Pathfinder for Mr. Herrman's Class

“The Progressives & 1920's Social Reform”

The library has many print resources to assist you in your research. Remember to search for specialized encyclopedias reference works as well your specific topic.

When searching keep in mind some of these key terms:

"women's suffrage," "prohibition," "Harlem Rennaisance,"

Books:
R 973 AME American Decades:1920-1929

Database: Facts on File Reference Suite: “Issues and Controversies in American History”

Websites:

History Matters

http://historymatters.gmu.edu/search.php?function=find&toplabor=1&wwwhist=1

“…this site serves as a gateway to web resources and offers unique teaching materials, first-person primary documents, and guides to analyzing historical evidence. [It links to] materials that focus on the lives of ordinary Americans and actively involve students in analyzing and interpreting evidence.”

Social Studies Links at El Dorado High School

http://cougar.eduhsd.k12.ca.us/library/subjects/students/socialstudies.html

Go to “United States” for link to resources for both primary and secondary sources.

Documents for the Study of American History

http://www.vlib.us/amdocs/

Use the timeline to select the decade for which you would like to find primary source documents. Includes free downloads for Adobe Acrobat Reader and Real Player for audio files, if you need them.

Drawing from Life: Caricatures and Cartoons from the American Art/Portrait Gallery

http://www.sil.si.edu/ondisplay/caricatures/index.htm

This is an extensive exhibition of political and editorial cartoons, covering the time from the 1800s to the early 20th Century.