American Vintage Blues | Vintage Fashion Book Source Reviewers say This book is packed with information about 50s and 60s fashion. Fashions of a Decade The 1940s (Fashions of a Decade) by Patricia Baker http://www.vintageblues.com/books_main.htm
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Extractions: To view larger photos, click on the thumbnail image; to order click 'Add to Cart' Image Item Description Price New! Item #ag010, Sensational Stippled Blue Abstract 40s Swing Tie Outstanding stippled (textured) ultra wide rayon swing tie in beautiful cornflower blue with abstract ruby red and gold swirls In excellent condition with no holes, fade or wear; there is one area (6 ovals up from the point) where the red and gold has leeched into the blue background a bit (looks like a manufacturer's flaw) but this is very faint; two black pinhead sized dots near the knot area (on the white) and one dot on the lining near the point.
Extractions: Day 1 Thursday, January 6, 2005 The convention began on a dry note under clear skies. In almost any other city in America this would not be a surprise. But this is famously rainy Seattle. And now the weatherman is talking about snow showers in a city that rarely gets snow. Only a few hours old and already this is a convention that will probably be memorable. The big draw in the city is its new library, which the NYT calls the finest public building constructed in the United States in years. Not attending the AHA this year? This is one of the big things you're missing. Brian Lamb, the guest speaker for the evening marveled at the place. He noted he had seen a sign there which read, "Silence is un-American." "In this day and age," he commented, "where people keep crying for civilized discussion, the worst thing that could happen to us was if we silenced the discussion." (In case you are wondering about a library where people are allowed to talk. The ceiling in the main room is five stories high, so the talking's not much of a distraction.)
Palgrave Macmillan - Subversive Southerners history United States/African american history for anyone interested in southern history or in the social and cultural upheavals of the 50s and 60s. http://www.palgrave-usa.com/Catalog/product.aspx?isbn=0312294875
Extractions: In a career tragically cut short in mid-stride by a brain tumor, George Gershwin (1898-1937) proved himself to be not only one of the great songwriters of his extremely rich era, but also a gifted "serious" composer who bridged the worlds of classical and popular music. The latter is all the more striking, given that, of his contemporaries,... Read More American pop lyricist and librettist from the 1940s through the 1960s, Alan Jay Lerner had many movie musical and Broadway successes with songwriting partner Frederick Loewe, including their first hit, Brigadoon, and their biggest hit, My Fair Lady. Lerner was born in N.Y.C. in 1918 into a wealthy family; his father was the founder of Lerner's,... Read More
Afterimage: Life Ends - Brief Article It chronicled the triumphs and heartaches of the US in the 1940s, 50s Many of the photographs published by Life have become iconic in american history. http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2479/is_6_27/ai_63192678
Extractions: Save a personal copy of this article and quickly find it again with Furl.net. It's free! Save it. The May issue of Life magazine will be its last. Founded in 1936 by Henry Luce, the weekly magazine "brought the world home" to American readers. It chronicled the triumphs and heartaches of the U.S. in the 1940s, 50s and 60s through picture stories by Life staff photographers such as Margaret Bourke-White, Alfred Eisenstadt, Gordon Parks and W. Eugene Smith who became household names. Many of the photographs published by Life have become iconic in American history. The magazine was first retired in 1972 but was reintroduced in 1978 as a monthly, although it did not turn a profit until 1986. Since 1991, as more glossy, general interest magazines with sexier graphics and greater coverage of the entertainment industry have overshadowed the more conservative Life, ads and circulation have steadily dropped and the magazine has been operating at a loss. The publishers at lime Inc. said that the magazine would continue to publish special issues as well as its auxiliary products, such as books and videos.
Baby Boomers, Antibiotics, And Slews Of Slinkies | Feb 26, 1999 If we ask Yale about the scope of 20th century american history and culture, counterpartsbits on teen fashions of the 50s, the 60s Barbie frenzy, http://www.yaleherald.com/archive/xxvii/1999.02.26/opinion/p09stamps.html
Extractions: By Margaux Wexberg You have two days left to put your 33 cents in. As February comes to an end, so does balloting to determine which people, events, and trends will be honored by the U.S. Postal Service's Celebrate the Century in its 1980s series of commemorative stamps. Celebrate the Century is the Postal Service's attempt to weave the fabric of our nation's history and character into very small rectangles, with sticky stuff on the back. However, the USPS should not propose that they have achieved any notable historical or cultural feat. Celebrate the Century is not the "virtual field trip through the 20th century" that Postal Service press releases claim. It is, at best, a somewhat entertaining and mildly informative exercise in self-aggrandizing publicity and political correctness. Since the so-called "stamp and education" program began last February, sets of 15 images commemorating the 1900s, '10s, '20s, and '30s have made their way to a post office near you. The latest set, released Thurs., Feb. 18th, celebrates the 1940s with another five minute stop to see the sights before we pile back on the bus and head on to the '50s. According to Einar V. Dyhrkopp, chairman of the Postal Service Board of Governors, "The '40s were a decade which began with a World War and ended in victory and the beginning of prosperity." The series of stamps attempts to capture this ridiculously broad and abstract definition with titles such as "Abstract Expressionism," "Postwar Baby Boom," "Antibiotics Save Lives," "TV Entertains America," "Women Support War Effort," and "Slinky Craze Begins." It would seem that, in the eyes of the USPS, war plus babies plus TV equals 10 years' worth of American history. Oh, and throw a Slinky in there somewhere.
