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Vendor:

Alexander Street Press

Brief Description:

Provides full-text access to more than 36,000 primary documents relating to the historical events and social movements of the 1960s.

Full Description:

Provides full-text access to more than 36,000 primary documents relating to the historical events and social movements of the 1960s. Materials include published memoirs, diary entries, letters, poems, song lyrics, and treatises, as well as transcripts of oral interviews and speeches. There is also a rich collection of images with reproductions of photographs, artwork, buttons, posters, and stickers.  For easy browsing, materials are organized into key themes that characterize the intellectual, cultural, and political climate, or Zeitgeist, of the decade. Coverage spans from the Korean War (1950-53) to Nixon’s resignation (1974), but the majority of materials are on the U.S. Civil Rights Movement and Vietnam War.

Update Frequency:

Bi-weekly

Coverage:

1950-1974

Number & Type of Contents:

More than 36,000 primary documents, including an assortment of personal narratives and ephemera.

Geographic Focus:

United States

Formats:

Electronic Resource

Type:

Biographies, Primary Sources

Subjects:

African American Studies, American History, American Studies, Biography, History, Popular Culture, Social Sciences

Liaison:

S. Tritt

URL:

http://sixt.alexanderstreet.com/