1920s in America
“You ain’t heard nothin’ yet.”
Al Jolson, first spoken words in movies, in The Jazz Singer.
Your best source for biographical information is Biography Resource Center.
1. www.sailsinc.org Login to use databases. See Mrs. Love or Mrs. Tucker for your own library
card number (required to request materials or access your account). Otherwise, use this number:
User ID: 22870010024669
Pin: 9999 (This pin works for your card, too.)
2. Click on “online resources” in the blue bar at the top of the page.
3. Click “online magazines & research tools” in the middle of the page.
4. Choose Biography Resource Center-- Articles from hundreds of print sources, including
Contemporary Authors, Encyclopedia of World Biography, Newsmakers, Contemporary Musicians,
Historic World Leaders, Notable Twentieth-Century Scientists, Contemporary Black Biography,
and more.
U. S. History—Roaring 20s
http://www.besthistorysites.net/USHistory_Roaring20s.shtml
Library Congress American Memory
http://memory.loc.gov/
Type ‘1920s’ in the upper right corner search box.
Young Men's Fashions of the 1920s
http://www.enotes.com/1920-fashion-american-decades-ps/
20th & 21st Century America
http://www.teacheroz.com/20thcent.htm
Dozens of links to other sites, several with primary document. Scroll nearly half way down the
page to find the 1920s section. These links have not been updated in three years, but it’s included
here because the sources are numerous.
Hints
--Next to the search box, select “only documents with full-text”. You may have to choose
advanced search to get to this option.
--Many articles can be emailed to your home computer.
--Look for a print option that reformats and uses less paper.
East Bridgewater High School Library
March 12, 2008