LibGuides: Primary Sources: 20th Century

Business

Market Research and American Business, 1935-1965
This database provides an insight into the American consumer boom of the mid-20th century through access to the complete market research reports of Ernest Dichter, the era's foremost consumer analyst and market research pioneer.

Federal Writers' Project
This site features approximately 2,900 life histories collected from 1936-1940. The documents represent the work of the Federal Writers' Project of the U.S. Work Projects Administration. The histories appear as drafts and revisions, and the topics include the informant's family, education, income, occupation, political views, religion and mores, medical needs, and diet, as well as observations on society and culture. Hosted by the Library of Congress.

Literature, Culture and Society in Depression Era America: Archives of the Federal Writers' Project
Search the digital collection Literature, Culture and Society in Depression Era America: Archives of the Federal Writers' Project. This collection includes the Federal Writers’ Project (FWP) publications of all 47 states involved in the project, which ran from 1933 to 1943. Available on the Gale platform.

Conservatism - Hoover Institution
"Conservative politics, institutions, and thought form a major collecting area, intersecting with materials concerning anticommunism, free market economic policies, and government. Collections concerning the Libertarian Party and its leaders, student organizations, radical groups, and women of the political right are present, alongside sound recordings of Ronald Reagan and broadcasts of William F. Buckley's Firing Line television program."