1920's

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Link Description
Decades_1920-1929 1920's site compiled by local librarians
Warren G. Harding  
Biography of Warren G. Harding Biography from the White House.
American Presidents Life Portraits Biographical information and resources from C-SPAN, developed to support their TV Series, American Presidents: Life Portraits.
Internet Public Library POTUS Presidents of the United States biography, good place to find links to further information
Warren Harding
The Harding Administration
US_History.com articles on the Harding Administration, provides a good overview of what happened during his Presidency.
Teapot Dome Infoplease information on the Teapot Dome Scandal, includes links to other sources.
What Was Teapot Dome Article from George Mason University's History News Network, provides a nice overview.
Calvin Coolidge  
Biography of Calvin Coolidge Biography from the White House.
American Presidents Life Portraits Biographical information and resources from C-SPAN, developed to support their TV Series, American Presidents: Life Portraits.
Internet Public Library POTUS Presidents of the United States biography, good place to find links to further information
Calvin Coolidge
The Coolidge Administration
US_History.com articles on the Coolidge Administration, provides a good overview of what happened during his Presidency
Kellogg-Briand Pact Infoplease information on the Kellogg-Briand Pact, includes links to other resources.
Kellogg-Briand Pact 1928 This Nation.com provides the actual wording of the Pact, the site is authored and maintained by a political science professor.
Technology  
People and Discoveries Ford installs first moving assembly line Short article and pictures on Ford's assembly line. Provided by PBS show Science Odyssey.
The Life of Henry Ford Biography and information on Henry Ford's contribution to technology changes of the 20's.  Site is from the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn Michigan.
EAA - Emergence of Advertising in America 1850 - 1920 Duke University site on advertising, includes a timeline and database of advertisements.
The Advertising of Installment Plans During the 1920s Essay that talks about the new Installment Plans of the 1920's.
Air Age  
The Clipper Heritage Historic information on Pan American Airways
Pan American The History of America's “Chosen Instrument” for Overseas Air Transport Essay on Pan Am from the Centennial of Flight Commission.
Chasing the Sun - Timeline 1920 to 1929 PBS series on the history of commercial aviation, this section provides a linked timeline.
Airmail 1918 to 1924 The Postal Service Flies the Mail Essay on Air Mail from the Centennial of Flight Commission.
History of the United States Postal Service 1775-1993 Includes a section on Air Mail.
AvStop Magazine Online Online Magazine devoted to Aviation, includes lots of history.
Charles A. Lindbergh  
Charles Augustus Lindbergh Biographical site designed and maintained by a Lindbergh Fan and trained historian.
Lindbergh History Biography from the Lindbergh Foundation.
Amelia Earhart  
Official Amelia Earhart Web site Includes a biography, pictures, and list of other sites.
Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum Includes a biography, pictures, and information about other women aviators.
Youth  
StreetSwing's Dance History Archives - Dance Marathons Provides a history of Dance Marathons and highlights several from the 1920's.
HistoryLink Essay Dance Marathons of the 1920s and 1930s -- A Snapshot History An overview of Dance Marathons from Washington state historical site.
The Fashion of The Roaring Twenties Authentic History's selection of photos of 1920's fashion.
Welcome to the 1920s  
New Roles for Women  
Modern History Sourcebook Passage of the 19th Amendment 1919-20 Copies of New York Times articles dealing with the 19th Amendment.
19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution Women's Right to Vote Provides an actually copy of the 19th Amendment from the National Archives.
The Jazz Age Flapper Culture & Style Site includes pictures, and links to several articles from 1920's magazines and newspapers. (Links at bottom are broken but article links still work)
The Flapper Provides insight into what the 1920's was about including changes to domestic life.  Also includes a section on music.
Flappers and Fashion Fashion site about 1920's.  Great pictures!
Prohibition and Lawlessness  
Al Capone, the Brutal Chicago Gangster and the Capone Family Biography of Al Capone from the Crime Library by CourtTV.
The Lawless Decade By Paul Sann THIS SITE IS EXCERPTED FROM THE BOOK, THE LAWLESS DECADE PICTURE COLLATION BY GEORGE HORNBY
Changes for African Americans  
Negro League Baseball Official site of Negro League Baseball, includes player and team information.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Official site of the NAACP, includes a history section
   
Divided Society  
Clash of Cultures Ohio State University History website, looks at the differences between 1910's and 1920's culture in the US.  Includes information on prohibition, KKK, Scopes trial, and the new woman.
Red Scare (1918-1921) College library site that includes lots of images on the Red Scare.
Scopes Trial School of Law site on the Scopes Trial.
The Greatest Trials of All Time Court TV site on the Scopes Trial.
The Sacco and Vanzetti Trial School of Law site on the Sacco and Vanzetti trial.
Greatest Trials of All Time Court TV site on the Sacco & Vanzetti trial.
Mass Media and Popular Culture  
Jazz All About Jazz About Jazz, includes a timeline of events from history.
Heroes  
TIME Magazine TIME 100 - People of the Century Includes biographies of many 1920's heroes.
Harlem Renaissance  
Harlem Renaissance A Brief Introduction A wealth of information on the literature of the Harlem Renaissance.  Includes multiple biographies and outside links.
The Harlem Renaissance  
Biographies of the Harlem Renaissance A linked biography list of people important to the Harlem Renaissance.
African American Odyssey World War I and Postwar Society (Part 2) From the Library of Congress, includes several pictures.
Harlem Renaissance California State University professor's site on literature.  Includes a great introduction to the Harlem Renaissance as well as information about the authors and artists.
Lost Generation  
F.Scott Fitzgerald Centenary Site on F. Scott Fitzgerald launched in 1996, 100 years after his birth. The materials mostly come from a F. Scott Fitzgerald collection housed in the Thomas Cooper Library at the University of South Carolina.
1920's Resources  
Digital History Selected readings on the 1920's, includes articles on prohibition, KKK, Women, Sacco and Vanzetti, as well as Scopes.
American Cultural History - Decade 1920-1929 Kingwood College Library resources page on the 1920's includes, Art and Architecture as well as Fashion.  Note: Kingwood's Library uses Library of Congress not The Dewey Decimal System you are used to.
The Roaring Twenties Economics of the 1920's by an Economics professor at Berkley.
roaring~1 Joint site of students and history department at Montgomery College on the 1920's.
Constitution Resources  
Annotated Constitution Provides all parts to the Constitution through the Law School at Cornell University