I have placed some examples of websites here, but these are not all hyperlinked (sorry!).
The Literature and Culture of the American 1950s
The website for Alan Filreis's course at the University of Pennsylvania.
http://www.inform.umd.edu/EdRes/Colleges/HONR/HONR269J/
Honours course site. Compilation of links, bibliographies, honours theses.
Many others with only syllabi or course summaries.
Course Gateway for Modern U.S. Youth & Culture
"Birth of the Cool-representation of popular culture in post-WWII literature". brief summary then schedule home and some good internet resources eg on ginsberg. quotation plus audio reading. photos. then links to range of pages mostly from LItKicks - quotations, secondary comments, biography. resource page for each.
http://www.usc.edu/dept/gero/AgeWorks/gero540/week7/week7.htm
chapter summary type. mostly stress conformity issues
but acknowledge culture of spont.
Hollywood Blacklisting
Sites with an essay 'dumped'
http://www.english.upenn.edu/~afilreis/50s/hiss-chambers-nyt.html
NY Times article from 1948 about Ager Hiss before the HUAC.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/entertainment/july-dec97/blacklist_10-24.html
Online Newshour. A focus segment on the Hollywood Blacklisting which includes transcripts of interviews with people involved including current photos and from that era.
http://www.moderntimes.com/palace/huac.htm
Article on HUAC and Censorship Changes. Hyperlinked to provide information on certain terms which take you OUTSIDE of this website (but not to a conflicting opinion). A Random House 'Different Look' at the 1947 HUAC Hearings (http://www.moderntimes.com/palace/blacklist.htm) but also a Museum of Communism (http://www.gmu.edu/departments/economics/bcaplan ) feature, so there are a small variety of perspectives available
http://www.sag.com/blacklist.html
Special Edition of the National Screen Actor '50 YEARS: SAG REMEMBERS THE BLACKLIST'
January 1998. Articles about the commemoration event, historical background to the blacklist. However contains speeches from that period as well as interviews. A text copy of the journal only, but a good source.
The Museum of Communism is an online, "virtual" museum that provides historical, economic, and philosophical analysis of the political movement known as Communism http://www.gmu.edu/departments/economics/bcaplan. Includes an exhibit 'Blacklisting Hollywood's Communists: A Qualified Defense'. Text with a few links to notes or issues. Some photos interspersed and related links. Overall museum a good idea but not taking advantage of the potential of hypertext and the internet.
http://americanhistory.si.edu/subs/index.html
Smithsonian online exhibition about submarines in the cold war but does contain some cultural analysis. Text broken up into small parts with graphics and easy to move around the exhibit. Explores many angles of the topic but not in terms of primary sources aside from photos.
http://www.english.upenn.edu/~afilreis/50s/schrecker-age.html
THE AGE OF MCCARTHYISM: A BRIEF HISTORY WITH DOCUMENTS
by Ellen Schrecker (Boston: St. Martin's Press, 1994). Several chapters of this book online, with who's authority it is not clear. Text has been hyperlinked a little.
Internet Movie Database
This is useful to find out short plot summaries of films (able to search by year) with actor and director information. Shows film still or poster if available. Crosslinked on titles, actors, genres etc and to your shopping cart!
Modern Times website.
Film categories classics, b-grade, african americans, and featured actors has a good collection of film posters and photographs. See later review.
'Salt of the Earth' film website. This film was made during the height of the McCarthy era by a group of blacklisted filmmakers. Audio, video and stills links in a different section to the text. Graphics as links to the director and plot synopsis.
Bright Lights website. Essay on social consciousness in film through history. Nothing special.
leave it to beaver
http://www.leaveittobeaver.org/
Fan site. No analysis of culture but source forepisodes, links, actors, primary sources, photos.
http://uwadmnweb.uwyo.edu/AHC/exhibits/ozzie/index.htm
TV Show
'Social and Cultural History of the United States in the 1950s'
http://www.english.upenn.edu/~afilreis/50s/home.html
The Literature and Culture of the American 1950s
The website for Alan Filreis's course at the University of Pennsylvania.
http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/H/1994/ch11_p12.htm
textbook type site. overview but includes a range of
cultural responses.
http://www.inform.umd.edu/EdRes/Colleges/HONR/HONR269J/
honours course site. Compilation of links, bibliographies, honours theses.
Many others with only syllabi or course summaries. On overiview courses and also english lit.
online blurb about 'fitiesweb.com'
Very well designed, with much information about 1950s films and music. Fun
graphics. Candace Rich made this nostalgic site with Boomers in mind: she made a
point to include no small print!
http://www.english.upenn.edu/~afilreis/50s/home.htmlre of the 50s
uni site
http://www.fiftiesweb.com/fifties.htm
''Fifties web' HUGE site.