The Arts At Esalen: History Of Arts At Esalen: 90s Home Page, Our Vision, history of the Arts at Esalen, 40s and 50s, 60s Pilobolus Dance Theatre has been a pioneer in american contemporary dance, http://www.esalen.org/artscenter/history90.html
Extractions: ::::::::::::::: Site Menu ::::::::::::::: Home Page Our Vision History of the Arts at Esalen 40s and 50s Friends of the Esalen Arts Center The Arts Center Media and Programs: Woodworking Metal Arts Glass Stone Carving Mosaic Jewelry Making Basket Weaving Textile Arts Costume Design and Mask Making Musical Instrument Making Music Recording Arts Program Photography Children's Program Early community folk music festival. As the Arts at Esalen matured, the Art Barn was developed as a workshop and studio space. During this era a variety of workshops were held and the Arts Center drew numerous talented teachers. 1940s and 50s musicians visual artists authors movement artists artists in other disciplines or multiple creative fields Click on pictures to enlarge them in a new window. Terence McKenna, author and expert on the ethno-pharmacology of spiritual transformation, taught The Limits of Art and the Edges of Science in 92. Roy Hargrove , multi- Grammy-winning jazz musician, has performed at Esalen with pianist Larry Willis and other members of his band many times. Pilobolus Dance Theatre has been a pioneer in American contemporary dance, creating its own unique method of choreography. Pilobolus founder Jonathan Wolken taught at Esalen in the 90s.
Media Log--U.S. History And American Studies This ninepart series examines the history and meaning of the american Civil War, In the 1940s and 50s, Marshall was perhaps the most recognized civil http://www.neh.gov/projects/medialog/us.html
Extractions: U.S. History and American Studies This series of thirteen one-hour dramas weaves together the lives of four generations of the Adams family with events that shaped American history. Spanning the years 1750 to 1900, it is based on 300,000 pages of letters, diaries, and journals written by various members of the family. Program 1
Extractions: Professor Marshall Fishwick Each issue of Americana: The Journal of American Popular Culture (1900 to present) we feature an interview, or a conversation, with a preeminent scholar in the field of American popular culture studies. This fall 2003 edition, we are featuring Marshall Fishwick, Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies and Director of both the American Studies and Popular Culture programs at Virginia Tech. He is co-founder of the Popular Culture Association and was honored with a lifetime achievement award by the American Culture Association in 1998. As a Fulbright Distinguished Professor, he has worked with scholars and students in many countries and helped establish the American Studies Research Center in Hyderabad, India, the largest Asian collection of American books. In addition, he co-founded the journal International Popular Culture
History Of Las Vegas Only the Flamingo Hotel name has survived the 1940s era of Las Vegas Strip development. During the 50s and 60s, casino lounges also provided continuous http://www.lvol.com/lvoleg/hist/lvhist.html
Extractions: Ads_kid=0;Ads_bid=0;Ads_xl=468;Ads_yl=60;Ads_xp='';Ads_yp='';Ads_opt=0;Ads_wrd='[KeyWord]';Ads_prf='';Ads_par='';Ads_cnturl='';Ads_sec=0; Las Vegas Online Entertainment Guide Prehistoric Southern Nevada was a virtual marsh of abundant water and vegetation. As eons passed, the marsh receded. Rivers disappeared beneath the surface. The once teeming wetlands evolved into a parched, arid landscape that supported only the hardiest of plants and animals. Water trapped underground in the complicated geologic formations of the Las Vegas Valley sporadically surfaced to nourish luxuriant plants, creating an oasis in the desert as the life- giving water flowed to the Colorado River. Construction workers in 1993 discovered the remains of a Columbian mammoth that roamed the area during prehistoric times. Paleontologists estimate the bones to be 8,000 to 15,000 years old. Hidden for centuries from all but native Americans, the Las Vegas Valley oasis was protected from discovery by the surrounding harsh and unforgiving Mojave Desert. Mexican trader Antonio Armijo, leading a 60-man party along the Spanish Trail to Los Angeles in 1829, veered from the accepted route.
Hispanic Magazine.com - April 2005 - Feature - Stars Five of the past seven Most Valuable Players in the american League were Latinos, 947 RBI) were among the best outfielders of the 1940s, 50s and 60s. http://www.hispaniconline.com/magazine/2005/april/Features/stars.html
Extractions: For more than a century, Latino players have impacted baseball in ways both large and small. And although only seven Latin American-born players are among the 258 players whose bronze plaques adorn the walls of the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, there can be no doubt that their ranks in that shrine will swell in the coming years given the impact Hispanic players are having in the majors today.
