To Kill A Mockingbird: Celebrating the Decade of the Nineteen-Thirties

Background Information

SIRS Discoverer

Use the encyclopedia to find a general article about the Great Depression. You will find the encyclopedia on the bottom right-hand corner of the database's home page. Also, search for more specific topics or people by last name.

eLibrary Curriculum Book Cart

Selected photos, magazine and book articles about the 1930's.

History Study Center

Use this database to find primary and secondary sources related to the Great Depression and the New Deal.

Biographies

SIRS Discoverer
Click on "Biographies" in the box on the bottom right to search for a person by name.

eBooks
Search all eBooks by typing a person's name in the basic search screen. Search within specific books by clicking the title of the book at the bottom of the main page. The eBook collection includes

• UXL Encyclopedia of World Biography
• Fashion, Costume, and Culture: Clothing, Headwear, Body Decorations, and Footwear Through the Ages
• Great Depression and the New Deal Reference Library
• UXL American Decades

Books can be found in the 921 shelves of the nonfiction/biography collection, alphabetized by the person's last name. For Abraham Lincoln, the call number would be 921 LIN.

Resources on the Web

Librarians' Internet Index
Websites you can trust, chosen and annotated by librarians.
InfoMine
Scholarly Internet Resource Collections
Jazz and Blues
Listen to music from the 1920s and 1930s. Hosted by Pittsburg State University.
Federal Writers' Project
Voices from the Thirties.
American Cultural History: 1930-1939
Hosted by Kingwood College Library.
Jim Crow Laws
Samples of Jim Crow laws from various states.
National Archives
New Deal for the Arts.
The Great Depression
A brief history 1920 to 1940.
Photographs from the Great Depression
From About.com
Dust storms
View pictures of dust storms and their damage.
Surviving the Dust Bowl
From PBS
Modern American Poetry
Art and the Great Depression.
America in the 1930's.
From the University of Virginia.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Portrait and biography.
FDR's Fireside Chat
Read a Fireside Chat speech by Franklin D. Roosevelt dated Sept. 6, 1936 describing the devastating drought conditions in nine states during the Dust Bowl.
Shirley Temple's Official Site
Pictures and a biography of Shirley Temple.
The Stylish Thirties
Learn about fashion from the thirties. Author of the article is posted, but verify information before using it.
Al Capone
Information about Al Capone from the Chicago Historical Society.

Library Books

The books listed below will be kept in the library on reserve for all students to use. Look for books on more specific topics or people by using the Lincoln Online Catalog. Oftentimes, a "subject browse" is the most effective search.

Aaseng, Nathan. World History Series, Crash of 1929 (World History Series) Farmington Hills, MI: Lucent Books, 2001. (338.5 AAS)

American Decades 1930-1939: Primary Sources. Chicago: Thomson Gale, 2004. (R 973.91 ROS)

Baron, Robert C., and Samuel Scinta. 20th Century America: Key Events in History (Millennium 2000). Golden, CO: Fulcrum Publishing, 1996. (973.9 BAR)

Brennan, Kristine. The Stock Market Crash of 1929 (Great Disasters and Their Reforms). United States of America: Chelsea House Publications, 2000. (338.5 BRE)

Brewster, Todd, and Peter Jennings. The Century. New York: Doubleday, 1998. (R 909.82 JEN)

Burg, David F. The Great Depression: An Eyewitness History (Eyewitness History Series). New York: Facts on File, 1996. (R 973.91 BUR)

Carlin, Richard. Jazz (World of Music). New York: Facts on File, 1991. (781.65 CAR)

Clark, Steven B., and David Smith. Disney: The First 100 Years. New York: Disney Editions, 1999. (R 384.80 SMI)

Colman, Penny. Girls: A History of Growing Up Female in America. New York: Scholastic, 2000. (305.2 COL)

Costantino, Maria. Fashions of a Decade: The 1930s. United States of America: Chelsea House Publications, 2006. (391 COS)

Costantino, Maria. Fashions of a Decade: The 1930s. New York: Facts on File, 1992. (391 COS)

A Cultural History of the United States Through the Decades - The 1930s. San Diego, CA: Petra Press/Lucent Books, 1998. (973.92 PRE)

Davies, Nancy Millichap. The Stock Market Crash of 1929 (American Events). New York: New Discovery, 1994. (973.9 MIL)

Epstein, Dan. 20th Century Pop Culture. London: Carlton Books, 2002. (R 973.9 EPS)

Evans, Harold. The American Century. New York: Knopf, 1998. (R 973.9 EVA)

Events That Shaped the Century (Our American Century). New York: Time-Life Books, 1998. (R 973.9 EVE)

Fleming, Candace. Our Eleanor: A Scrapbook Look at Eleanor Roosevelt's Remarkable Life. New York: Atheneum/Anne Schwartz Books, 2005. (973.9 FLE)

