Works Cited
1. Jacob Goldstein Letters-created
-created: April 5,1930
-found at: Student Archives
-description: A letter written by Jacob Goldstein, a U of I student, to his friend, Lee, in
the 30s dealing with a girl that he knew in a sorority that got pregnant from a guy in a
fraternity. She ends up having an abortion.
2. “U. of I. Co-Ed Bride Dies” Newspaper Article
-created: February 16, 1925
-found at: Student Archives
-description: On February 15, Nina Harding, a sophomore at U of I, was found dead from
an illegal operation five days ago after her marriage. It then goes on about how the couple
was not athletes, but they were the studious type. Her father was in shock when he heard
the news.
3. Excerpt from “An Illini Century” by Roger Ebert
-published: January 1967
-found at: Student Archives
-description: The excerpt has to deal with the rules for the ladies attending U of I. Like
there is no socializing after dances. It kind of gives you an idea of what they had to deal
with.
4. “The Damned and the Beautiful: American Youth in the 1920's” by Paula S. Fass
-published: February 19, 1978, but takes place in 1920s
-found at: University Archives, but stored in Main Stacks
-description: Explores the changes that occurred as young people of the 1920s broke with
nineteenth-century traditions, and assesses the impact of those changes on American life,
then and now.