Revised 3/4/10

BOOKS
 Use StyleCat  Catalog using the following subject terms:   [See the Subject Headings Used in Online Catalog for an extensive list of subject headings.]

Quick search StyleCat    Copy and drag subject heading into search field:

A few suggested titles:

Burness, Tad. The Vintage House Book: Classic American Homes 1880-1980. Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2003.
Circulation Desk  NA7207 .B84 

Clark, Clifford Edward. The American Family Home, 1800-1960. Chapel Hill: U. of North Carolina Press, 1986.
Art Reference  NA7205 .C58

Decorative Art: The Studio Yearbook (title changed to Decorative Art and Modern Interiors in 1961). London: The Studio, 1906-80 (We have volumes covering several years between 1934 and 1980. Not limited to American homes).
Art Reference  NK9 .D4 (some volumes are in Main NK9 .D4)

Gottfried, Herbert. American Vernacular Buildings and Interiors, 1870-1960. W.W. Norton and Co., 2009.
Reference Stacks NA710 .G68 2009

The Greenwood encyclopedia of homes through American history [electronic resource].  Westport, Conn.:  Greenwood Press, 2008.  
Click to open:  Vol. 3. 1901-1945  |  Vol. 4. 1946-present

Walker, Lee. American Homes: the Illustrated Encyclopedia of Domestic Architecture. NY: Black Dog, 2002.
Reference Stacks  NA7205. W34

MAGAZINES & CATALOGS
These titles are available in Periodicals Services, 6th floor.

• Architectural Record, 1966 - current

• Architecture, 1983 - current

• Better Homes & Gardens, 1980 - current

• House & Garden, 1941 - 1993

• House Beautiful, 1921 - current

ONLINE DATABASES THROUGH DIGITAL LIBRARY

• Art Full Text & Art Index Retrospective 1929-1984 [1929 - current]

• Architectural Index

• New York Times Historical  [1851-2001] through ProQuest (floor plans 1920s through 1960s only)
  Steps to follow once you open New York Times Historical in Digital Library:
  In Proquest: choose NYT Historical
  In search box put: floor plan* and home
  In "From Date" & "To Date" put: 4-digit year, e.g. 1950-1960
  Click Search
  On the results list: click Refine Search
  In "Look for terms in": Citation & Document text *
  In "Document Type": choose Photo standalone
  
  * For the 1920s & 1930s,
  In "Look for terms in": Citation & Abstract
  In "Document Type": choose Article

WEB SITES

Designing Domesticity: Decorating the American Home Since 1876
http://www.personal.kent.edu/~swajda/designing_domesticity1.htm
Each of 4 sections includes style and colors, house sizes (some with plans), hospitality, family and consumerism. Extensive decade-by-decade bibliography of “Domestic Advice, Home Economics, Home Decorating, and Interior Design Guides Published in the United States.”

Home Economics Archive
http://hearth.library.cornell.edu/
“Browse” offers a breakdown by time periods listing full-text books and magazines, many containing floor plans. Most useful for 1860-1939.

Sears Archives
http://www.searsarchives.com/homes/index.htm
1908-1940. Includes history, photos, and plans.

Aladdin Homes 
http://clarke.cmich.edu/resource_tab/aladdin/aladdin_home/aladdin_home.html
Click on View full text of the Annual Sales Catalogs
1908-1951.  Includes floor plans, elevations, construction materials, description of designs. NOTE:  Not all years include all aspects of the houses.

social life / arts / politics / culture in the 20th century

Use StyleCat  Online Catalog using the following subject terms:      

• United States social life and customs
    [add "pictorial works" to find books with many images]

• United States civilization 20th century

• United States economic conditions

Quick search StyleCat    Copy and drag subject heading into search field:

A few suggested titles:

“Timeline” books in Reference Stacks, call number D419+

• U.S. HISTORY TIMELINE
  http://www.animatedatlas.com/timeline.html
  Use the horizontal scroll bar below to go to different dates from 1780 to 2000.
  American History Timeline: 1780-2005

• Chronology - Digital HistoryTimelines: A Chronology of American History: 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th
  http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/historyonline/timelines.cfm

• Pop Culture Universe: Icons | Idols | Ideas  
  Information on American and world popular culture, past and present.  Use Decades or Browse to find books on each decade for timelines/news, etc.

• The People History 
  "ThePeopleHistory.com was created to preserve the thoughts, memories and social history of the ordinary man and woman in a similar way that an Autobiography or Biography does for the rich and famous.   News and Events, Prices and Popular Culture in history from 1920 to modern day."
   

“Americana” books in Reference Stacks, Art Reference and Main, call number E161+

A few suggested titles:

American decades [electronic resource]. Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research, c1994-2001. Available via Gale Virtual Reference Library. Click here to access.

Caplow, Theodore and Louis Hicks, Ben J. Wattenberg. The first measured century: an illustrated guide to trends in America, 1900-2000. Washington, D.C.: AEI Press, 2001.
Reference Stacks  HN60 .C38 2001
Online Version:  http://www.pbs.org/fmc/downloadbook.htm

Derks, Scott. Working Americans, 1880-1999. Lakeville, CT : Grey House Pub., 2000-<2007>.
vol. 1: The Working Class;  vol.2: The Middle Class;  vol. 3:. The Upper Class;  vol. 4: Their Children;  vol. 5: Americans at War;  vol. 6: Women at Work; vol. 7: Social Movements; vol. 8: Immigrants
Reference Stacks  HD8066 .D47 2000 Library Use

 Fischer, Claude S. and Michael Hout.  Century of difference : how America changed in the last one hundred years.  New York : Russell Sage Foundation, c2006.
Reference Stacks E741 .F49 2006 Library Use

Gordon, Lois G. and Alan Gordon. The Columbia Chronicles of American Life, 1910-1992. NY: Columbia University Press, c1995.
Reference Stacks  E169.1 .G664

Gross, Ernie. The American Years. NY: Thomson Gale, 2003. 
Reference Stacks  E174.5 .G753 2003  [2 vols.]

