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Some archival resources in American modernist literature
American Memory Vast collection of primary sources from the Library of Congress, includes written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience.
Ad*Access Presents images and database information for over 7,000 advertisements printed in U.S. and Canadian newspapers and magazines between 1911 and 1955. Concentrates on five main subject areas: radio; television; transportation; beauty and hygiene; and World War II.
Emergence of Advertising in America, 1850-1920 A database of over 9,000 images representing a unique collection of advertising history and a significant contribution to the study of American culture. A complement to Ad*Access, listed abov
A collection of links to sites for English and American literature, excluding most single electronic texts, and limited to collections of information useful for academic research. From Jack Lynch at Rutgers.
Gathers many excellent sites and organizes them by subject (called "Collections"). An on-going project of Iowa State University.
Other good literature sites
Poets.org
Biographical information, news about performances, and a growing body of
full-text poems. Created and maintained by the Academy of American
Poets.
The Poetry
Archive An online collection of audio recordings of contemporary and
historic poems, searchable by poet, by title, by theme, and by form.
Blog of the Poetry Foundation, updated daily and linking out to any mention of poetry in the news (e.g. W.S. Merwin's concern for his pineapples, latest obituaries, etc.).
