Glen Grove Elementary School

Decades Project


American Cultural History http://www.si.edu/Encyclopedia_SI/nmah/ Art, Design, Business, Clothing , Community Life & more!
Decades in 20th Century America http://kclibrary.nhmccd.edu/research.htm Nicely segmented site that lists resources by time period.
Flappers 2 Rappers http://www.langston.com/Fun_People/2000/2000AWB.html Into slang? Then you'll love these excerpts from Merriam-Webster's hot guide to this century's coolest slang terms.
Performing Arts Collections http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/S?ammem/collections:@field(SUBJ+@1(Performing+Arts)):heading=Topics%3a+Performing+Arts:showDesc=1 Many primary source materials are available here, including sheet music, song sheets, sound files and recordings of songs, images and films. They are organized into a number of separate collections, devoted to areas such as: California Gold: Northern California Folk Music from the Thirties; Dayton C. Miller Flute Collection; Southern Mosaic: The John and Ruby Lomax 1939 Southern States Recording Trip; Historic American Sheet Music, 1850-1920; America Singing: Nineteenth-Century Song Sheets, and many more!
Southern Music in the 20th Century http://www.southernmusic.net/timeline.htm Nice collection of information about the people and events in the music of the American South during the 20th Century. Includes many profiles of famous and influential composers, musicians and performers. Click on ther decade that interests you for more information on that era.
Compiled by Mary Lou Baldwin Technology Facilitator checked12/07