons, et al. (2002). Terrorism, 1996-2001 : a chronology. Westport, Conn., Greenwood Press.
REF HV6431.M4992 2002 v.1 v.2
Bloom, K. (1995). Hollywood song : the complete film & musical companion. New York, Facts on File.
ML128.M7B6 1995 Chronology of movie releases in beginning of volume 3
Hall, C. J. (1996). A chronicle of American music, 1700-1995. New York, Schirmer Books.
REF ML200 .H15 1996 Includes Historical, Cultural, Art and Literary highlights for each year
Asimov, I. , s. Chronology of, et al. (1989). Asimov's chronology of science and discovery . New York, Harper & Row.
REF Q125 .A765 1989
Ferrell, R. H. and J. S. Bowman (1984). The Twentieth century : an almanac. New York, N.Y., World Almanac Publications : Distributed by Ballantine Books. REF D421.T9 1984
Day by day, the forties. REF D427.L4
Day by day, the fifties. REF D842.5.M47 1979
Day by day : the sixties. REF D840.P27 1983 v.1 v.2
Day by day, the seventies. REF D848.L4 1988 v.1 v.2
Day by day, the eighties. REF D848.M45 1995 v.1 v.2
Day by day, the nineties. REF D856.A93 2004 v.1 v.2
Carruth, G. (1956). The Encyclopedia of American facts and dates. New York, Crowell.
REF E174.5.C3 1972
