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About.com: Southern U.S. Cuisine

http://southernfood.about.com/

An Internet guide for the food of the people of the southern United States, with feature articles, Website links, and discussion forums. Topics covered include cooking basics, canning, drying & curing, recipes, casseroles, desserts, and African-American & Cajun cuisines.

Author: Diana Rattray (southernfood.guide@about.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Food--Ethnic

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race--United States Culture

AdFlip

http://www.adflip.com/

"adflip.com is the world's largest searchable database of classic print ads. You can search by category, by decade, even by year. The 'what are you looking for' search box allows you to type in a brand name and even a specific model name. We won't guarantee that you will always get a match, but you may be surprised at what is lurking deep in our archives." Ads date back to the 1940's and feature all types of products. A great resource if you need ads, but don't want to destroy magazines to get them.

Author: adflip LLC (feedback@adflip.com)

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Marketing & Advertising

Arts & Humanities--Culture--Pop Culture

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race--United States Culture

Keywords: Advertisements; Magazines

Altculture

http://www.altculture.com/

"ALTCULTURE is an online encyclopedia of contemporary culture spanning the worlds of art, film, music, print media, sports, style, technology, and belief. Altculture is a both a tour guide and a compass, a project that both documents and defines the nexus of popular culture and digital media through the use of text, images, and hyperlinks. "

Author: Automatic Media (ideas@altculture.com)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Culture--Pop Culture

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race--United States Culture

Keywords: Trends; Fads

America in the 1930s

http://xroads.virginia.edu/~1930s/home_1.html

"The 1930s in America were a time of unparalleled contradiction and complexity. Encapsulated loosely on one end by Black Tuesday of the Great Depression and on the other end by the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the years between 1929 and 1941 were characterized by what Terry Cooney calls 'Balancing Acts,' a dance between big government and various regional movements, with the depths of the Depression and the height of the Modern Age thrown in for good measure. Despite its cultural richness, the 1930s remain nearly invisible in contemporary discussions of America's artistic, cultural, political, economic, and social development. This site is an attempt to shed light on that decade and emphasize its importance in American thought and culture. We have elected to view the 1930s through the lenses of its films, radio programs, literature, journalism, museums, exhibitions, architecture, art, and other forms of cultural expression. "

Author: American Studies, University of Virginia (asgrp@virginia.edu)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--North America--United States--20th Century History

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race--United States Culture

Keywords: 1930s; Great Depression; American History; United States History

American Studies Crossroads Project (ASEC)

http://www.georgetown.edu/crossroads/

"Provide[s] a rich resource in American Studies which includes a listing of: American Studies Programs; American Studies Curricula; Subject Maps to Fields of American Studies; Key American Studies Internet Sites; International American Studies; New Media and Technologies in American Studies."

Author: American Studies Associaton (jlorder@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--North America--United States

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race--United States Culture

CreatAbiliTOYS! - The Museum of Advertising Icons

http://www.toymuseum.com/

}?A,?um is a collection of over 650 advertising icons spanning a century of American history. The primary mission of the Museum is to "keep alive the most successful (and not so successful) advertising campaigns of today and yesteryear." In addition to the full Museum exhibit where the items can be looked at individually with a bit of their history included, the site contains information on what makes something a collectible, how to determine its value, types of collections and their quality ratings.

Author: Ritchie H. Lucas (info@creatability.com)

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Marketing & Advertising

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race--United States Culture

Keywords: Jolly Green Giant; Tony the Tiger; Sugar Bear; Aunt Jemima; Chex Cow

Dining Through the Decades

http://www.leitesculinaria.com/features/dining.html

An entertaining overview on popular trends in American cuisine from the 1900s through the 1990s. Includes recipes from each decade.

Author: David Leite (david@leitesculinaria.com)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--North America--United States--20th Century History

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race--United States Culture

Social Sciences--Customs, Etiquette, Folklore

Keywords: Food; Cuisine; Culinary

The Handbook of Texas Online

http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/

"The Handbook of Texas Online is a multidisciplinary encyclopedia of Texas history, geography, and culture. It comprises more than 23,000 articles on people, places, events, historical themes, institutions, and a host of other topic categories."

Author: The Texas State Historical Association (comments.tsha@lib.utexas.edu)

Subjects:

Regional & Country Information--North America--United States--Southwestern

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race--United States Culture

Keywords: Texas; History; Geography

The Literature & Culture of the American 1950s

http://dept.english.upenn.edu/~afilreis/50s/home.html

This searchable site features an extensive, roughly alphabetical list of links and readings on the American 1950s, and links to Cold War sites.

Author: Alan Filreis (afilreis@english.upenn.edu)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--North America--United States--20th Century History

Arts & Humanities--Literature--Literature by Time Period

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race--United States Culture

Keywords: Cold War; 1950s; American Literature; American Studies

Oregon Historical Society (OHS)

http://www.ohs.org/

"For over 120 years, the Oregon Historical Society has provided a place for history--a home for our heritage, our culture, our beginnings, and our future. The Programs of the Oregon Historical Society, while diverse, share a mission to extend the aims of the Society into the state of Oregon and engage its people through professional services, organizational affiliation, the coordination of educational information, projects and competitions, and the sponsoring of traditional arts communities and apprenticeships."

Author:

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--North America--United States

Regional & Country Information--North America--United States--Western

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race--United States Culture

Keywords: Portland; Multnomah; Cityview; History; Education; Pacific Northwest

TVparty!

http://www.tvparty.com/

A nostalgic tribute to the history of television, from the advent of the medium until the present day. Read about and watch video clips of your favorite shows and commercials from the past, learn about TV-related scandals and mysteries, find out what happened to stars from the past, and discover interesting and little known facts. Covers all genres (drama, comedy, variety shows, commercials, animation, children's shows, TV specials, etc.)

Author: Billy Ingram

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Television

Arts & Humanities--Culture--Pop Culture

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race--United States Culture

Keywords: Television history; TV shows; Programs; Variety Shows; Genres; Commercials

U.S. Society, Values and Politics

http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/socval.htm

Contains bibliographies and links to legislation and sources on American Literature, Women's Rights and Resources, Disability, Federal Elections, and journal articles in Russian, Arabic, Spanish, French and Portuguese. Searchable archives and links to Federal legislation on line.

Author: Office of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State (contact@usia.gov)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--North America--United States--20th Century History

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race--United States Culture

Keywords: Disabilities; Race; Women's Issues

A Working Hip-Hop Chronology

http://www.ai.mit.edu/~isbell/HFh/hiphop/rap_history.html

Timeline on the evolution of hip hop in American. Begins with the first recordings of African American musical styles in the U.S. in the 1920s, continuing through the development of rock and roll, R&B and soul music. Describes in detail the roots of the music from Jamaican reggae "toasts" to Afrika Bambaata, Grandmaster Flash and Boogie Down Productions.

Author: Charles Isbell (isbell@ai.mit.edu)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Music--Genres--Hip Hop & Rap

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race--African/African-American

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race--United States Culture

Keywords: hip hop; urban; rap; African-American; black

Yesterdayland

http://www.yesterdayland.com/

A site focusing on "kid's culture" of the 1950s - 1980s. Includes sections on Saturday morning cartoons, toys, movies, arcade games, prime time television, fashion, pop music, and lunchboxes.

Author: Patrick Young

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Culture--Pop Culture

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race--United States Culture

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