Starting Points: Guide to Decades of the Twentieth Century

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Chronicle of the 20^th Century - R 909.82 Chr

A month-by-month, year-by-year chronicle of the major events of the 20^th century (through 1995) via more than 5,000 short articles and more than 3,000 news photographs.                        
                                                                                    
Milestones of the 20^th Century - R 909.82 Mil

Articles, photos and timelines covering the major events, trends, and of the last century.                                         

Purnell’s History of the 20^th Century - R 909.82 P

Scholarly essays in 10 volumes covering the grand historical issues from the beginning of the 20^th century through the 1960s.           

The Times in Review – A New York Times Decade Book - R 909.82 T

Five volumes of reproductions of New York Times pages covering the 20s through the 60s.  Some advertisements included.   

Day By Day - R 909.826

Six volumes covering the 40s through the 90s, briefly cover what transpired  in the Middle East; the Americas; Asia and the Pacific; U.S. politics and Social Issues; U.S. foreign policy and defense; U.S. economy and environment; science, technology, and nature; culture, and leisure and lifestyle. Call numbers vary.          

American Decades - R 973.9 Ame

Ten volumes covering the arts; business and the economy; education; fashion; government and politics; law; lifestyles and social trends; media; medicine and health; religion; science and technology; and sports for each decade.     

Finding Additional Material

Dewey Decimal browsing numbers: 909.82
You may also want to search for other books and materials (videos, audiobooks, etc.) on your topic. The best way to find good sources of information is to do a subject search in our Library catalog.  You can access the Library’s online catalog from the Library or home by going to our Web page (www.wppl.org), then to Search Our Catalog.  A good subject heading for this topic is history modern, 20th century, chronology.

eBooks
Visit EBSCOhost to search the collection of thousands of eBooks the Library has to offer. Library card required. Contact a reference librarian for additional details.

Articles
The following sources can be used to find magazine articles dealing with your topic:

·            The Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature - Adult Reference  R 050 R
       Search for articles on a subject within any given year.

       EBSCOhost, Infotrac Onefile, and America’s Newspapers - Access from the Library or at home using your library card
       number at www.wppl.org.  Search for full-text articles in these online databases using your choice of keywords. You can limit
       the search to a certain year or even a certain magazine.

Web Sites

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