Trivia and games, fad/fashion/slang, music (ie rock 'n' roll), tv, pop, elvis… Indices of shows etc with photos. Events from cultural history browsable through a timeline or other. Linked to more information and graphics if appropriate.
Approached as if the viewer is from recent times, which enhances sense of other, but treats the information in a less academic way.
Audio clips, a lot of graphics and photos. Lists and information about pop culture. Much of this could be pieces of primary source and certainly none of these pieces is placed in isolation.
Criticism about the site promoting the conformity view of 1950s culture. No mention of other subcultures, despite its claim as the 'Fifties web' and certainly no information about the political background and contemporary context.
http://www.dkonline.com/chronicle/private/gallery/50s_index.html
Chronicle Online Time Gallery. Arguing for the fifties as one of the most vibrant decades of the century on the basis of the undercurrent of anxiety and paranoia. Topics of Design, Culture Shock, Movies, Living Space but feature page-long slabs of text with photos and information about the technology, items etc. Pieces of slang or feature segments break up the text but there are no links within.
http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/rebels/index.htm
Online exhibition of 'Rebels: Poets and Painters of the 1950s'.
Featuring an interpretive essay, annotated digital pictures of paintings and artists with a checklist of the exhibit.
http://home.earthlink.net/~neuhausj/1950s/
Billed as an 'excellent site compiled by Jessamyn Neuhaus, a Ph.D. student in History/American Studies at the Claremont Graduate School' from a history course links page.
Format: slabs of text with photos, cartoons and bibliography. Subtopic links but not within text.
Most importantly a good range of topics for the web. Not formally footnoted but treated in an academic way with well chosen images within the text.
http://eclipse.barnard.columbia.edu/%7Erg322/index.html
Very slick website which looks at the American Dream from the 1950s. Cover from many different angles such as African-American, Home, Families, Consumerism, Masculine Dream. Includes quotes on the side and images as links to the other topics. Appropriate images of advertisements
http://www.wam.umd.edu/~losinp/music/md_sites.html
other miles davis websites
http://www.wam.umd.edu/~losinp/music/md_sidemen.html
other miles sidemen on web
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/reviews/b0301_02.htm
All About Jazz online magazine. Here a book review.
NB Article on Jazz on the internet
http://www16.brinkster.com/fitzgera/ijstalk.htm
http://www.wam.umd.edu/~losinp/music.html
Contains links to Miles Davis site http://www.wam.umd.edu/~losinp/music/miles_ahead.html . Huge collection of Jazz sources especially on Miles and Charlie Parker.
- liner notes eg http://www.wam.umd.edu/~losinp/music/prlp/prlp7014.html
- cover art eg http://206.161.132.1/database/Covers.asp?r=ParkerEyes07
- radio and tv tributes - although full text cannot be obtained on the web (here). http://www.wam.umd.edu/~losinp/music/md_radio_tv.html
- Not in any context.
'Miles Ahead' website on Miles Davis. Contains liner notes which are a primary source, variety of contemporaries giving their opinion. However only as a list, not linked in context to anything.
http://www.harlem.org/index.html
fantastic site called ' A Great Day in Harlem' based on a photograph from August 1958 of 57 jazz musicians. Site can be explored through browing on timeline, artist, instrument, group, music. Alternatively a face on the photo can be clicked to browse their biography in hypertext linked to other biographical or related sites. Notes next to the photograph about the players and their actions there.
Discussion board is accessible. Short biographies are hyperlinked to other players mentioned and also include discographical information.
Unfortunately often 'unethically' linked in other websites eg http://home.att.net/~lankina/jazz/
http://www.ualberta.ca/~mborshuk/jazz.htm
''Epistrophy: the Jazz Literature Archive' ongoing web project of a graduate student of University of Alberta. Featuring 'selections offer brief, but informative introductions to the intersection of jazz and literature'. Anthologies collectively aim to provide a fairly comprehensive introduction to jazz-inspired and jazz-related poetry and prose. Slightly hypertextual in linking titles and authors. Also graphics. Includes jazz glossary.
http://www.lycoming.edu/BrilliantCorners/
Jazz and Literature journal but part of the private web.
