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A Life Apart: Hasidism in America
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Abstract: is a documentary on this movement within Orthodox Judaism. The Hasidic ideal is to live a hallowed life in which even the most mundane action is sanctified. Hasidim live in tightly-knit communities centered around a rebbe, the community's political and religious leader. Most of the 200,000 American Hasidim ... More »
After Columbus, Fall 2003
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Abstract: Sometime after 1492, the concept of the New World or America came into being, and this concept appeared differently — as an experience or an idea — for different people and in different places. This semester, we will read three groups of texts: first, participant accounts of contact between native Americans ... More »
America at the Centennial
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Abstract: uses images and texts from the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition of 1876 to help students learn what the Exposition said about America at that time. Students work as historians using primary sources to create museum exhibits on issues of the Centennial Era.
America at Work, America at Leisure, 1894-1915
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Abstract: features motion pictures that showcase work, school, and leisure activities in the U.S. in the late 19th and early 20th century. The site includes films of the U.S. Postal Service from 1903, cattle breeding, fire fighters, ice manufacturing, logging, calisthenics and gymnastic exercises in schools, amusement ... More »
America Dreams
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Abstract: investigates what the American Dream has meant over the years to poets, politicians, comedians, musicians, photographers, lawyers, reporters, and others. Students may contribute to the Student Gallery and post their dreams on a Wall of Dreams.
America from the Great Depression to World War II: Photographs from the FSA-OWI, 1935-1945
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Abstract: contains links to thousands of the most famous documentary photographs ever produced. The Farm Security Administrations's photographs cover the Great Depression, while the Office of War Administration's photographs look at the mobilization effort for World War II.
America In the Second Nuclear Age
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Abstract: The Goldman Forum on the Press & Foreign Affairs and UC Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism present: America In the Second Nuclear Age The live event took place on April 30, 2003 in Sibley Auditorium, UC Berkeley. A conversation with: Jonathan Schell Author and Fellow at The Nation Institute and ... More »
America on the Move
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Abstract: tells how transportation changed America. A classroom activity guide looks at foods and families on the move (1880s), workers and products (1920s), early highways (1930-40s), suburban communities (1950-60s), and movement of the world's people and products (1970-2000). A collection of 1,000 artifacts ... More »
America's First Look into the Camera: Daguerreotype Portraits and Views, 1839-1864
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Abstract: consists of more than 650 photographs dating from 1839 to 1864. Portrait daguerreotypes produced by the Mathematics and Statisticsew Brady studio make up the major portion of the collection. The collection also includes early architectural views by John Plumbe, several Philadelphia street scenes, early ... More »
America's Founding Fathers
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Abstract: features biographies of delegates at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in May 1787. The 55 delegates had been sent by the 13 states to revise the Articles of Confederation, but they ended up drafting an entirely new plan of government. They ranged in age from 26-year-old Jonathan Dayton to ... More »
America's Library
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Abstract: unlocks stories from America's past. Discover what Abraham Lincoln had in his pockets on the night he was assassinated, or jump back into the past to find more about the settlers who landed on Plymouth Rock. Or learn how the oud, the zurna, and the marimba influenced today's modern musical instruments.
America's Space Program: Exploring a New Frontier
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Abstract: tells the story of America's journey to the moon. The creation of NASA, the Apollo vehicles, and the January 1967 tragedy are part of the story. On July 20, 1969, as the Eagle lunar module approached the moon, it became clear that the computer had chosen an unacceptable landing site -- a boulder-strewn ... More »
America Singing: Nineteenth-Century Song Sheets
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Abstract: provides song sheets (lyrics without music) for 4000 songs that were popular before the advent of the phonograph and radio. During this time (1850 - 1870), song sheets were the way that many Americans learned the latest songs.
American Notes: Travels in America, 1750-1920
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Abstract: provides 253 narratives describing travels in the colonies and U.S. The collection includes works by authors not widely known as well as by Matthew Arnold, James Fenimore Cooper, Dickens, Washington Irving, Sir Charles Lyell, Robert Louis Stevenson, and other major figures. The collection is searchable ... More »
American Science: Ethical Conflicts and Political Choices, Fall 2004
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Abstract: Explores the changing roles, ethical conflicts, and public perceptions of science and scientists in American society from World War II to the present. Studies specific historical episodes focusing on debates between scientists and the contextual factors influencing their opinions and decisions. Topics ... More »
Architecture and Interior Design for 20th Century America: Samuel Gottscho and William Schleisner
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Abstract: offer over 29,000 images primarily of architectural subjects, including interiors and exteriors of homes, stores, offices, factories, historic buildings, and other structures. Subjects are concentrated chiefly in the northeastern United States, especially the New York City area, and Florida. Included ... More »
Back Stairs at Brucemore: Life as Servants in Early 20th Century America
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Abstract: looks at the role of servants at a 33-acre estate during the early 1900s. The 21-room mansion was built in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in the 1880s with a separate entrance, dining area, and stairs for servants. Servants cleaned house, supervised children, washed laundry, cooked meals, cared for the garden and ... More »
Being Opinionated in America: Maureen Dowd and Thomas Friedman
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Abstract: Maureen Dowd and Thomas Friedman in conversation with Professors Cynthia Gorney and Mark Danner Thomas Friedman, a world-renowned author and journalist, joined The New York Times in 1981 as a financial reporter specializing in OPEC and oil-related news and later served as the Chief Diplomatic, Chief ... More »
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania: A Moravian Settlement in Colonial America
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Abstract: looks at this area (along the Lehigh River) that became the center of industry and community for Moravians, a Protestant group that migrated to colonial America seeking opportunity and the chance to spread their religious beliefs.
Bound for Glory: America in Color
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Abstract: is the first major exhibit of 70 prints (made from color transparencies taken between 1939 and 1943) showing the effects of the Depression on people in rural America and small towns, the nation's subsequent economic recovery, and the mobilization for World War II.