American Popular Culture from the Civil War to the Present (HIST-SS577A)
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Get Organized
Begin your research with an understanding of the process
Gain an overview with Reference Sources
Reference Sources are a great way to get broad information on a subject or idea. Here are a select few that might help you get started:
REF 301.2 H19 1989 Handbook of American popular culture
REF 306.4 G85 The Greenwood guide to American popular culture
REF 790 EN32SC Encyclopedia of recreation and leisure in America
REF 973 W19 War and American popular culture : a historical encyclopedia
REF 973.91 AM34 American decades : 1900-1999
REF 973.91 AM35R American decades primary sources
REF 973.91 D56F From Elvis to e-mail : trends, events, and trivia from the postwar era to the end of the century
REF 973.91 Y83GR The Great Depression in America : a cultural encyclopedia
REF 973.92 SCH95C Cold War culture : media and the arts, 1945-1990
Delve Deeper with Books
Finding books at Phillips Academy
OWH Library Catalog Begin with a general keyword search using terms and phrases related to your topic.
You can also browse the following subject areas:
Popular culture -- United States
Popular culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Using Reserves
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Finding Books in other Libraries
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Virtual Catalog The Virtual Catalog will let you request an item statewide if it is not available in NOBLE libraries. If the item is available in NOBLE, you must request it through the NOBLE Catalog.
WorldCat Use this database to search library catalogs all over the country. If you find a book that you want, please talk to a librarian about ordering it!
Find Articles using Databases
Article databases contain thousands of articles organized and searchable using keywords, sepcific journal titles, publishing dates, etc... Information contained in articles can be more specific than book information as well as more up to date. You can access these databases both on and off campus. If you're off campus, you may be prompted for your "library card number". This is simply your PA ID number, which is on your ID card.
Below is a chart of some databases that you may find helpful in this assignment. To see a listing of all the databases to which the library subscribes, visit the Databases A-Z Page.
| Title of Database Click on to go to database | About the Database |
|---|---|
| African American Studies Center | The Oxford African American Studies Center combines the authority of carefully edited reference works with sophisticated technology to create the most comprehensive collection of scholarship available online to focus on the lives and events which have shaped African American and African history and culture. Learn more |
| American Decades | American Decades is a cross-disciplinary source for students and teachers who need a single, consistent reference to document and analyze periods of contemporary American social history. |
| American History Online | The American History Online database is composed of hand-picked entries on people, events and topics, primary sources, and further resources such as images, maps and graphs, and chronologies. It also provides links to comprehensive overview essays on major topics in U.S. History. |
| The Cambridge companion to modern American culture | The Cambridge Companion to Modern American Culture offers a comprehensive, authoritative and accessible overview of the cultural themes and intellectual issues that drive the dominant culture of the twentieth century. This companion explores the social, political and economic forces that have made America what it is today. Learn more about Cambridge Companions Online |
| JSTOR | JSTOR is a not-for-profit organization with a dual mission to create and maintain a trusted archive of important scholarly journals, and to provide access to these journals as widely as possible. The Arts & Sciences Collections of JSTOR represent the building blocks of an interdisciplinary archive of over six hundred journals in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. Learn more |
| New York Times Archives | Full text of ALL New York Times articles from 1851 to 2004. For current issues, visit the New York Times Current Edition |
| The Opinion Archives | Contains citation and abstract information from many of the leading opinion journals since their inception. For full text access, check with a librarian or use the Journal Finding tool. |
| Pop Culture Universe | A reference database that covers all things pop culture from the 1920s to the present |
Selected Internet Resources
Library of Congress American Memory Project
Ad*Access
Popular Culture: Resources for Critical Analysis