Average sites with jazz biographies, discographies, links, not much else. Poorly linked aside and general lack of context.
http://www.eclipse.net/~fitzgera/
http://www.thejazzfiles.com/
http://www.jazzandbluesmasters.com/jazzinfo.htm lack of info although has photos, geared towards selling posters.
http://plaza24.mbn.or.jp/~iascii/
http://www.jazzsteps.com/default.asp an attempt to sell CDs.
http://www.apassion4jazz.net/ slabs of text.
http://www.jerryjazzmusician.com/index.cfm
snippets of info on jazz, beat, art and various culture from this area but spars information although good graphics but with a focus towards selling.
http://home.att.net/~lankina/jazz/mileschat.html
About Miles Davis radio-project and interniews with the producers.
http://members.tripod.com/~hardbop/music.html
Hard Bop website. Features major artists and albums with cover art and lines notes hyperlinked for other artists. No context or overall information about hard bop.
http://www.gallery41.com/
Gallery 41
Feature interviews, photos, music and art of jazz musicians. A great resource but presented as that, merely a 'gallery', no linking or contextual information.
‘Bebop’, Jazz History.
<http://www.jazzhistory.f2s.com/history/bebop.html
‘Cool’, AMG All Music Guide.
<http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=C273
‘Cool’, Jazz History.
<http://www.jazzhistory.f2s.com/history/cool.html
‘History of Jazz’, Online Arts Community.
< http://jazz.edionysus.com/history/
‘Styles of Jazz: Bebop’, The Jazz Web.
<http://www.wnur.org/jazz/styles/bebop.html
Bailey, C. Michael, ‘CD Review: Chet Baker and Strings’, All About Jazz.
<http://www.allaboutjazz.com/REVIEW/R0998_30.HTM
Gridley, Mark. C., Clarifying labels: Cool Jazz, West Coast and Hard Bop.
<http://www.icce.rug.nl/~soundscapes/DATABASES/TRA/Clarifying_labels.html
‘Paul Desmond’, I Love Jazz.
<http://ilovejazz.tripod.com/jazz/pauldesmond.html
‘Jazz in America. Chapter 6: Cool, Hard Bop, and Modal Jazz’, Thelonius Monk Institute of Jazz.
<http://www.jazzinamerica.org/lp.asp?LPOrder=6&PageID=146
‘History of Jazz’, Online Arts Community.
< http://jazz.edionysus.com/history/
‘Styles of Jazz: Tristano School’, The Jazz Web.
<http://www.wnur.org/jazz/styles/tristano.html
‘Technology’, jazz: marking time in American culture.
<http://xroads.Virginia.edu/~ASI/musi212/Emily/etch.html
http://www.levity.com/digaland/scrap/contentst.html
'Scrap Leaves: tasty scribbles by Alan Ginsberg' poems and writings in transcribed and handwritten form nicely presented.
http://www.english.upenn.edu/~afilreis/88/kerouac-gap.html
od wources on kerouac. Eg this photo of him in gap ad. Exerpts of works reltaed to him. And his ideas.
http://www.upress.state.ms.us/books/c/color_of_jazz.html
http://www.davidgagne.net/hem/
# example of an amateur history / english webpage /
archive on HEMMINGWAY
http://www.ebooks.com/news/article.asp?AID=76
Article about the Evergreen Review which had a
landmark issue near its inception about kerouac.
Brought together two strands of postwar writing.
Straight texts from E-Books.
http://www.davidgagne.net/hem/archives/004777.shtml
personal site with a huge article on
Common themes of alienation and detachment and their
effects on the Lost and Beat Generations
and ref to Hemmingway.
http://www.nytimes.com/books/98/08/09/reviews/980809.09dickm.html
Beyond Beat. NYTimes article with links to Kerouac.
From a book review but a little more endowed. Not
hypertextual.
http://www.nytimes.com/books/97/09/07/home/kerouac.html
NYTimes homepage for author feature on kerouac. Links
to exerpts of his books. (extensive) Also to audio
clips (relevant for beats).
http://www.rooknet.com/beatpage/writers/ginsberg.html
hyperlinked text overview but only linked to other beat poets. many of his poetry. beat pages on
others. photo galleries.
http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/98nov/kerouac.htm
Article for Atlantic Online journal on Kerouac. Hypertextual only in links to amazon books (!) although has a discussion board for each article.
http://www.litkicks.com/BeatPages/genre.jsp?what=Beatitude
Literary Kicks website theme of the Beats. Hyperlinked articles are suggested as a 'starting point'. Free membership and discussion boards. The most active threads from the discussion board have their own section on the contents page. (dynamic as well as interactive). Articles on selected topics such as 'Jazz and the Beats' and 'Bhuddism: the Beat religion' offer some context. Music, film connections are examined. 'Reader' reactions are strongly encouraged and further thread shown on the pages - 'mindless chatter' or anything is desired which also fits with the Beat ethic. Articles are also encouraged from the audience.
