Family watches a debate between Kennedy and Nixon.. IRC. 2005.
unitedstreaming. 7 November 2007
<http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/>
Introduction
This pathfinder will help you to find primary and secondary resources as you research your topic, both online
and in the collection. If you can't find what you need here, let me know and we can search other Connecticut
libraries and request books, though they may take several days to receive. If you find other excellent sources that you
think should be added to the pathfinder, see me and I'll give you the password!
Search Terms
Subject Headings:
(to search the OPAC or databases by subject)
Civil Rights
United States-History-Social Conditions
Radicalism--United States--20th Century
African Americans-Civil Rights-History
African Americans-Political Activity
Vietnamese Conflict
Protest Movements
Women's Rights
Feminism
Keyword
(for Google/Yahoo--put phrases in quotation marks)
women's liberation, black panthers, hippies, anti-war movement, 1960's, Montgomery bus boycott,
March on Washington, sit-ins
Reference:
(** denotes Primary Source Material). You will need the password to access from home. Use encyclopedias for background
information only, NOT as a citable source
Women's Almanac REF 305.4
Companion to Women's History REF 305.4
Encyclopedia of African American Civil Rights: REF 305.896
Encyclopedia of American Government REF 320.473
Civil Rights in America REF 323.09
History of American Presidential Elections (Vol 14) REF 329.023Cold War REF 909.82
African American Encyclopedia REF 973
African American Culture and History Encyclopedia REF 973
American Decades: REF 973 (see me)
American Decades Primary Sources **
The Civil Rights Movement
The Sixties REF 973.922
Resources:
Books:
Search Dewey numbers 323, 959.7, 973.9
Databases
iCONN: Click on "High School." Use the US History Resource Center (right hand column). Be sure to check the reference section. They have the complete set of History in Dispute.
Opposing Viewpoints
**History Study Center
**Issues in US History
**Historical Newspapers Hartford Courant, NY Times, Chicago Tribune and LA Times from 1850 to the present.
JSTOR
**Annals of US History
Safari-Montage: Video from PBS, History Channel, etc. Only viewable from school.
US History Video: Streaming video, from home or school.
eBOOKS:
From home you will need the password.
Depending on your topic, try:
**American Decades: Primary Sources
Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence and Security
Encyclopedia of Popular Culture
Fashion, Costume and Culture (has a section on the 60's)
Websites
Primary Source Collections/Web Portals
Modern History Sourcebook
History Matters
American Memory
Authentic History Center
Digital History
Avalon Project--20th Century
Iowa Women's Archives
Experiencing War
Recalling the Vietnam War: GREAT collection of YouTube videos, via UC Berkeley
Vietnam Center and Archive
General:
The Tumultuous 60's Excellent resource from the University of Houston, with links to primary sources. Be sure to explore the
links on the left of the page!
60's as a Decade of Democratic Renewal Article from the University of Oregon
**The Psychedelic 60's: Archive from University of Virginia
**Documents: Links to full-text (not images) of key speeches and letters
US History Resources: 1960's: A collection of sites from the Norwegian Embassy (of all places!)
Kent State Riots: Basic information, with links to other topics
May 4 Scrapbook Archive from Kent State devoted to the riot
Free Speech Movement Digital Archive: From UC Berkeley
*1968 Revisited: NYU Archives. Apparently, they don't have any video clips yet. General info with links to photos and documents.
Biography of America: the 60's. From the Annenberg projects. Links and a great video.
**The 60's: Archives, University of Miami
**Voices from the Underground: Digital archives of the radical press, from UConn.
**History and Politics OutLoud: Audio of key speeches. Kenney on the Cuban Missile Crisis, Nikita Kruschev, etc
**Presidential Campaign Ads. Streaming video. Click on the "Decades" button on the left
**SF Diggers: I love this site. It's so 60's. A Haight-Ashbury group of street actors set out to change the world.
Dig a bit and you'll find oral histories, photographs, etc.
Civil Rights Movement
Civil Rights: Links a variety of sources. You'll need to register, but it's free.
How the Civil Rights Movement Defined the 60's
**Martin Luther King, Jr. and His Times: A selection of amazing images from the Seattle Times
Negroes With Guns: A site from PBS
**Say It Plain: Recordings of great African-American speeches, including Stokeley Carmichael and Martin Luther King
Powerful Days in Black and White: Charles Moore's photographs documenting the Civil Rights struggle in the South.
