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Depression Era |
“History does not repeat
itself – at best it sometimes rhymes.”
Mark Twain
America
in the 1930s
A large and interesting collection of images, documentaries,
essays, audio tapes and more on American culture during the
1930s. Sports, radio serials, comics, personalities and politics
are all considered.
The
Living New Deal
An excellent site for histories of New Deal projects then and
now. Lots of useful links to other websites, bibliographies, and
films. Make sure to look at the Interactive Map to
see the extent of New Deal projects. Pictures of New Deal
projects in Austin can be found here
and an interactive map can be found here.
American
Life Histories: 1936-1940
Part of the Federal Writers Project
held in the Library of Congress. This site
includes some 2,900 documents by more than
300 writers from 24 states. "Typically 2,000-15,000
words in length, the documents consist of drafts and revisions,
varying in form from narrative to dialogue to report to case
history. The histories describe the informant's family
education, income, occupation, political views, religion and
mores, medical needs, diet and miscellaneous observations."
The
1930s:
American Experience
Episodes in the PBS Series include: CCC, Dustbowl, Riding the
Rails, The Great Crash, and
Hoover Dam. It takes some searching to find what you are loking for on this site, but there is a
variety of interesting images, documents,
articles and more.
The Eleanor
Roosevelt Papers Project
The site, maintaind by George Washingotn University, is
primarily text - transcripts of Roosevelt's speeches, newspaper
columns and other writings.
The Great Depression
A good introduction to some topics concerning the Depression
Era. The Photo
Essay is worthy of particular attention.
Photogrammar
Another fascinating photography site maintatined by Yale
University. The site includes a database of some 170,000
photgraphs of of America during the Depression and WWII. The interactive map
allows you to view images taken from individual counties across
the US.
History 2341 - Depression America, 1929-1941
ACC History Professor L. Patrick Hughes has created a useful
site for his "Depression America" course. The site has lectures,
essays, power point presentations, bibliographies and other
links.
The
Influence of Father Charles E. Coughlin
An interesting site that includes a biography, a useful
bibliography, and a variety of primary sources including the
transcrips of his radio broadcasts.
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