Kurian, George Thomas, ed. Datapedia of the United States: American History in Numbers. 4th ed.  Lanham, MD: Bernan Press, 2007.
Reference Stacks  HA202 .K87 2007
Note: Covers years 1790-2005
Online version of 2004 edition available through Gale Virtual Reference Library.

Rose, Cynthia, ed. American Decades Primary Sources. Detroit, MI: Thomson/Gale, 2004.
Online version available through Gale Virtual Reference Library.

United States. Bureau of the Census. Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census: for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1975.
Reference Stacks  HA202 .B87 [2 parts]
Online Version:   http://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/statab.html

The Value of a Dollar: Prices and Incomes in the United States, 1860-2004. 3rd ed. Millerton, N.Y.: Grey House Pub., 2004.
Reference Stacks HB235 .U6 V35 2004
Online version through Gale Virtual Reference Library

WEB SITE

The People History 
"ThePeopleHistory.com was created to preserve the thoughts, memories and social history of the ordinary man and woman in a similar way that an Autobiography or Biography does for the rich and famous.   News and Events, Prices and Popular Culture in history from 1920 to modern day."

Pop Culture Universe: Icons | Idols | Ideas  
Information on American and world popular culture, past and present.  Includes: Arts & Visual Culture, Business & Advertising, Ethnic & Group Culture, Fashion & Appearance, Film, Food & Drink,  Literature, Music, Politics, Recreation & Leisure,  Religion & Spirituality, Sports, TV & Radio, Technology & Media.    Tip:  To find information about architecture & housing, click Browse on the upper-right hand of the screen; click Architecture & Housing under Subject; click the decade you want to view.

“Color Source”  & DESIGN

Cabarga, Leslie. The Designers Guide to Global Combinations: 750 Color Formulas in CMYK and RGB From Around the World. Cincinnati: How Design Books, 2001.
Art Reference NC997 .C28 2001

Cole, Drusilla, ed. 1000 patterns: design through the centuries. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2003.
Reference Desk Section_A  NK1530 .A19 2003

 Gantz, Carroll M.  Design chronicles : significant mass-produced designs of the 20th century.  Atglen, PA: Schiffer Pub., c2005.
Art Reference NK1390 .G36 2005 Library Use

Miller, Judith.  Decorative Arts. New York: DK Publishing, c2006.
Art Reference NK1175 .M55 2006

Miller, Judith. The style sourcebook: the definitive illustrated directory of fabrics, wallpapers, paints, flooring, tiles. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books, 2003.
Reference Desk Section_A  NK1705 .M56 2003

Riley, Noel, ed. The Elements of Design: a Practical Encyclopedia of the Decorative Arts from the Renaissance to the Present. NY: Free Press, 2003.
Reference Stacks  NK750 .E48

Walch, Margaret and Augustine Hope. Living colors: the definitive guide to color palettes through the ages. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1995.
Reference Desk Section_A  ND1510 .W35 1995

Walch, Margaret. Color source book. NY: Scribner, c1979.
Reference Desk Section_A  ND1488 .W34

WEB SITE

Pantone: 40 Years of Color
http://rpi.edu/news/magazine/fall2005/decades_of_color.pdf
 

HOME PRODUCT & INTERIORS HISTORY

BOOKS
Use StyleCat  Catalog using the following subject terms:   [See the Subject Headings Used in Online Catalog for an extensive list of subject headings.]

Quick search StyleCat    Copy and drag subject heading into search field:

A few suggested titles:

Abercrombie, Stanley. A Century of Interior Design: 1900-2000. NY: Rizzoli, 2003.
Reference Stacks  NK1980 .A23 2003

Gantz, Carroll M. Design Chronicles: Significant Mass-produced Designs of the 20th Century. edite Atglen, PA : Schiffer Pub., c2005.
Art Reference NK1390 .G36 2005

Lifshey, Earl. The Housewares Story: A History of the American Housewares Industry. Chicago: National Housewares Manufacturers Association [1973]
Reference Stacks  HD9773 .U5L5  &  Reference Desk, Section A  HD9773 .U5L5

Phaidon design classics.  London ; New York: Phaidon, 2006.  [3 volumes] 
Reference Stacks TS171 .P53 2006

Tambini, Michael. The Look of the Century. NY: DK Pub., 1996.
Art Reference  TS171 .T35 1996

Also try Art Reference & Main Stacks books in call numbers NK1390, NK1980, NK2395, & NK2004.

MAGAZINES & CATALOGS DISPLAYING HOME PRODUCTS, 6th floor

• Sears, Roebuck and Company Catalog, 1897-1993 (microfilm), 1960-1993 (print)

• See also the magazines listed under "Floor Plans / Elevations"

WEB SITES

Advertising: Television Commercials & Print Advertisements
http://www3.fitnyc.edu/library/research_guides/internetguide/int_advertising_clips.htm
FIT Library Information Bulletin

MetroLounge
http://www.bitlounge.net/retrolounge
Links to many decade specific sites (not all US) and very object-specific sites.  Images including advertising, architecture, cinema, design, fashion, music, paperbacks, photography, retro look, toys, transportation, tvs & radio.
 

Interior Design Resource Center [IDRC], 5^th floor, rear

This collection contains many current manufacturer and vendor catalogs for furnishings, lighting, plumbing fixtures and hardware, as well as a wide selection of fabric, paint, flooring, wood, and stone samples.