| Great Depression & the New Deal
1930s
Great Depression Gallery, Michigan Historical Museum
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Provides information on labor unions, government programs, and the arts
in the United States during the Great Depression. From the Michigan
Historical Center.
The
American Experience - The Great Depression
A brief overview of the topic from PBS.
The
American Experience - The New Deal
A brief overview from PBS.
The
American Experience – Timeline of the Great Depression
A timeline from PBS.
Documenting America
– America: From Great Depression to World War II
Offers black & white and color photos covering the Great
Depression to the mobilization for WWII. Allows searches by keyword,
subject, creator, and geographic location. From the Library of Congress’s
American Memory project.
Great
Depression and World War II, 1929-1945
Provides an overview of the Great Depression and World War II.
From the Library of Congress's American Memory collection.
New
Deal - Britannica.com
An online article from The Encyclopaedia Britannica with links
to more information within the text.
New Deal Cultural
Programs
Presents information on New Deal programs implemented under
Roosevelt. Focuses on cultural programs like the WPA and the Federal
Projects in Art, Music, Theatre, and Writing. From the Webster's World
of Cultural Democracy, a part of the non-profit group the Institute
for Cultural Democracy.
New Deal Network: A Guide to the
Great Depression of the 1930s
A guide sponsored by the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute
that has links to speeches, letters and other texts, a photo gallery,
and other information on the Great Depression.
Reminiscences
of the Great Depression
Consists of short accounts of the Great Depression by people
who lived through it. Published online by the Michigan Historical Center.
Riding
the Rails
During the Great Depression, 250,000 teenagers became hobos, living
on the rails. Select Special Features to read stories by former teen
hobos. From PBS.
Surviving
the Dust Bowl
PBS provides personal stories, photographs and a map illustrating the
location of the Dust Bowl.
Then
and Now: Prices
The Michigan Historical Center provides a perspective on wages and costs
in the 1930s. Select Great Depression Gallery to view a simulated 1930s
newspaper relating the culture and politics of the time.
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September 9, 2008
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