American History Since 1877

Resources selected to supplement American History Since 1877 (HSTY 202) taught at Tompkins Cortland Community College.

Progressive Era

Books in Our Library

• American Settlement Houses and Progressive Social Reform: an Encyclopedia of the American Settlement Movement [REF HV4194 .B37 1999]
• Autobiography. "Condensed from the original ed., supplemented by letters, speeches, and Other Writings" - by Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) [E757 .R794]
• The Battle of 1900: an Official Hand-book for Every American Citizen ... Republican issues by L. White Busbey, Prohibition issues by Oliver W. Stewart, Democratic issues by Willis J. Abbot, Populist issues by Dr. Howard S. Taylor. Endorsed by the parties [JK2263 1900 .B33]
• Concise History of Woman Suffrage: Selections from the Classic Work of Stanton, Anthony, Gage, and Harper [JK1896 .C58 ]
• Excerpt from Path Breaking (1914, by Abigail Scott Duniway) in Dictionary of American History, 3rd Ed., Vol. 9 [REF E174 .D52 2003 v.1]
• From Parlor to Prison; Five American Suffragists Talk about their Lives [JK1896 .F76]
• I Came a Stranger: the Story of a Hull House Girl [F548.9.J5 P65 1991]
• A History of the American Suffragist Movement [JK1896 .W43 1998]
• Morgan: American financier [HG2463.M6 S77 2000]
• A Power Among Them: the Extraordinary Life of Labor Activist, Immigrant, and Feminist Bessie Abramowitz Hillman [HD6515.C62 U57 2007]
• Taking Charge: Nursing, Suffrage, and Feminism in America, 1873-1920 [RT4 .L49 1993]
• Twenty years at Hull-House with autobiographical notes by Jane Addams (1860-1935) [HV4196.C4 A3 1990]
• Theodore Roosevelt and His Times; a Chronicle of the Progressive Movement [E756 .H6]
• Women's Suffrage in America: an Eyewitness History [JK1898 .F76 1992] - "Chronicles the struggle of American women for the right to vote, from 1800 to their victory in 1920. Includes quotations from contemporary witnesses through memoirs, letters, and other documents of the period."
• Woodrow Wilson and the Progressive Era, 1910-1917 [E766 .L5]

To find books in the TC3 Library, search the Online Catalag. To find books in other libraries use the SUNY Union Catalog and WorldCat. These books may be requested through the TC3 Library's Interlibrary Loan service

Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH)

Try these suggested subject headings to find books on this topic in the TC3 Library Catalog, the SUNY Union Catalog and WorldCat.

• Hull House
• Jane Addams
• Progressivism, United States politics
• Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
• Women - Suffrage - United States
• Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924

Other Media

• Lillian Wald [audiorecording]: at Home on Henry Street, written by Clare Coss [Media HQ1439.N5 C6]
• Millennium Evening [videorecording]: Women as Citizens: Vital Voices through the Century [Media HQ1410 .M5 1999] "Alice Kessler-Harris, Nancy Cott, and Ruth Simmons speak on the history of American women in civic life in the 20th century. The discussion focuses on three themes: women as volunteers and reformers, women's struggle for rights,and women in public/civic life. Includes remarks by President Clinton, and comments and questions from the audience and from the Internet."
• One Woman, One Vote [videorecording] [Media HQ1236.5 .O64 1995] "Documents the 70-year struggle for women's suffrage which culminated in the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920. It illuminates the alliances, infighting, betrayals and defeats that paved the way for victory in the battle for women's right to vote. Historical footage is enhanced with vocal performances, and interviews with historians provide the viewer with both current and historical perspectives."
• The Theodore Roosevelt CD-ROM [computer file] [Media E660.R7 T45 2000] "Theodore Roosevelt cyclopedia and supplement -- New York Governor's papers, 1899 and 1900 volumes: introduction, notes, family chronology and genealogy -- Four original Edison cylinder recordings."

History Journals in Electronic Format

History-related electronic journals are available to TC3 students and staff in our electronic databases and in our list of full-text electronic journals by title & Subject.

Web Resources

• Child Labor in America, 1908-1912: Photographs of Lewis W. Hine - History Place.
• Clash of Cultures

• Dance Halls. Ordinances governing the conduct of public dances and dance halls, city of Buffalo. Issued by the Common Council. Daniel J. Sweeney, City Clerk ... - Primary source document from the Library of Congress, American Memory Collection: An American Ballroom Companion: Dance Instruction Manuals.
• Emergence of Advertising in America, 1850-1920 - Presentation of the John W. Hartman Center and Digital Scriptorium, Duke University.

• Ida B. Tarbell Home Page - The Archives includes Tarbell's John D. Rockefeller: A Character Study, McClure's Magazine, July 1905, pp.[226]-249
• Internet Resource: Gilded Age and Progressive Era Resources - The Society for Historians of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era (SHGAPE) has compiled this collection of websites. The group is a member of H-Net, "an international organization of scholars and teachers." Michigan State University hosts the computing center of the organization.
• Project Gutenberg - Project Gutenberg offers historical texts, such as McClure's magazine. Click on the link for the Online Book Catalog to browse the titles listed under "M" or search for "McClure" in the Title field. There are six issues from December 1895-May 1896 available for online viewing.
• Selected Papers of Margaret Sanger, Volume 1: The Woman Rebel, 1900-1928 - Department of History, New York University.

• Temperance and Prohibition - Ohio State University Department of History presents this website.
• Theodore Roosevelt - Indexes and provides access to the full text of original works by Theodore Roosevelt and selected works about him.
• Urban Experience in Chicago: Hull-House and Its Neighborhoods, 1889-1963 - University of Illinois at Chicago; Jane Addams Hull-House Museum.
• Votes for Women: Selections from the National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection, 1848-1921 - Library of Congress, American Memory Collection.