Freedman, Russell. Children of the Great Depression. New York: Clarion Books, 2005. (305.23 FRE)

Geary, Rick. Treasury of 20th Century Murder: The Lindbergh Child. New York: Comicslit, 2008. (364.15 GEA)

Gourley, Catherine. Flappers and the New American Woman: Perceptions of Women from 1918 Through the 1920s (Images and Issues of Women in the Twentieth Century). Minneapolis: Twenty-First Century Books (Ct), 2007. (305.4 GOU)

Gourley, Catherine. Rosie and Mrs. America: Perceptions of Women in the 1930s and 1940s (Images and Issues of Women in the Twentieth Century). Minneapolis: Twenty-First Century Books (Ct), 2007. (305.4 GOU)

Gourse, Leslie. Sophisticated Ladies: The Great Women of Jazz. New York: Dutton Juvenile, 2007. (920 GOI)

The Great Depression: Opposing Viewpoints. San Diego, CA: Greenhaven Press, 1994. (973.91 GRE)

Hakim, Joy. A History of US: Book 9: War, Peace, and All that Jazz (1918-1945) (History of U.S., Book 9). New York: Oxford University Press, USA, 1999. (R 973 HAK)

Handyside, Chris. Blues (History of American Music). London: Heinemann Educational Books, 2006. (781.6 HAN)

Hard Times: The 30s (Our American Century). New York: Time-Life Books, 1998. (R 973.9 HAR)

Hibbert, Adam, and Clare Hibbert. The Twentieth Century History of Costume and Fashion. New York: Facts on File, 2005. (391 HIB)

Hill, Prescott. Our Century: 1920-1930 (Our Century Series). Milwaukee: Gareth Stevens Publishing, 1993. (973.9 HIL)

Kallen, Stuart A. A Travel Guide To The Harlem Jazz Era. Farmington Hills, MI: Lucent Books, 2003. (974.7 KAL)

Krensky, Stephen. Comic Book Century: The History of American Comic Books (People's History). Minneapolis: Twenty-First Century Books (Ct), 2007. (741.5 KRE)

Kybalova, Ludmila. The Pictorial Encyclopedia of Fashion. London: Hamlyn, 1968. (R 391 KYB)

Meltzer, Milton. Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?: The Great Depression 1929-1933. New York: Facts on File, 1991. (973.91 MEL)

Mulvey, Kate, and Melissa Richards. Decades of Beauty: The Changing Image of Women 1890s 1990s. New York,NY: Checkmark Books, 1998. (R 391.00 MUL)

The New Oxford History of Music: Volume X: The Modern Age 1890-1960 (The New Oxford History of Music, Vol.10). New York: Oxford University Press, USA, 1974. (R780.9 NEW)

Nishi, Dennis. Life During the Great Depression. San Diego, CA: Lucent Books, 1998. (973.91 NIS)

Orgill, Roxane. Mahalia : A Life in Gospel Music. Cambridge: Candlewick, 2001. (782.25 ORG)

Owen, Marna. Our Century: 1930-1940 (Our Century Series). Milwaukee: Gareth Stevens Publishing, 1993. (973.9 OWE)

Partridge, Elizabeth. This Land Was Made for You and Me: The Life and Songs of Woody Guthrie. New York: Viking Juvenile, 2002. (782.42 PAR)

Rensberger, Susan. A Multicultural Portrait of the Great Depression. New York: Benchmark Books, 1995. (973.9 REN)

Ruby, Jennifer. The 1930s and 1940s: People in Costume. B.T. Batsford Ltd.:Trafalgar Square Publishing, 1995. (391 RUB)

Schnurnberger, Lynn. Let There Be Clothes: 40,000 Years of Fashion. Canada: Workman Pub Co, 1991. (R 391 SCH)

Sherrow, Victoria. Hardship & Hope (Dynamic Modern Women). Brookfield: 21st Century, 1997. (338.5 SHE)

Shipton, Alyn. Jazz Makers: Vanguards of Sound (Oxford Profiles). New York: Oxford University Press, USA, 2002. (920 SHI)

Stein, R. Conrad. The Great Depression (Cornerstones of Freedom. Second Series). New York: Children's Press (CT), 1993. (973.91 STE)

Stewart, Gail. The New Deal. New York: New Discovery Books, 1993. (973.9 STE)

Stone, Tanya Lee. Up Close: Ella Fitzgerald. New York: Viking Juvenile, 2008. (921 FIT)

Terkel, Studs. Hard Times: An Oral History of the Great Depression. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1986. (973.91 TER)

Trent, Paul. Those Fabulous Movie Years: The 30’s. New York: Vineyard Books, 1975. (791.43 TRE)

Utley, Robert. The Story of the West. New York: DK ADULT, 2003. (R 978 UTL)

Vigna, Giuseppe. Jazz and Its History (Masters of Music). Hauppauge NY: Barron's Educational Series, 1999. (781.6 VIG)