Arthritis Foundation History In the 1940s there was very little awareness about arthritis and even less being Communicating to the public also became a priority in the 50s and 60s http://www.arthritis.org/resources/aboutus/history.asp
Extractions: The mission of the Arthritis Foundation is to improve lives through leadership in the prevention control and cure of arthritis and related diseases. Take some time and learn more about the Arthritis Foundation and how we help you and other people concerned about arthritis: What Services Does the Arthritis Foundation Provide? What Services Does the Arthritis Foundation Provide? The Arthritis Foundation also provides a large number of community-based services nationwide to make life with arthritis easier, including: Self-help courses Water and land-based exercise classes Support groups Home study groups Instructional videotapes Public forums A wide variety of free educational brochures and booklets The national, bimonthly consumer magazine
Miller Center â Lloyd N. Cutler Biographical Oral History These interviews complement the two earlier oral history interviews with Cutler in his legal career in the 1940s, 50s, 60s; the Lawyers Committee for http://millercenter.virginia.edu/programs/poh/cutler/
Extractions: Home Programs Presidential Oral History Cutler ... Feedback Russell Riley directed the project. Joining him on the interview teams were Timothy Naftali, Stephen Knott, and Darby Morrisroe of the Miller Center, and Daniel Ernst of the Georgetown University Law School. Transcripts from the first two interviews are available below. The third transcript will be posted here once it has been cleared and processed. To cite an interview from the Cutler project, please see the Oral History Citation Guide , or use the following format: Lloyd Cutler Interview, Miller Center, University of Virginia, Lloyd Cutler Biographical Oral History Project, [date]. Trouble with PDF? PDF Help Bibliography: Briefing Materials Cutlers childhood and family; college and law school years at Yale; early legal career; the Office of Lend-Lease in North Africa and the Special Branch (Intelligence) during WWII; the postwar-State Department; the Brownell Commission; the Kennedys; on Vietnam Lloyd Cutler
Extractions: 4. To what extent does our physical environment influence our individual and cultural identity? Dropping the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945 shaped our popular culture for decades. The A-bomb influenced not only our popular culture, but also how we see ourselves and how we view our relationship to the rest of the world. Create an oral history archive by interviewing members of your community who came of age in the 1940s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s. How has the A-bomb influenced their lives? How do they believe the bomb has shaped our nation? What popular culture images and activities do they recall that relate to the A-bomb and the Cold War? Investigate and consider how beliefs about the A-bomb held by the Japanese, Russians, and Chinese might differ from those held by Americans. Donate the archive to your college or public library.
CSHL - History: Symposium On Quantitative Biology the stage for the later, pathbreaking Symposia of the 1940s, 50s, and 60s. In the 1940s, Laboratory Director Milislav Demerec shifted the focus of http://www.cshl.edu/History/symposium.html
Extractions: Origins The Symposium was begun in 1933 by Laboratory director Reginald Harris, son-in-law of Charles Davenport, long-time Laboratory director and leader of the American eugenics movement. Harris inherited from his father-in-law a desire to establish a quantitative biology, to move biology away from descriptive, 19th-century practices and more toward the style of other sciences like physics and chemistry. The early Symposia were relatively non-descript, but they were interdisciplinary and set the stage for the later, pathbreaking Symposia of the 1940s, '50s, and '60s. In 1941 Milislav Demerec became director of the Biological Laboratory at Cold Spring Harbor. A primary goal of his was to unite the Bio Lab with the Carnegie Institution of Washington's Department of Genetics, adjacent to the Bio Lab (these two institutions, which had operated side by side since 1904, were merged at last in 1963 to become the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory for Quantitative Biology). One way to do this was to focus the research of both institutions on genetics, biochemistry, and evolution, and one way to do that was to emphasize these topics in the annual Symposium. Demerec thus brought CSH Symposium into its classic period discipline-defining meetings on molecular biology.
Extractions: The last several articles gave a good prospective on many aspects of Japanese animation, Yusakugo's 3 articles gave good information behind the American market that has developed since the 1980s and HarryJr's review has shown just how diverse the medium is. My review is an attempt to show the History of Japanese Animation and Japanese Comics (Manga) and compare it to their respective American counterparts.
Extractions: By Jennifer Greenstein Altmann Princeton NJ Professor Eduardo Cadava works at the intersection of disciplines. While he is a member of the English department, he also is the dissertation adviser for nine students in four other academic departments; holds the position of associate member of the School of Architecture and the German and comparative literature departments; and explores disparate subjects in his scholarly work that include photography, mourning and even 19th-century fertilizer importation. English professor Eduardo Cadava (right) delves into a wide range of subjects in his scholarly work. He also is an associate member of the architecture, German and comparative literature faculties and advises 16 doctoral students in five academic departments. Here, he discusses a project with Rafi Segal, a Ph.D. student in architecture. His work draws from literature in American, English, French, German, Spanish, Greek and Arabic, and spans several disciplines, including philosophy, history, politics, photography and the natural sciences. "Nothing happens in isolation," Cadava said. "I'm very interested in thinking about the relation between literature and these other disciplines, between literature and the arts, between literature and technology. One of the things that makes literature literature is that it's never just about itself. It's always touched by history, politics, economics and religion."
