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Fifties boulevard

http://magnetplace.com/RETRO/

A Graphic Portrait of the Fifties in America. Come home to the fifties you remember with food, fashion, cars and much more.

Fifties Web

http://www.fiftiesweb.com/

Find 1950's fads, fashions, slang, movies and more.

Korea + 50: No longer forgotten

http://www.trumanlibrary.org/korea/index.html

A joint project of the Truman & Eisenhower Presidential Libraries

Yesterland

http://www.yesterland.com/yester.html

A theme park on the web, dedicated to discontinued theme attractions at Disney’s Parks

The Robert C. Greenlease Jr. Kidnapping and Murder

http://www.fbi.gov/libref/historic/famcases/greenlease/greenleasenew.htm

In 1953, the six year old son of a wealthy Kansas City (Missouri) automobile dealer, was taken from his school by a woman posing as his aunt. She and her accomplice planned to extort $600,000 from Bobby's father in return for the boy's freedom. Within 30 minutes of the abduction, Bobby Greenlease was dead. One of Mr. Greenlease's business associates who aided the family in the negotiations for Bobby's release, was Robert Ledterman of Tulsa. Mr. Ledterman and Mr. Greenlease were partners in the local (Tulsa) Cadillac dealership at the time.

http://www.writing.upenn.edu/~afilreis/50s/home.html

www.writing.upenn.edu/~afilreis/50s/home.html

A compilation of articles relating to issues relevant to life in the US in that era.

American History - 1950-1959

http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade50.html

The purpose of this web and library guide is to help the user gain a broad understanding and appreciation for the culture and history of the fabulous fifties (1950s).

Rebels: Painters and Poets of the 1950s

http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/rebels/index2.htm

Senator Joe McCarthy: Audio Excerpts, 1950-54

http://digitalmarquette.contentdm.oclc.org/JRM/index.html

Provides access to 35 streaming audio files containing public remarks made by the Republican senator from Wisconsin during his controversial campaign to remove communists and communist sympathizers from government. The excerpts were created from original analog tape recordings in the Joseph R. McCarthy Papers at Marquette University.

Jack Kerouac Alley

http://www.kerouacalley.com/

"The Gateway to the Beat Generation on the World Wide Web. A source for the best 'Beat' sites on the web, with references and resources about writers Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs and others."

The 1950s from the Korean War to Elvis

Stephen Feinstein

973.92 F327n5

Traces the events, trends, and important people of the 1950's, including science, technology, politics, fashion, the arts, sports, and entertainment.

40s and 50s designs and memorabilia : identification and price guide

Anne Gilbert

Ref 745.09044075 G327f

50s popular fashions for men, women, boys & girls : with price guide

Roseann Ettinger

391 E85f

Includes 600 color photographs and sales catalog advertisements, a glossary to define terms as they were used in the 50's, and an index to help locate your favorite article. The price guyide reflects the current market for 50's fashions that are immensely popular today.

American decades: 1950-1959

Gale Research

Ref 973.92 A5122

An overview and chronology covering the entire decade.

As Seen on TV: The Visual Culture of Everyday Life in the 1950's

Karal Ann Marling

306.485 M344s

From the paint-by-numbers fad, to the public fascination with Mamie Eisenhower's apparel, to the visual explosion that was Elvis Presley on stage--As Seen On TV explores what American saw and what they looked for during television's first golden era, the 1950's.

Rock and Roll Generation: Teen Life in the 50's

Time Life Books

306.0973 R59

Hotrods and juke boxes; saddle shoes and ducktail haircuts. James Dean and Marlon Brando; Sandra Dee and Elvis Presley. Dick Clark says that during the 1950's "a major upheaval occurred: The world became youth conscious." The new youth culture was embodied above all, in the wild new beat of rock and roll music.

Day By Day: The Fifties

Jeffery D. Merritt

Ref 909.8250202 M553d

Eyewitness History: The 1950s

Richard A. Schwartz

973.921 S399n 2003

After overviewing the upbeat US postwar interlude from 1945-49, Schwartz (English, Florida International U.) surveys the dramatic transformations the country underwent during the pivotal decade of the 1950s in the context of a new world order. Drawing on primary sources, coverage spans the angst-filled early Cold War era, the "I like Ike" new leadership in Washington, and developments in civil rights, science/technology, business, the arts, and other aspects of society.

Not June Cleaver : women and gender in postwar America, 1945-1960

edited by Joanne Meyerowitz

305.42097309 045 N843 1994

Essays on women's changing roles in America in the decade following World War II.

The Fifties: R&B Vocal Groups

Com Blues F466

Recorded in the 1950's in Los Angeles, features various groups.

A raisin in the sun

DVD

Dreams can make a life worth living, but they can also be dashed by bad decisions. This is the crossroads where the Younger family find themselves when their father passes away and leaves them with $10,000 in life insurance money. Decisions will need to be made on how to best spend the money - from buying a new family home, buying a liquor store or even paying for medical school tuition. While no choice is easy, life on the South Side of Chicago in the 1950s is even harder.

The Fabulous Fifties:Those wonderful years

COM Popular F116t

3 disc set features some of the most memorable popular songs of the 1950s.

Sputnik declassified

DVD 629.46 S772

On October 4, 1957, the space age dawned with the red hue of the Communist flag when the Soviet Union launched the first artificial satellite. Sputnik stunned the world and spurred the U.S. into massive spending on science education and innovation.

United States history origins to 2000. Vol. 21, The Cold War

DVD 909.82 U58

This vivid program utilizes archival footage and interviews with renowned experts to dramatize this uneasy period in American history, featuring in-depth coverage of the crisis in Berlin, Fidel Castro and Cuba and the eventual fall of the Soviet Union.

Legacy of war

DVD 940.55 L522

Details the successful launch and execution of the Marshall Plan - America's expansive commitment to re-build Europe at the end of the war. Walter Cronkite traces the complex and changing relationship between the United States and England and explores the dramatic shifts of the Cold War from the end of the war up to the present.

Korean War stories

DVD 951.904 K841

Hosted by Walter Cronkite. Veterans share their stories of the "Forgotten War", reminding the viewer of the human and social costs the Korean War had on the U.S. Interviewees include Senators John Glenn and John S. Warner, baseball player Ted Williams, musician Willie Nelson, former Secretary of State James Baker, Rep. Charles Rangel, Lt. Col. Charles B. "Brad" Smith, Gen. Raymond Davis.

The coldest winter: America and the Korean War

COM 951.904 H128c

In this posthumous work, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist explores the untold heroism and pathos of the worst American military disaster since Little Big Horn, and the politics that set it in motion.

On the road

COM Unabridged Fiction

Published in 1957, On the Road is a largely autobiographical work that was based on the spontaneous road trips of Kerouac and his friends across mid-century America. It is often considered a defining work of the postwar Beat Generation that was inspired by jazz, poetry, and drug experiences.

Rosa Parks and the civil rights movement

DVD 323 P252

Shows students the role Rosa Parks played in the Civil Rights Movement and her involvement as an officer of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).

Harry S. Truman Library and Museum

http://www.trumanlibrary.org/

Research archival collections and other special subject guides related to former President Hary S. Truman and his times.

Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library

http://www.eisenhower.archives.gov/

Research historical papers, audiovisual material, and the artifacts relating to Dwight D. Eisenhower and his times