Spotlight

Rock and Roll, Counterculture, Peace and Protest database

This exciting new database, part of the Adam Mathews Digital Firm suite of databases, explores the dynamic period of social, political and cultural change between 1950 and 1975. This resource offers thousands of colour images of manuscript and rare printed material as well as photographs, ephemera and memorabilia from this exciting period in our recent history. Explore the interactive chronology to learn a wealth of fascinating facts, take a tour of the visual resources, and watch video footage to experience the spectacular sights and sounds of the period for yourself.

By focussing on substantial collections of original archival material - manuscript, typescript and ephemera, from key libraries in Britain and America, Rock and Roll provides the primary sources that will enable students and scholars to examine key issues and events of the period, including:

• Changing Lifestyles, 1950-1975
• Youth Culture
• Student Protests across Europe and the US
• Mai ‘68
• Popular Culture; TV; Music; Movies
• Book, Magazine and Film Censorship
• Civil Rights; Women’s Liberation; Minority Groups
• The Space Race
• Consumerism; Credit Cards; Computers
• The Vietnam conflict
• Nuclear Disarmament

 The collection includes:

• A wide range of printed and manuscript material - pamphlets, letters, government files, and eye witness accounts covering key events of the period
• The renowned Social Protest Collection from University of California, Berkeley
• A wide range of Underground magazines including OZ and IT; as well as an impressive collection of American fanzines and alternative press titles from Bowling Green State University
• Striking visual material - thousands of indexed photographs depicting the people and events of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s
• Ephemera and Memorabilia - posters, pins and artefacts
• Video - a collection of carefully selected video footage that brings the sights and sounds of the period to life!

 April 2012

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