**Black Panther Party: Sound and video recordings from UC Berkeley archives.
**Black Panthers: Primary documents from the University of Michigan
**Greensboro Sitins: Hours of audio, articles and images of the Greensboro, NC sit ins.
**Black Thursday: Archives from UW-Oshkosh
**Legacy of the Panthers: Archives from California Museum of Photography
Jim Crow Museum
History of Jim Crow
Rise and Fall of Jim Crow
Music and Culture:
American Cultural History: 1960-69 Good general background with a plethora of links to more specific material
**Music in the 60's: From SMU, with images
Protest Music of the 60'
History of Rock Music: 1960's
The 60's Project
TIME Magazine Cover Archive
1960's Fashion
Retro Housewife: OK, so I can't imagine how you'd use this, but it really made me laugh. 60's fashions for housewives!
**Summer of Love: Art of the Psychedelic Era Exhibit from the Whitney Museum
Deconstructing Francis: Apocalypse Now
**A Visual Journey: Photo archive of the 60's counterculture
Larry Keenan: Collection of photos from the famous 60's photographer
Pop and Rock in the 60s: Brief history
Vietnam Era Anti-War Music
Vietnam, Media
Vietnam War and the Media: Collection of links, primary sources from Wellesley
**African American Involvement in Vietnam
Vietnam, General
**Vietnam: Digital history site Vietnam War Internet Links: Collection of sites and primary source materials from Wellesle
**Seeking Sanctuary:Draft Dodgers: A collection of images from the CBC
**Vietnam Online: Another resource from PBS, with links to primary sources and other information.
Wars for Vietnam: Good, basic background site from Vassar
Vietnam: Good site from CNN--an interesting link to articles at the bottom contrasting
the coverage from Pravda and Time
**Gulf of Tonkin: Documents from the National Security Agency
Murder in the Name of War: Five part series from BBC on the My Lai Massacre
My Lai Court Martial
Tet Offensive: Article from the BBC
**Catonvsille Nine: Archives. On May 17, 1968, nine men and women entered the Selective Service Offices in Catonsville, Maryland,
removed several hundred draft records, and burned them in protest
Camden 28: PBS site documenting a 1971 raid on a local draft office. Links to resources and a short video
**Students for a Democratic Society: Primary documents from MSU, mostly related to Vietnam.
Return With Honor: PBS site
**Regret to Inform**Vietnam: Television WarBattlefield VietnamVIetnam War Exhibit
Women's Rights
**Women's Lib: A collection of primary source documents from Duke University
First Measured Century: Betty Friedan: PBS interview with Betty Friedan, founder of the National Organizationa of Women
Myths of Women's History: Did women really burn their bras? Find out here.
Feminist Chronicles: A timeline of the feminist movement
From Suffrage to Women's Lib: Lengthy article. Scroll down to find the section on the 1960's
**CWLU Herstory Project: Website of the Chicago Women's Liberation Union, with link to primary documents
WATERGATE:
**The Watergate Story: From the Washington Post.
**Watergate Files: From the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
**Watergate and the Constitution
**FBI: Watergate
**Watergate Trial Tapes: From the Nixon Library
**Watergate Tapes
**Woodward and Bernstein Watergate Papers
CAN'T FIND WHAT YOU NEED HERE? TRY THESE DIRECTORIES/SEARCH ENGINES:
(Or ask me and I'll help you dig!)
Librarians' Internet Index
Virtual Resource Center
Google Scholar
DOCUMENTARY SOURCES:
Below you will find online sources for video to include in your documentaries. You can use Screentoaster
record the video as it plays, then save it as an MP4 or .mov file to upload into iMovie for editing.
Your documentary should include both video and still images, as well as documents (headlines, posters, etc.) (known as B-roll)
REMEMBER: You will still need to cite your source appropriately.
As a general rule of thumb, you may use up to 10% of a video without getting written permission.
Use the two video databases above.
Also, many of the links above contain images and documents. Search for your topic.
In addition to YouTube, try....
Internet Movie Archives
Authentic History Center
Vietnam War Ephemera
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