1920s, Jazz Age, Great Depression, Women's Suffrage

YA books are shelved in the teen section across from the magazines and reading area.
Reference and Circulating books are on the lower level of the library.

OVERVIEW OF THE 20’S

Working Americans 1880-1999 with products, prices, family income, pictures and ads REF 331.11 DER
History of the Modern World, v.7, pp.945-958 REF/909.08/HIS
Oxford Companion to United States History REF/973.03/OXF
Twentieth Century, v.2 REF/973.9/TWE
Encyclopedia of US in the Twentieth Century REF/973.91/ENC
American Years REF 973 GRO
1920s J 973 TIME
Life During the Roaring Twenties YA/973.915/YAN

Social Changes

  • Harlem Renaissance                                                  YA/810.9/HAR
  • American Women’s History                                      REF/305.40973/WEA
  • No Small Courage: A History of Women                  305.42/NO
  • Women’s Rights: the Suffrage Movement                  J324.30/C
  • Prohibition                                                                J/363.4/ORR

Corruption and Disruption

  • Oxford Companion to United States History, p543-            REF/973.03/OXF
  • Harding Administration, corruption in
    Encyclopedia of the American President, v.2                       R/353.03/E
  • Sacco & Vanzetti: the case resolved                                   345.73/R

 Biographical Encyclopedias

  • Encyclopedia of World Biography                                       REF/920/ENC
  • American Lives                                                                   REF/920/SCR

Clothing of the Times

  • Mode in Costume                                                391 W
  • Chronicle of Women’s Fashion                            391.09 P

Music

  • search Popular American Music                            780’s in general     
  • Jazz, episode two                                                 VID 781.65 JAZZ