On the contents page of LitKicks clicking on a link under Beat Generation - which are not at all the subcategories of the Beat contents - will take you straight inside the web of links. A good capturing strategy since the links picked are well-known identies (eg Keruac) or interesting ideas (eg Bhuddism).
http://www.lane.educ.ubc.ca/Courses/314/Plans/Novelhov/NH14KAA.htm
lesson outline. links to excerpts of kerouac material (from upenn)
photos. some interpretation.
main site underneath is "birth of the Cool-representation of popular culture in post-WWII literature.
brief summary then schedule home and some good internet resources as follows:
http://www.uweb.ucsb.edu/~rbb0/academic/courses/cool/resources.html
part of the site which links to pages on authors, musicians.
eg http://www.uweb.ucsb.edu/~rbb0/academic/authors/ginsberg/author.html
on ginsberg. quotation plus audio reading. photos. then links to range of pages mostly from LItKicks
- quotations, secondary comments, biography.
resource page for each.
a lot on the diff beat authors. many sites of info. some primary source based eg
http://perival.com/delillo/ddinterviews.html which is interviews with Don DeLillo
that home page - Don DeLillo's America full of information - biography - argely auto b/c collection of
his interviews; reviews; bibliographies and different types of works,; discussion lists; awards.
largelylong pages - not v good format/structure but a wealth of information - history as it happens b/c
contemporary information about him as well as in the past. links from each bit to the websource if
relevant. a little archive on him. aontext b//c it is just on him.
http://perival.com/delillo/delillo.html -DDL site
above site also goes to james dean
the homepage is glossy but each sectlain text ... and filmography then leads you to where you can buy
them!
Website is important conceptually, not just in the explicit (textual) information.
http://www.bluesforpeace.com/beat.htm
pretend hypertext sorta but just one page
http://www.m-w.com/lighter/cool/cooljanb.htm
short bit on words/
sites of ppl's fave lingo from the beats.
http://www.hotelboheme.com/index.html
about hotel in SF linked to the mvmt. Interesting to have a history page etc but not very much info aside from a list of beats and a few links.
http://www.handicraftgifts.com/amul/index2.html
arty presentation and enticing comments - made you think it would be something different but content lacking and referering you to buy cds which really don’t seem such a big part of the beat mvmt
http://www.illinimedia.com/buzz/2001/09/06/feature/stories/feature01.shtml
online article, feature about new course starting but also about beat and culture and lit. just augmented with phots.
http://www.wildsscene.com/music/oddpop/beatnik.html
BRIEF overview of beatnick but at least many areas of culture which they impacted upon.
http://www.saffo.com/cyberpunks.html
just an essay but linking beat mvmt and culture to cyberpunk of 90s.
http://mysite.freeserve.com/beatniked/page6.html
culture of Beatnicks, photos, some context described, but sometimes dubious sources?
Taking approach as if describing the culture to get into it now.
Montgomery bus boycott page collection of student essays.
little richard homepage
little notes and exerpts and bits and pieces. bio.
James Dean Memorial Gallery. very swish peresentation using moving scripts etc but generally lacking in information. a (small) photo archive is its best feature. Onl of an existing gallery but not achieving very much.
Virtual tour of UTexas campus in the 1950s (can compare to 80s online).
Boy scouts factsheet for the 1950s listing events etc. v interesting! from the current site
Portrayed as 'oldies unlimited' it is obvious whch perspective this site on music from the fifties comes from. DooWoop, RNR, Rn. comprehensive site in that encourages members, has search function. very retropective eg 'lifestyles of the 50s and 60s' is type of guestbook entries and quotes about what ppl miss form those eras and similar comments about the culture (superficial) but a source in itself!! top songs, audio files.. a lot of info.
McDonald's official history. Photo of first restaurant etc.
Lichty, George, Is Party Line, Comrade!.Series of cartoons.
"‘Paint By Number’, Virtual Exhibit from the Smithsonian National Museum of America.
"‘A Visual Journey: Photographs by Lisa Law 1965-1971’, American History: Smithsonian.
Virtual Exhibition by the Smithsonian National Museum.
Photo of Jonas Salk who invented the polio vaccine in 1954. From Smithsonian gallery archives.
Book reviews and article in Harvard Design publication. relevant to design and culture of 1950s a little.
Straight text.
Pictures from Santa Clara Vally. Also a contemporary clip of news segment. Some introduction but mainly just pictures.
Library of Congress online exhibition about the Eames brothers. (designers). Best site so far in terms of using images and text, breaking text up. Not very hypertextual but well-designed. Associated with a 'real' exhibit.
An Exploration of Color, information on a symposia.
Like an online encyclopeadia to art history - section on American post-WWII, relevant, fairly integrated approach, interesting but plain text with pictures.
Online article with photos about designs and culture of 50s.