20th Century Decades References
These are encyclopedia-type books that give an overview of a time period, showing fashion, pop culture, political influences, important dates, etc. Interesting, browse-able, and lots of fun.
Some are in the stacks, in the E169-E174 area, and some are online.
American Decades (Gale) by Call Number: E- bookPublication Date: variousEbook version of the decades series. Use the drop-down to choose a decade, 1900's through 2009. Searching here is frustrating, I know, but if I can go step by step, there is a overview page for fashion for each decade.
Bowlng, Beatniks, and Bell Bottom: Pop Culture of 20th Century America (Gale)Call Number: E-bookPublication Date: 2012Notice the drop-down for choices among the decades. Offers info on general pop-culture topics for each time periods, such as Jazz, poodle skirts, or Hammer pants.
Fashion, Costume, and Culture: clothing, headwear, body decorations, and footwear through the ages by Call Number: E- BookPublication Date: 2013Gayle product: once again, clunky, but just go menu by menu until you find a quite long page of fashion notes for your era. Use the drop-down to move between ancient civ and 20th C decades volumes.
Dressing the Decades (Yale, paper) by Call Number: Alden 7th floor TT507 .D57 2016xISBN: 9780300215526Publication Date: 2016Clear and concise description of major trends by decadefor 1900-2000. Includes 2-pg spreads on influence of major designers.
American Decades (Gale, paper) by Call Number: Alden 6th E169.12 .A419 1994ISBN: 9780810357228Publication Date: variousPaper decades set: Vol 1 (1900-1909) to Vol 11 (2000-2009). Takes each time period and outlines what happened in politics, art, etc.
American Decades Primary Sources (Gale, paper) by Call Number: Alden 6th E169.1 .A471977 2004 V.1 - v. 10ISBN: 1587652021Publication Date: 2004The American Decades: Primary Sources Series offers original texts, legislation, letters, architechture examples to exemplify a decade. Vol 1 1900-1909 to Vol 10 1990-1999
Chronology of American History (Facts on File, Paper) by Call Number: E174.5 .F74 2008 Alden 2nd fl Reference vols. 1-4Publication Date: 2008v. 1. Colonization and independence, beginnings to 1788 -- v. 2. Expansion and Civil War, 1789 to 1865 -- v. 3. Industry and modernity, 1866 to 1920 -- v. 4. Challenges at home and abroad, 1921 to the present
And a Trade Journal about Textiles, with Swatches
- American Fabrics and FashionsThis journal published articles with cloth swatches attached, 1972-1986. Previous years, 1947-1972, went by the name American Fabrics, found here: http://alice.library.ohio.edu:80/record=b1350372~S1 These are in paper, housed in the Annex, which means you must use the "Request" button, and we will bring over the copies you choose, the next day.