The Fifties Pathfinder

Biography Resources
Biography Resource Center	This is the best source for information for people -- gangsters, artists, musicians, politicians -- just about everyone.
Grolier Online	You can search for specific topics to get general background information, but browsing through articles on "Twentieth Century: Society in the United States "  or "United States, history of the (II) is a good way to get to information also.
Daily Life in America	You can search by something specific, or browse  by time period (pull down menu on right) and then choose a subject (on the left). Note: this is a trial subscription
World Book Trial	Check out another encyclopedia. You can search for specific items or check out this article on United States History. Use the Table of Contents to navigate to the section on the 1950s.
General Web Sites
The Fifties Web	Explores the culture of the Fifties -- music and tv, etc.
American Cultural History: the 50s	Kingwood Library's Guide to the fifties. Lots of good links
1950-1959 Media History Timeline	A Detailed year by year list of all media, created by University of Minnesota Media History Project.
Ad*Access	A large collection of advertisements. The collection is searchable or you can browse.